The MP4/26A was a very successful car for McLaren, it finished 2nd in the 2011 Formula One World Championship season and this particular chassis boasts great history having been driven by Lewis Hamilton to 3 podium finishes and the car in which he won the German Grand Prix.

This chassis also had two further podium finishes in the hands of Jenson Button at the Abu Dhabi and Brazilian Grand Prix which enabled him to clinch 2nd in the Drivers Championship.