


But, obviously, I left a lot on the table, because there’s a bit to learn about when you are on the can with this engine,” he said in an interview with RACER after his run. The 82-year-old took his time to get to grips with the car on track, as evidenced in the video below, but ramped up his speed as he became more comfortable with the machine – a considerably different beast to what he raced during his own F1 career. But it was the two F1 legends heading out on track in classic McLarens that were the highlight of the weekend, with Hakkinen driving the 1985 McLaren MP4/2B before Andretti got his chance. The 1978 F1 World Champion was given the opportunity to take the wheel of a 2013 McLaren MP4/28 at the Velocity Invitational at Laguna Seca, thanks to McLaren CEO Zak Brown.īoth Andretti and two-time F1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen were at the weekend event at Laguna Seca, while Brown himself took part in some racing. With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.Mario Andretti has joked about his bucket list now being complete, having driven a modern McLaren at Laguna Seca over the weekend. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi. We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips. GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage.
