McLaren has confirmed that its 2017 Formula 1 car will break with its traditional naming pattern and be called the MCL32.
All of McLaren's cars have raced with the 'MP4' moniker in their name since Ron Dennis' arrival at the team in 1981, standing for 'Marlboro Project 4', with the 2016 car being called the MP4-31.
Dennis announced last November that he would be resigning as McLaren chairman following a boardroom struggle, with commercial expert Zak Brown joining as the team's new executive director at the beginning of December.
The MP4 name will leave McLaren with Dennis after the team confirmed on Friday that its 2017 car will be called the McLaren-Honda MCL32.
The last McLaren to race without the MP4 name was the McLaren M29F, which appeared at the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix before the team expanded to using the MP4/1 with both John Watson and Andrea de Cesaris as of that year's Monaco Grand Prix.
McLaren will formally unveil the MCL32 on February 24, and has hinted at a possible livery change to incorporate orange, a colour the team historically ran in during its early years.
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