McLaren to trial recycle carbon fibre at F1’s US GP

McLaren has teamed up with the specialised company V Carbon to pioneer the use of recycled carbon on its MCL60.

The recycled material will first be used on the cockpit branding panels of the cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

McLaren intends to keep the material on its cars for the remainder of the 2023 F1 season if the Austin trial is successful, with a view to exploring further use on its future cars.

Carbon fibre has been an…