Updated: January 24, 2013 9:50 AM | By Richard Aucock
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What’s clever about the camouflage on the McLaren P1 prototype?



What’s clever about the camouflage on the McLaren P1 prototype? (© McLaren)
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Although we basically know what the P1 looks like, detail tweaks are still going on. McLarens has thus wrapped it in camouflage – but the shape of the ‘swirls’ marked on it are significant. They outline famous race circuits from around the world, each one the scene of a famous McLaren event in one way or another. With brilliant attention to detail like that, you just know the P1 is unlikely to disappoint.

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