Set to go under the hammer in December at RM Sotheby’s
by Greg Potts
It’s exclusively for the Japanese market
McLaren has revealed a pair of 750S supercars exclusive to the Land of the Rising Sun that honor the McLaren F1 GTR's triumph in the 1996 Japan Grand Touring Car Championship. Welcome the new 750S 'JC96.'In the hands of David
by Vijay Pattni
Piastri and Norris are total opposites
McLaren has finally produced a car capable of winning a championship, but it now has two drivers-Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris-that go about their craft in very different ways. The question is, who's more likely to take their first
McLaren racing is on a roll
McLaren has announced that it will compete in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship, meaning it'll return to the top class of endurance racing to take on Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, BMW, Alpine, Toyota, Ford and more at the Le Mans
by Greg Potts
The Aussie has really stepped up this season
Oscar Piastri became the first repeat winner (and, er, fourth pole-to-flag victor in a row in what was billed as the closest, most unpredictable F1 season in yonks), by dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix, closing to within three points of
by Joe Holding
Were you able to stay awake?
Oscar Piastri summed it up perfectly after the highlights reel in the cool-down room ended painfully quickly. "That's all the highlights?" asked the puzzled Aussie. "For a race that felt like it was pretty flat out, nothing happened."He wasn'
by Joe Holding
Now, that’s a fitting entrance for Suzuka
A couple of years back, Lando Norris was telling TopGear.com all about the 15hp Fiat 500 Jolly that he owns for zipping about in Monaco. Now though, it would seem the Brit racer has added something with a little more presence
by Greg Potts
First blood goes to McLaren
Well, that was certainly a race. Lando Norris took his first win of the season in his shiny new McLaren, followed closely by Max Verstappen in second and George Russell in third. Which doesn't predict the entire season by any stretch,
by Vijay Pattni
Here’s what we think will be the best and worst scenarios for every team
Fresh off the back of a first constructors' title in 26 years, McLaren's goal is simple: Repeat the trick, but win the drivers' crown, too. Max Verstappen taught Lando Norris some harsh lessons in ruthlessness last year. He'll need to
by Joe Holding
Only nine of these will be built
No, McLaren isn't marking its first F1 constructors' crown in 26 years by breaking out a tub of chocolates. Instead, the Artura and 750S Celebration Editions are a jamboree of carbon fiber and orange paint. No, we'll give the
by Joe Holding
The RM 65-01 matches the new British hypercar in looks and exclusivity
Need a fancy new watch to go with your equally new and equally fancy McLaren W1 hypercar? Richard Mille (RM) is only too happy to oblige with this, the RM 65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph W1. It's the fourth collaboration
1,258hp and 1,000kg of downforce—yeah, this thing is wild
Attempting to follow in the footsteps of the F1 and the P1 is a like taking the mantle from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Luckily (and on paper at least), things look very promising for McLaren's third premier series hypercar, the
It’s the most aerodynamically advanced road-going McLaren to date
In the era of hyper-fast, comically powerful electric cars, we risk becoming immune to big numbers. The shape-shifting McLaren W1 is here to straighten a few things out.At its heart sits an all-new V8 hybrid powertrain with a
by Jason Barlow
At far second was Verstappen who finished more than 20sec behind
McLaren racecar driver Lando Norris finally got over the hump this Formula 1 season and earned his first-ever career win at the Miami GP. Now, the 24-year-old driver has doubled that with his dominant performance at the recently concluded
Pure grit from this young lad
If Oscar Piastri's maiden F1 victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix a few weeks ago wasn't impressive enough, we now know that he did it with a broken bone. How in the heck?The 23-year-old took to social
by Joe Holding
The post-race proceedings were pretty awkward to watch
There has not been a more exciting season of Formula 1 in recent memory, as the last 12 races have produced six different race winners. True, Max Verstappen has taken home most of the wins and maintains a commanding lead in the
For serious collectors with deep bank accounts
Most would commemorate Lewis Hamilton's recent British GP win-his 104th in Formula 1-with an extra pint or a thought-out Instagram post. But what if you had a few hundred million burning a hole in your pocket? Well, purchasing
Behold the madness of the build
MadMac is finished! Well, it looks that way on the outside. As you'd expect with a bespoke, one-off drift hypercar, the testing phase didn't exactly run smoothly. As in, 'the 1,000bhp engine is so powerful it's twisting
by Ollie Kew
It comes complete with all the GS Adventure accessories
In the latter half of 2023, BMW Motorrad overhauled its GS lineup, from the smaller F800 and F900 (formerly F750 and F850, respectively) to the bigger R1300 (previously R1250). There was something missing from the roster, though: the range-topping R1300 GS
He really is that mad
As you'll have seen, Red Bull athlete and sworn enemy to all tyres 'Mad' Mike Whiddett is currently busy heading a project to build a drift hypercar out of a McLaren P1.TopGear.com will be bringing you exclusive insights into
by Ollie Kew
And the answer is…
As the saying goes, not everything on the internet is true. But there are also some facts out there that sound almost too whimsical and out there to be true.Some of you might have seen a viral post claiming McLaren team
