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Last week McLaren gave seat time to IndyCar race winner Pato O’Ward and 2022 Le Mans 24 Hour winner Ryo Hirakawa at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as part of its Testing Of Previous Cars program, b…
Last week, McLaren allowed IndyCar race winner Pato O’Ward and Le Mans 24 Hour winner Ryo Hirakawa to test their previous cars at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. While the team was in Spain, team principal Zak Brown also took the opportunity to hit the track. Brown swapped his position on the pit wall for the pit lane and drove an ex-Daniel Ricciardo MCL35M for a few laps. This specific car was involved in a bet between Brown and Ricciardo, with Ricciardo getting a chance to drive Brown’s ex-Ricky Rudd and Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Monte Carlo in return. Brown has now taken personal ownership of the car and recently had it fully rebuilt, describing his recent outing as a quick shakedown. Alongside this McLaren, Brown already owns an impressive collection of race-winning F1 cars, including those driven by Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, and Lewis Hamilton. Additionally, Brown also possesses several Williams cars, such as Alan Jones’ FW07B and Jody Scheckter’s Wolf WR1. The collection also used to include Lewis Hamilton’s first race-winning Mercedes W04, which will be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s in November.
Source: Racer
