Although the ending was never in doubt, Mayweather came out of the ring beaming with the satisfaction of someone who had just earned his redbadge of courage.
The club also hopes that the rebranding of the team's main colours from blue to red and featuring a dragon on the team badge will help secure "future commercial opportunities".
This year some lucky bloke will get a red 12C Spider outfitted with a stainless-steel numbered badge, matching McLaren luggage, first-class travel to London, dinner with McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis, and a tour of the McLaren Technology Center.