We already quoted the enthusiastic words of Pato O’Ward, an IndyCar driver who had the opportunity to drive the historic McLaren car of Bruce McLaren, the founder of the famous team, at a festival in California.
His Arrow McLaren teammate Alex Rossi also got behind the wheel of a historic car, but from a slightly later period – on the circuit in Sonoma – he had a great time in James Hunt’s McLaren M26-02, after which he also shared impressions. By the way, he drove laps together with the Brazilian Tony Kanaan, who drove the M23-5, the team’s first championship car.
“I can’t find any swear words to describe it all,” Rossi said. – When I found fourth gear it became a lot of fun. But when leaving the pits I was driving in 2nd and 3rd gear.
And it was fun! In general, every time you get behind the wheel of historic cars, you remember how much cooler those racers were compared to us.
It’s funny, because these cars contain technology that’s half a century old, and they can still reach higher speeds than any modern production sports car on the market. In general, this evokes strong emotions – both the power of such cars and the effectiveness of their brakes, except that the level of grip in corners leaves much to be desired.”
Source: F1 News
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