McLaren revealed its new car for the 2026 Formula 1 season early this week.
Will the MCL40 prove quick enough for Lando Norris to retain his drivers’ championship title? Or will Oscar Piastri take it off him?
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown would be happy with either outcome – but former F1 driver Mark Webber, now Piastri’s manager, surely has a different view.
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture of the two of them? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up.
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Jungle
31st January 2026, 9:06
Weber – So all we need you to do is provide the car and he’ll drive it like he stole it. Shove the papaya where the sun don’t shine…
Mayrton
31st January 2026, 9:10
Zak: I don’t care what you want Mark, we are just going to do it to your boy again this year!
erix
1st February 2026, 1:59
Multi 2-1 I guess?
RatSack
31st January 2026, 9:46
Zak – It smells like number 2 around here!
Jungle
31st January 2026, 9:59
Nice! Brutal but very funny.
Weber – I’ll see your number 2 and raise you multi 21?
RatSack
31st January 2026, 10:42
#Slams drink bottle angrily on table#
rprp
31st January 2026, 16:42
Multi-811 Zak? Multi-811.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
31st January 2026, 10:16
Not bad for a number two manager!
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
31st January 2026, 10:22
“Remember how Oscar jumped ship to join us?
Well say hello to his new Manager!”
Jere (@jerejj)
31st January 2026, 14:04
Mark my words, this year will be Oscar’s year.
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
31st January 2026, 14:12
Zak: “I’ve got a joke for you: How may Australians does it take to win the World Drivers Championship?”
Mark: “That’s not funny mate. Not funny at all.”
Scotty (@rockonscotty)
31st January 2026, 14:52
It was at this moment that Zac decided to invite Mark to the Tuesday night poker game
Juan Fanger (@juanfanger)
1st February 2026, 1:17
:)
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
31st January 2026, 17:30
Mark turning papaya at Zak latest idea!
Michael (@freelittlebirds)
31st January 2026, 19:04
A lot of funny ones!
stjs16 (@stjs16)
31st January 2026, 19:41
No, I can’t get you Vettel’s autograph!
RBAlonso (@rbalonso)
31st January 2026, 21:24
We’re thinking of changing Oscar’s driver number to 2 for this year…
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
1st February 2026, 11:26
Best one I saw so far, considering webber’s face!
Only Facts!
31st January 2026, 22:02
Do you think Piastri may want to leave his Mark in F1?
Billys (@bilarxos)
31st January 2026, 22:26
There are some rumors that Cadillac want … YOU !
Kurt Laguna
31st January 2026, 22:52
“That’s not the case Mark, Oscar is free to use anything Lando is done with”
jamt
31st January 2026, 23:06
Mark looks antonished as Zak affirms papaya rules this year too.
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
1st February 2026, 11:46
Also a good one, he certainly can’t have liked those rules!
XV
1st February 2026, 1:32
“Mark, you can threaten to take Piastri back to Alpine, but are you really ready to work with Horner again?”
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
1st February 2026, 11:27
So anyway Mark the new car is going to be the MCL40 and you’ll never guess what the L stands for.
Steve Rogers (@yossarian)
1st February 2026, 16:42
If Oscar’s eating vegemite, then Lando has to as well. Papaya rules, mate.
hzh (@hzh00)
1st February 2026, 16:42
“So Seb is now Lando’s manager you say?!”
Bryan (@ruz234014)
1st February 2026, 19:26
Zak explains to Mark why Aussies are always #2 drivers.
Kurt Laguna
1st February 2026, 19:53
Mark, it’s my way or the papaya highway!
Ian murtagh
1st February 2026, 20:33
Mark: “Serious mate, his contract said there’s no number 1”
Zac: “But Mark, Lando is world champion”
Mark: “Oscar will be tweeting about this soon”
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
2nd February 2026, 20:19
Mark: It’s pretty bold to be thinking of podiums when we don’t even know if the car is a sprinter or a slug.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
2nd February 2026, 20:29
Mark: Don’t count your podiums before you’ve won some races.