RON DENNIS AND VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES DRIVER SERGIO PEREZ TO SHOW McLAREN P1™
Feb 28, 2013.- McLaren Group Executive Chairman, Ron Dennis CBE, and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez will discuss and give further details of the groundbreaking and much anticipated production-intent McLaren P1™ at next week’s Geneva Motor Show. The pair, in their first official public appearance together, will be joined by BBC Sport’s Formula 1 presenter Lee McKenzie.
The McLaren Automotive press conference will take place on Stand 1240, Hall 1 at 11.15CET (10.15GMT), Tuesday 5 March 2013 at the 83rd International Motor Show in Geneva.
About McLaren Automotive
McLaren Automotive is a British manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports cars, located at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, Surrey.
Following the company’s global launch in 2010, McLaren Automotive launched the groundbreaking 12C and 12C Spider and, in keeping with its plan to introduce a new model each year, recently unveiled the McLaren P1™ at the Paris Motor Show. The brand continues to expand, operating through a dedicated global network of retailers in every major automotive market.
McLaren Automotive Partners
To support the development, engineering and manufacture of its range of innovative and highly acclaimed sports cars, McLaren Automotive has partnered with world leading companies to provide specialist expertise and technology. These include Akebono, AkzoNobel, ExxonMobil, Pirelli, SAP and TAG Heuer..
Designed for the track; Developed for the road
The connection between Formula 1 and road cars at McLaren is a natural process of experience, knowledge, principles and process transfer. Through the integration of 50 years of Formula 1 racing expertise and knowledge, and 20 years of heritage in producing landmark sports cars, McLaren Automotive designs, develops and builds the technologically advanced, groundbreaking and no compromise 12C and 12C Spider.
McLaren has pioneered the use of carbon fibre in vehicle production over the past 30 years, and since introducing a carbon chassis into racing and road cars with the 1981 McLaren MP4/1 and 1993 McLaren F1 respectively, McLaren has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis.
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Text and photograph by: McLaren Automotive.
