Forget the politics around why McLaren hasn't released a
P1
Nordschleife lap time for a little while and just enjoy this. And no, it's not a straight bridge to gantry either so it can't be timed...
Called 'McLaren P1 vs. The Nurburgring-Nordschleife', it makes for engrossing viewing. That is, once you're past the opening overly dramatic narration of the 'ring's significance. And Chris Goodwin strolling along the track.
But after a minute or so of the spiel, we finally see the XP2R prototype attack the Nordschleife. It absolutely tears its way down to the Foxhole and drifts out of the following chicane again looking hugely fast. The noise is interesting too, lots of turbo whistle evident from inside but a more bass-heavy V8 exhaust rumble than perhaps expected.
Actually, let's discuss the time for a second (pun intended). The paranoia has apparently reached such levels that the YouTube video doesn't even had a time display. And yet McLaren continues to boast about the car achieving "its one remaining performance target" around a circuit that "when it bites, it bites hard." Jenson Button is quoted saying "for it to have recorded a sub-seven minute lap time around the Nurburgring is the icing on the cake: proof positive, backed by hard data." Hard data that's conspicuous by its absence anywhere in the press release. Bizarre.
Anyway, you can enjoy the official statement in its indulgent entirety here.
here