McLAREN P1™ MAKES A CAMEO APPEARANCE AS THE VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES MP4-28 IS UNVEILED

The latest chapter in the story of McLaren Automotive, the McLaren P1™, made a brief appearance this morning at the McLaren Technology Centre, driven by none other than 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button. This formed part of the launch event for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2013 Formula 1™ challenger, the MP4-28.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez arrived at the event in a 12C Spider finished in heritage McLaren Orange, while his teammate followed closely behind in a camouflaged XP prototype version of the McLaren P1™. These two models brought proceedings fully up-to-date as they joined a spectacular grid of racing cars showcasing the brand’s history, and kicked off a year of 50th anniversary celebrations.

The parade brought to life a string of race- and championship-winning McLarens from across the decades, including 1970s M8D CanAm sportscar, Emerson Fittipaldi’s iconic 1974 M23, Ayrton Senna’s dominant 1988 MP4/4, our 1995 Le Mans-winning F1 GTR, Mika Hakkinen’s MP4-13 car from 1998, and the most recent championship winning car to wear the McLaren badge, the MP4-23 from 2008.

Source [McLaren]

 

Great Pics. I love how they showed off all the previous sucessful F1 cars before they showed the new one!

 

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

 

Loved this!

 

Best pics! :O

 

Epic entrance by the P1 XP Prototype! Thanks for sharing.

Jenson Button Arrives at MP4-28 Unveiling in McLaren P1 Prototype

GT Spirit mention that amongst the guests in attendance, there were 21 future P1 owners. Wonder what else they were there to see/experience....

 

God that car is looking amazing. Can't wait for full release!

 

gives u chill when watching the video. great jobs guys at McLaren!