Pic Of The Week: McLaren P1

Hot weather testing for McLaren P1 delivers a spectacular set of images

There's been no shortage of hype, sightings and bluster about the McLaren P1 in the months since its official unveiling. But for all its amazing stats and performance there's been a thoughtful rather than ecstatic response to this personification of the new age of the high-tech hybrid hypercar.

A slow burner perhaps but one that's starting to gather momentum, both with rumours of sub seven-minute 'ring laps and yesterday's Time For Tea? testing video. All in the week McLaren celebrates its 50th birthday too.

So we've picked one of the shots accompanying that video as our pic of the week, hoping that the Bunsen burner flame will be a reality and not just a bit of photoshopped artistic licence. Because, for all the amazing technology, we want the P1 to truly follow in the footsteps of the F1 and win our hearts as well as our heads. Call us juvenile and easily pleased but big flames out of the back of a Batmobile-like central exhaust are a step in the right direction!

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Computer widescreen (16:10)
TV widescreen (16:9)
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