It might seem impolite to question the sanity of someone who has just handed you the keys to their $5m hyper car and invited you to see if you can hit 300km/h on a race track they have generously hired for the occasion, but sometimes words – prompted by entirely rational fears – just leap out of you.
The McLaren W1 is first and foremost a masterclass in aerodynamics and physics. Ferrari, the only company that makes a vehicle that comes anywhere close to the wild W1, has stated that it is…

