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Watch the McLaren P1 Being Put into Race Mode

The McLaren P1 is not so much a car, but an engineering object meant to deliver performance driving pleasure. You could probably write a book collection if you wanted to truly detail all its technical bits and pieces. But there’s no time for that now. Thus, we’ll focus on one of its most delicious features, the Race Mode.
McLaren P1 Race Mode 1 photo
Photo: screenshot from Youtube
This lowers the vehicle by 50 mm, raises the rear wing in an aggressive position and brings the electronics in an... ahem... playful mood. Of course, having the effects of a ground to ground missile means you also need a missile launch-like activation procedure.

The clip below provides all the drama on that, showing us what you see inside / outside the P1 when you put it into Race Mode.

By the way, when you activate this joyful driving mode, the P1 displays a message on its dash, prompting you not to engage this on public roads.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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