Arrow McLaren has opened claims for the second digital collectible of its 2026 IndyCar series. The team announced the release on X, labeling it “Drop 2 of 5.” Fans claim the MCL / COLLECT / TOR GP artwork for free at collectibles.mclaren.com. No purchase is required, and no crypto is needed up front.
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— Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team (@ArrowMcLaren) August 13, 2026
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Drop 2 of 5 Lands for the Canadian Race Weekend
The timing matches IndyCar’s Canadian round, which runs August 14 to 16. Notably, that race changed venues this season. IndyCar had raced at Exhibition Place in Toronto since 1986. This year the series moved to the new Streets of Markham, a 12-turn, 2.19-mile temporary circuit. McLaren still brands the artwork around Toronto, reflecting the event’s Greater Toronto Area home. Arrow McLaren also arrives with momentum, since Pato O’Ward won the 2025 Toronto race. The team fields three Chevrolets in 2026, driven by O’Ward, Nolan Siegel, and Christian Lundgaard.
Hedera Powers the Collection
McLaren built the program on Hedera rather than Ethereum or a Layer-2 rollup. That decision shapes the fan experience more than most people expect. Hedera issues these assets through the Hedera Token Service, a native token layer built into the network. Consequently, projects skip smart contract deployment and the audit overhead that comes with it. Minting an NFT on Hedera costs roughly a few cents, while transfers run near $0.001. Additionally, Hedera prices network fees in USD terms, so costs stay stable even when HBAR moves. The network also operates carbon negative, which suits a sport under constant sustainability pressure. For a free claim aimed at casual racing fans, that predictability removes the usual gas-fee friction.
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HashPack Holds the Artwork
Claimed collectibles land in a Hedera-compatible wallet, and HashPack is the practical default. McLaren’s claim flow connects to HashPack using ECDSA accounts, which are EVM compatible. HashPack leads the Hedera wallet market by a wide margin. It serves more than 90 percent of Hedera’s monthly active users. The wallet has passed one million accounts created and holds over $1 billion in user assets. Importantly, HashPack co-founder and CEO May Chan authored HIP-412, the metadata standard behind Hedera NFTs. That standard is the reason McLaren’s artwork renders correctly across wallets and marketplaces. HashPack also subsidizes account creation, so new fans avoid an upfront cost barrier.
The Partnership Behind the Drops
McLaren Racing announced a multi-year deal with Hedera Foundation in January 2026. The agreement made Hedera an Official Partner of both the Formula 1 team and Arrow McLaren. Hedera branding appears on the F1 car, driver race suits, and the No. 6 and No. 7 Chevrolets. Nick Martin, Co-Chief Commercial Officer at McLaren Racing, framed off-track innovation as equal in weight to on-track performance. Charles Adkins, CEO of HBAR, Inc., called the deal a significant step for the Hedera ecosystem. Then in March 2026, McLaren Racing joined the Hedera Council with full voting rights. That move shifted McLaren from sponsor to network governor, a rare position for a consumer sports brand.
How the IndyCar Series Compares to F1
The Formula 1 program, MCL / COLLECT, launched at the Australian Grand Prix. Drops followed at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix, then continued through the season. That program spans four sets of six free collectibles, each built on a distinct art style. Completing a full set enters fans into prize draws for McLaren Technology Centre tours and signed merchandise. Meanwhile, fans can trade claimed items on a secondary marketplace to fill gaps in a set. The IndyCar series follows the same free-to-claim structure at a tighter scale, with five drops. Arrow McLaren ran collectibles in earlier seasons, and the Hedera deal brought them back for 2026.
What Comes Next
Three IndyCar drops remain after the Toronto artwork. The 2026 calendar closes quickly from here. The Streets of Washington hosts a race on August 23. Milwaukee Mile then runs a doubleheader on August 29 and 30. Laguna Seca closes the season on September 6. Fans chasing the complete set should claim each drop during its race weekend. For Hedera, every claim represents a wallet activated through a mainstream sports brand rather than a crypto campaign. That distribution model, not the artwork itself, is the real point of the program.
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