Mclaren P1 GTR @ Laguna Seca

[@augustortiz]

This p1... Is the most gorgeous automobile ever created, the livery in this car is legendary.

[@omrsaeed719]

And Pagani Huayra BC.

[@vika0194]

@Brandon K no

[@oak7OO5]

​@@MCcadet04They're both iconic but I adore the p1 more in anyway shape or form is just aesthetic.

[@alistairherrett2509]

That turbo sound tho!

[@effspot]

Just discovered this channel, lots of cool stuff. Glad you came out to Laguna Seca.

[@AlexanderWest]

+effspot nicely captured on the spin... and some nice footage of my car as well. always fun to see it from the outside in action

[@MisterKoreal]

+effspot i came here right after watching your spin video. I saw the tire marks in this video and chuckled lol

[@CarToneHK]

Looks truly terrifying to drive, just like it should be

[@VaunShiz]

Facts

[@Skreamies]

Just want to say thank you for sharing the video, beautiful P1 GTR!

[@AlexanderWest]

yw

[@shshh-fw9eh]

I don't know why but the V8 in the P1 sounds way better than those found in all the other McLarens that came before and after it. Love its V8 roar. Really glad to see someone out there actually use it as intended and not leave it sitting in a climate controlled garage collecting dust. Your driving skills rock too.

[@kylearagon3514]

Wow a 1.27.00 lap time is pretty darn good considering the track conditions for Laguna Seca and how well the P1 GTR is able to work it's magic. I just can't get enough of the sounds of the twin turbos spooling up and that crisp blow off hiss, ughh it just brings orgasmic music to my ears.

[@kilian8596]

How did the porsche gt2rs get a time of 1:24 ???

[@elijahbeasley]

@@kilian8596the porshe gt2rs is insane that’s why

[@jakebrown729]

@@kilian8596 doesn’t look like a hot lap

[@-_--le3zk]

​@@kilian8596because that was the best that car can do,this was not record lap

[@F-Man]

I don't at all mean to be rude with this question, but - how do you actually bring yourself to drive the car amidst the nearly-constant string of orgasms it must cause?

[@AlexanderWest]

hah

[@jlthiess]

+Ferrariman601 There's a great blow-off valve joke in here somewhere.

[@sodazman]

He vents to atmosphere. That's how.

[@L3MONGamer]

im here wondering about force feedback, project cars with g27 and 100% is hard for my hands, is it really true what they say that like at 200-300kph the steering is very hard, like 200% in game?`like going into corner at 3 or 4th gear @ 130kps the steering wheel wants to turn hard back? if yes racing is very hard.

[@AlexanderWest]

DNA Zef1yyy varies from car to car. Ferraris are usually quite light on the steering. the P1 GTR still light, but not as light as the P1 GTR, the Mclaren 650GT3 is less light, but no in general it is not the steering that makes you tired. it is the heat in the car, the intensity of your brain activity ;0, and braking effort on cars with no servos or very little (F1, GT3). The aircon in the P1 GTR and FXX K is so good that you hardly break a sweat

[@BrianZuk]

Very Cool - Great Footage!

[@DigitalCarAddict]

Everytime the front splitter scrapes, I heavily cry on the inside. Probably costs more than 30k for the front splitter alone.

[@AlexanderWest]

Digital Car Addict only way to know you took the corner right...

[@DigitalCarAddict]

Alexander West lmao very true

[@MikeeCZ]

The livery is epic. You can see how violent the car is just by the camera shakes on coasting...So. you gotta own a road P1 to be even able to buy the GTR correct? Does this mean you are amongst the lucky few or is the car borrowed to you somehow?

[@Nagim-d3z]

5 years late but that's only if you buy the car new. Some people buy these cars and only put 100 miles on it before selling it or auctioning them off

[@b-xleven_tv]

McLaren has made me fall in love 🤌🖤

[@jcwebb540]

I love the 90's McL livery! A little later apex into 1 and you have it nailed.

[@foxracer826]

Great video, I liked your notes about passing, your best lap, and tough turns, it helped communicate more about what the experience was like.

[@b-xleven_tv]

The sound tho 🤤🤌🖤

[@SamaraRing]

This is better that porn. Amazing

[@Senniemiec]

That turbo and exhaust noise combo is epic.

[@arielr3200]

The speeds it can carry through the bends is just insane!

