London, Nov 16 (IANS) Multiple-times champions McLaren will say farewell to their MCL36 car with a special one-off livery for this weekend's 2022 season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Formula 1 team announced on Wednesday.The team had run a special paint scheme in the Grands Prix of Singapore and Japan and McLaren have now decided to take a different route for the season-ending race at Yas Marina.The team has collaborated with Lebanese artist Anna Tangles for preparing the Abu Dhabi livery -- produced for the 'Driven by Change' programme, an initiative launched last year to give under-represented creatives the platform to showcase their work to a global audience through motorsport.Last season, the team collaborated with Emirati artist Rabab Tantawy for their one-off Abu Dhabi look."As a lifelong F1 fan, I never believed that I would one day have my artwork showcased at a Grand Prix -- and it's all thanks to Driven by Change," Tangles was quoted as saying in a report in the formula1.com website."I dedicate my spare time to training and encouraging other artists, particularly other Middle Eastern female creatives, to embrace their passion and skills, and so it's a privilege to be a part of a community that supports the same ambition of empowering underrepresented artists in this way."McLaren will run the livery at this weekend's race -- the last for their MCL36 car before it's retired.
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