McLaren P1 - Nordschleife

[digi]

Originally Posted by GregorJP

I'm fascinated by the social media strategies of these various car companies and how it reflects their brand personalities. Porsche just post the video, quite Teutonic in their approach but a little superior. McLaren focus on class and heritage, with a typically English understatement at the end. Nissan just puts it all out there with commentary, not much ritz and glamour, quite fact-driven.

For those who haven't seen the Nissan video, it's here:

For my money, compared to watching the lap in the Porsche 918, Michael Krumm is really going for it. With an inferior, more cheaply made and much heavier car, he's unfathomably close to a hypercar . I've taken my GTR to the Ring, and not lifting at all in Fuchsrore doesn't even bear thinking about. What a hero.

Lovely comments!! Think you summed it up pretty good. I'm biased as I can't afford a P1.

[digi]

Originally Posted by Das Chin

The P1 done 6m 48 on road legal tyres. 6m 33 on slicks so it did in fact spank the 918.
official times should be out soon according to mate who works there on the F1 test program.

WOW

At this rate in a few years we will get low 6 minute machines.

[Das Chin]

its bonkers.

not far off the record time by bellof in the 956 from 1983 on slicks.that was a 6m 11 (nordschleife only) le mans winning dedicated sports prototype race car with ground effect, weighed well under a tonne and 650 ish bhp.


tyre, electronics, aero and engine tech have come a long long way!!

that is what progress is all about.

[Equinox]

progress is me needing a P1

[AlexGTT]

Whatever happens with times I'm still more impressed with Stefan Bellof.

[Loaded]

Bellof's lap with Porsche, was, is and will be the most outrageous lap in Nordschleife that a driver ever performed!!

[GregorJP]

It's not the fastest, by any margin, but this always humbles me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emKKNKPJq0k