McLaren announced that their 2017 car will be launched on the 24th of February, but no-one noticed because the tweet featured lots of orange. Orange! And McLaren! Together!
The clock is ticking… and the countdown to our 2017 car launch on Friday February 24th begins. pic.twitter.com/5qNSqfVLtw
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) January 16, 2017
The idea of a McLaren livery that isn’t entirely grey naturally sent F1 fans into a frenzy. After all, Ron Dennis is out and Zak Brown is in. Things are different at McLaren. It could happen right? Right?!
Here’s how people on Twitter reacted to the news that something that may or may not happen.
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille Orange? ORANGE? OH YES!
— Filip Yllsacky (@Yllsacky) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille please be orange!
— Dean (@DeanH47_) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille ooooooooooh so much orange!! There’s orange everywhere!! No I’m not excited. Well yes, yes I am. Can’t wait!!!
— McLaren Soul (@McLaren_Soul) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 the new car will be orange!? Please! 😱😍
— Marc Esplugas~ (@marc_esplu) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille we want orange!! and a fast car of course!! 😉 #BelieveInMclarenHonda
— Pilotosdesdecasa (@Pdesdecasa) January 16, 2017
Orange text with a white mclaren logo. Is this a hint of a colour scheme? https://t.co/Sd9Hv9OQT1
— F1IMO (@F1IMO) January 16, 2017
@MisterPigz @McLarenF1 Are we going to see orange return?!
— Ky (@FiftyBuckss) January 16, 2017
Hoping for black and orange livery https://t.co/IbyxrP8tTh
— Jack Leslie (@JackLeslieF1) January 16, 2017
🍊🍊🍊!!! #F1 https://t.co/UUmyq4vPDj
— Ryan Williams (@Ryan_TWilliams) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille a little bit more orange… 😀😀
— Valmir Rocha Jr (@valmirium) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille SO MUCH ORANGE!!!!😍😍😍😍😍
— Nevil B (@frostbite911) January 16, 2017
@McLarenF1 @Richard_Mille pic.twitter.com/FWZ3omAbBR
— Nevil B (@frostbite911) January 16, 2017
#Ron=grey – #ZAK=OrangeBOOM https://t.co/OqQSh8Et6w
— F1archives™✨ (@F1archives) January 16, 2017
Seems like F1 fans definitely want an orange McLaren. And we do! An orange McLaren! It’s going to happen. It has to happen!
Yearly “McLaren will be orange” rumours are coming https://t.co/vQTMgYQOIE
— Hanna (@hannagrndhl) January 16, 2017
Aaaannnnd back to reality. These ‘orange McLaren’ rumours happen every year, and every year we’re disappointed as it ends up being just a slightly different shade of grey with rocket red flashes.
But this year…the tweet. There’s orange in the official tweet. That has to mean something. Doesn’t it?
