McLaren Brand Video Gives Brief History

Luke Vandezande
by Luke Vandezande

It’s shaping up to be a good year for McLaren. The brand is gearing up to launch its P1 supercar, but what use is the present without understanding the past?

That’s likely how the folks behind the molten orange P1 feel. Leading up to its second debut during the Geneva Auto Show in March, the video below gives a synopsis of race car driver, designer and engineer Bruce McLaren and is the first in a series of three special short films.

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A man meant to be McLaren is shown revisiting the crash site that killed him while he narrates how he died.

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Luke Vandezande
Luke Vandezande

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