Towards the end of my time with the McLaren Artura Spider I drove it back to where it was born. Designed by Sir Norman Foster, the Surrey headquarters of McLaren’s Formula 1 and road car divisions interlocks with the lake that cools it, forming a vast yin-yang symbol. I was there to interview the new CEO Nick Collins as he marked 100 days in office. As a guest of the boss I had the rare privilege of driving the Artura all the way around the lake and parking directly outside…

