[3] The car was launched on the 22nd of November 2017, alongside its road-going counterpart in London.

[7] The car had its initial shakedown in the UK, at the Rockingham Motor Speedway,[8] and subsequently had 2 30 hour endurance tests during its development, at the Circuito de Andalucia and then the Circuito de Navarra in Spain during October 2017.

[9] This was also complemented by tests at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, with the team praising the durability and reliability of the car.

[10][11] Ahead of its official World Endurance Championship debut, at the WEC Prologue held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the car was revealed to have completed over 20,000 km in pre-season test, with testing being held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Motorland Aragon, and the Algarve International Circuit.

[12][13] At the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day, the team debuted a new low-downforce kit, designed to reduce the overall drag on the car, due to the previous aerokit being a revised WEC Sprint kit, with Le Mans specific revisions.