Lando Norris flaunts rare McLaren hypercar ahead of British GP

Lando Norris caught the attention of fans ahead of the British Grand Prix as he rolled up to the Silverstone circuit in one of his prized machines from his impressive car collection: a McLaren P1.

The McLaren Formula 1 driver arrived at the iconic circuit in the hybrid 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 coupe, often referred to as one of the so-called Holy Trinity of hypercars alongside the Porsche 918 and LaFerrari. Each of these cars utilised motorsports technology, but the P1 was built from McLaren’s learnings in Formula 1. In fact, it was one of the first high-performance cars to utilise a hybrid powertrain, and thanks to this, could hit 200 km/h in just 6.8 seconds. 300 km/h comes and goes in 16.5 seconds – a whole 5.5 seconds faster than its McLaren F1 predecessor.

Add in a suite of active aerodynamics and active suspension, again derived from the championship, and the car was as fast as it came on its release in 2013.

Norris’ P1 features a black-on-black design, complete with a blacked-out McLaren badge.

Norris has been spotted multiple times enjoying his time away from the racetrack behind the wheel of the various cars of his collection. Other machines in his garage include a McLaren 765LT, a Lamborghini Miura, a Ferrari F40, a Porsche Carrera GT, and a Porsche 911 GT3. With only 375 P1s ever built, it’s one of the rarest cars in his collection.

Norris heads into the British Grand Prix weekend on the back of a strong victory in Austria on Sunday. Second in the standings with just 15 points separating him from championship leader Oscar Piastri, Norris has spoken about the importance of clinching the victory at his home race. 

“I mean, I’m very excited for everything,” he explained to the media during a press conference in Silverstone.

“Every day is one to look forward to. Of course, the driving on track is still the best bit, but I’ve already done some stuff this morning. We did Trafalgar Square yesterday, which was pretty special.

“I went over to the stands earlier this morning. So, plenty of things for me to look forward to. All good things, all exciting things, more like a positive distraction more than anything else.

Lando Norris, McLaren

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“So, it’s good. And, of course, coming off Austria is a nice feeling too. So, ready to get going.”

He continued, “Yeah. I mean, I think it’s tough to ever put something above Monaco, but I said it before Monaco that if I could win anything, if I could swap all race wins for one, it would be for a Silverstone win. So, it’s a plan.

“Obviously, a lot of work, a lot of things to do before then, but Monaco is special. I think they’ll be very different, for different reasons. Monaco is just the history, what it means to everyone and the people that have won there.

“Silverstone is because it’s my home race, and the British fans and the Lando fans, all those guys. So, different reasons, but it’ll be the one that probably puts the biggest smile on my face, bigger than Monaco, and it’s the one that since I was a kid and since I first started watching Formula 1 that I’ve wanted to win the most.”