[@TimurIskhodzhanov]

I just checked: at the apex of T6 at 2:00 the dash shows 121 km/h, which is 75 mph. I've personally done 76.8 mph in a 205 hp Subaru BRZ with no aero and 260 TW tires with budget coilovers. You can see the onboard on my channel, and I've just separately checked my GPS data log. I think the P1 can do a lot faster than that in T6 :)

[@TimurIskhodzhanov]

I chose T6 because it's the fastest corner on the track where all cars are traction limited.

[@ejitp6cl6]

the turbo sounds amazing you can really hear that things spin up crazily

[@kettujabamiesukkeliukko]

That wastegate sound... eargasm

[@Redducati1199]

No Apexes were harmed in the making of this video

[@everythinggaming7938]

keep chatting shit 1.27.001 is a real good lap time

[@abhiverma9294]

Guess you don't really know what an apex is then.

[@Sheridantank]

That DRS around 0:58 made multiple parts of my body pucker. That slight bend definitely needed the down force. Well timed.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

0:05 wow look at that this mclaren p1 car is wearing the livery that the f1 car wore from 1997 to 2005

[@reidoegito3049]

Laguna Seca reminds me of Gran Turismo 2

[@projectjt3149]

Laguna Seca and the car reminds me of Real Racing 3

[@N1sm0NIC]

*gee I wonder why*

[@Belgian-Motorsport]

Now lets have a race series with P1 GTR's, FXX-K, 599XX, 918, Huayra BC's, Vulcan's and Koenigseggs. :D

[@fredwilson8326]

looking at its specs it would beat all of them

[@AlexanderWest]

well that is not a very fair comparison but, GTR and FXX-K would be first, followed by the 599xx as they have slicks, Vulcan possibly 4th, and then the road cars, at Laguna my guess is hte 918 wins of the Koenigsegg. but any GT3 car would beat the whole lot.

[@jameslovett8697]

yea on a different track the eggs would maul the 918 and huayra etc......

[@AlexanderWest]

Not sure tbh. we havent seen an egg actually being able to turn yet.... a lowly 675LT is faster around Spa than the one:1... and that is a track that should really play into the hands of the egg. They make very cool cars, but havent proven anything besides being able to go fast in a straight line yet.

[@jameslovett8697]

Huh???? The one:1 holds the spa record does it not? Several seconds faster than the holy trinity.

[@Racing_Dude]

7 years. Still amazing as ever!

[@richardst-laurent6660]

As fast as this one is i can only imagine what McLaren has coming for the next generation.

[@2jzandys444]

Amazing video, you can see how violent this thing is to drive when the camera shakes from the blow off valves.

[@projectjt3149]

Dude, you handled the Understeering very well

[@MarMPB]

Wow! Amazing lap time with just 2 laps! I wonder what would be the ideal lap time with a few dozen more practice laps! Thanks for sharing!

[@alejandrolara7130]

I love the turbo sound...

[@FellipeNavarro]

Nailed it, must have been a hell of a weekend

[@daveyjohnson851]

Silly question, but why is this as slow as it is? I mean, awesome AWESOME car and all, but I would have thought at this cost and with this much HP, (and stripped) that lap times would be around the 1:10 mark, (about the time of a ARX-01b). What is holding it back?

[@bonnyboi]

Davey Johnson absolutely nothing is holding that car back it's just he's got turns he's had to make so he keeps his speed lower..... you put this car in a straight away and you're hit the KERS system and the DRS system at the same time you'll be going well over 200mph

[@vinrusso821]

1:10 Dude what world do you live in? An F1 car couldn't do that.

[@oldfrend]

1:27 lap. amazing the difference between a hypercar and a real race car. GTD class, which is similar to GT3 spec, in IMSA just qualified here in 1:25. they have about half the horsepower of the P1. even GTLM did it in 1:21. still only about 650hp.

[@AlexanderWest]

yeah, a GT3 car is always quicker than the FXXK/P1GTR type of car. in my defense at Laguna, first day ever driving the track and it was pretty slippery. with some testing and a dry track it would be closer.

[@VaunShiz]

A car made by gods and boy does it look glorious

[@paolociarpaglini9492]

I love just one thing of this video ... the driver, an great driver that try to taken under full controll the one tons and half of this beast. The car is just a car, learn to drive in this way while required to dedicate the life at the races .

[@Scorpion7substance]

This video will help me out in Project Cars 2

[@cpaeke]

Vilket jävla as till bil, kul att du delar med dig! :D

[@boringuserhandle]

Looks incredible in those colours. Well driven!

