Arrow McLaren releases 2025 Indy 500 liveries for Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard
The designs for the cars of Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel and Christian Lundgaard align with the greater McLaren Racing campaign for this season, 'Never Stop Racing', which rolled out at the Formula 1 team's 2025 season livery launch in London earlier this year. The campaign is meant to point toward the idea that "racing doesn't only exist from green to checkered flag -- it's always on," according to a team release.
With the three largely white bodies of the car, the team's designs for this year's liveries is meant to symbolize "a blank canvas for Arrow McLaren entering the Month of May and the opportunity to write new stories with renewed passion and determination to race at the front of the grid." Each car -- black on the No. 5 of O'Ward; blue for the No. 6 of Siegel; and papaya for the No. 7 of Lundgaard -- features splashes of "bespoke camouflage" accenting each car.
'The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest stage in racing, and our liveries this year reflect that in every detail," Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan said in a team release. "The design is more than just a new look – it represents the precision, performance and passion that fuel McLaren Racing. Through our Never Stop Racing campaign, these liveries capture the endless spirit of competition that drives us forward, no matter what.'
Though not uniformly tied to the campaign with its design, the No. 17 Chevy livery of Kyle Larson, who will make his second attempt at 'The Double' in a partnership with Arrow McLaren and Hendrick Motorsports next month, features a predominantly white body with blue and papaya accents that helps coordinate it with Arrow McLaren's other three cars.
All four cars will be on-track for the first time later this week in the field-wide Indy 500 Open Test at IMS Wednesday and Thursday. On-track action for the Month of May kicks off with the opening day of practice May 13, leading up to qualifying weekend (May 17-18) and the 109th edition of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing May 25.
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