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In the lead-up to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas, the Wynn Resort threw a spectacular concours on its golf course fairways. Tens of millions of dollars in sheet metal and carbon sparkled under the desert sun, anchored by a stunning array of McLarens, including several P1 GTRs, some Sennas, a duo of windscreen-less Elvas, and even Albert – a Speedtail festooned in a stunning $300,000 paint job.
McLaren has revealed its most unusual livery ever with its 750S with 3-7-59 Theme in honour of the marque’s historic ‘Triple Crown’ motorsport success winning the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this story, we reported that Ford's Jim Farley was expected to drive the GT Mk IV at this upcoming event. We have corrected it to add newly received information that he won't attend due to the ongoing UAW strike.
While it isn't a surprise that the first-everFormula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was a fiasco, I'm not sure anyone expected it to be as messy as it was. The drama began during the week leading up to the race before drivers even donned helmets for practice sessions and then continued to ramp up until the final car crossed the finish line. But should we have expected anything else when a sport as big as F1 comes to Sin City?
LAS VEGAS — Considering the drama and intrigue that has surrounded the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix up to this point, the fact that qualifying for the first Formula 1 race in Sin City since 1982 went off without incident is noteworthy. After the time allotted for qualifying came to an end, the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz crossed the line in first and second place. But due to the 10-position penalty assessed after Sainz was forced to a halt after hitting a water drain cover that was dislodged during the first practice session the previous evening, he will start in the 12th position. Just 0.044 seconds separated the two Ferrari drivers.
McLaren is celebrating its motorsport success with the launch of a limited-run 750S known as the 3-7-59 Theme, dubbed the “most intensive project ever done by McLaren Special Operations.”The special version of the 750S celebrates the company’s motorsport ‘Triple Crown’ with wins at the Indy 500, the Monaco Grand Prix, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just six examples are bound for the hands of customers and each has an extraordinarily complex livery hand-painted by McLaren Special Operations.
The fourth annual Velocity Invitational will be hosted at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. If you're familiar with the Goodwood Revival, then this is the closest thing you can find in the US, offering access to $300 million worth of privately owned rare vintage cars racing each other on the track, as well as good food and wine.
MEXICO CITY — McLaren is on the march into Mexico City.