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One lucky buyer have got their hands on an F1 car from the future…
A lucky buyer has purchased a unique McLaren Formula 1 car that is yet to be built. McLaren offered the 2026 F1 car example with Lando Norris defending his world championship for $11,480,000 USD or £8,613,329 GBP. The car will feature a complete Mercedes High Performance Powertrains engine and McLaren engineers to assist during demonstrations. The delivery of the car is scheduled for the first quarter of 2028, ensuring the protection of McLaren’s intellectual property. The winner will have the privilege to drive the car at designated events and track days, with the machine being either one of Norris’s or Oscar Piastri’s chassis. Additional examples, including the 2026 Indycar and McLaren’s return to the World Endurance Championship, are also being sold. Special perks for the winner and five guests include meeting Zak Brown, Norris, and Piastri, a tour of the McLaren Technology Centre, and attendance at the public car launch and various races. McLaren holds the distinction of being the sole constructor to win all three races in the ‘triple crown’ of motorsport.
