This is a 1:18 scale Minichamps diecast model of the Mclaren Mercedes MP4-23 driven by Lewis Hamilton to second place in the 2008 Formula One World Championship.

The McLaren MP4-23 was Vodafone Mclaren-Mercedes' Formula One Car for the 2008 Formula One season.

Following the 2007 Formula One espionage controversy the MP4-23 was subject to FIA inspection before the start of the 2008 season, to determine if any Ferrari intellectual property was on the car. After an admission that the Ferrari information was disseminated more widely throughout the team than was originally thought and apology by McLaren on 13th December 2007, and a pledge that measures would be taken to rectify the situation, the FIA decided that there was no need for a formal hearing and the matter was considered closed.

Revisions from the MP4-22 include a longer wheel-base, the removal of the "bullhorns" from the airbox and a new rear wing which differs both in main profile and its endplates.In the pre- German Grand Prix testing, the car was run with a "shark fin" engine cover, as sported by cars such as the Renault R28 and the Red Bull RB4, but the team are not sure if they want to permanently run it.

As of the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, the car has some new aerodynamic parts, including "dumbo wings", similar to those used by Honda on the RA108.