[@ElMosqito]

Love the livery (or isnt that name coincidence?) :D

[@josh1248]

that old mclaren f1 livery is nice

[@ewsdneax61eaxe10]

That P1 is great on that livery👍👍👍

[@vinrusso821]

My bad they are slicks, I thought so. Good lap. The ACR Viper holds the lap record set 10 months ago. It was a 1.28. something. But that was with production tires, basically straight out of the showroom. This is a viper track, not a lot of long straights. Randy coming off the corkscreww hit 2.0 g's.

[@AlexanderWest]

vin russo agreed it is exactly the opposite of a GTR track. The mclern GT3 car is significant faster

[@MonsterArmy23]

omg those down shifts.

[@antrodriguez04]

I clocked you at 1:33 on the first couple of laps. way to shave time off ! well done.

[@AlexanderWest]

thanks, great fun. scary track first time around

[@kudakadungure9007]

+Alexander West how much faster do you think Randy Pobst can go on Laguna Seca in your car?

[@AlexanderWest]

depends on the day, with better conditions, this was a partially wet day. maybe 1.25.5

[@jeffwill4923]

I would suggest a track like COTA in Austin,Texas where all looks much safer with this kind of power. Seeing most driving aren't pros would be a better situation. Leguna just doesn't leave much room for mistakes.

[@xNFR]

we need gt1 class back this would fit so great

[@jonathanlarrsson3025]

Brilliant driving!

[@vexx786]

Nice driving dude

[@bnmcmhn]

I wonder how the power unit calibration differs from the road car, is there any controls in the cockpit to change the battery charge and deployment (aside from 'overtake' button?)

[@AlexanderWest]

you have a couple of buttons, you can have the electric on Boost only so that it only kicks in when you press the Ipass button, and there is a charge button that makes the recharge of the battery process quicker. basically drive at half gas at just above 4000 rpm and battery charges pretty quickly

[@christianbraceros2299]

I was up in that area a few days before the concours last year, you're from pebble beach huh? ;)

[@jerusdc]

Incredible, Thanks for sharing

[@TurboMoz]

excellent driving

[@mrtom2854]

Love this track so much (and the car as well)

[@srinitaaigaura]

How does the handling differ from the FXXK?

[@hydrofreeze_2254]

@srinitaaigaura I cant say the cars handling differ except the FXXK has allt of front axle grip which allows NO understeer at all whereas the p1 is very light and handles very quickly, like the FXXK

[@nxxm9507]

Cinque Watson the fxxk is much faster though

[@hydrofreeze_2254]

@@nxxm9507 yes true but the handling is at a *rough* 50/50 comparison

[@hydrofreeze_2254]

@@nxxm9507 but, yes, in your the F XX K is faster The p1 would be close to the F XX K but the 6th gear is what we like to call *DEAD*

[@gabrielebertin5749]

Will you be coming to Monza Circuit (Italy)? ...if you are, when?

[@AlexanderWest]

not in this car no

[@gabrielebertin5749]

ok, thx to the answer, this car is fantastic!!!

[@eduardofreitas8336]

Dude I was just driving this in VR on THIS TRACK im Assetto Corsa and I find this video. Is my life an simulation?? Lol

[@obeynemo]

Nice driving, but the guy in the blue one shouldn’t even be on track 😳

[@doxiten]

Pourquoi ne pas etre resté en troisieme pour le corckscrew ? Pour le frein moteur ou par précaution vu le prix de la voiture ?

[@AlexanderWest]

you mean shifting down to 2nd or shifting up to 4th just after the corkscrew? 2nd on entering and it is was slippery after rain and i had never driven the track before this. short shift up to fourth out of it as it is easier to get on the power through a corner in a higher gear

[@soulassassin0g]

McLaren P1 GTR too OP needs nerfing.

[@Zapzzable100]

That Sound is so beautiful 0.o

[@joewilliams3025]

Can anyone fill me in on the steering wheel? Haven't seen one like this before.

[@apocalyptic1644]

that's a badass car there!

[@crmtv1560]

Turbo sound eargasm love it

[@danielshofner729]

Will you be coming to Circuit of the Americans? and if you are, when?

[@AlexanderWest]

+Daniel Shofner most likely yes

[@danielshofner729]

+Alexander West Do you know dates yet?

[@jamelpiclit3062]

I love the livery😍

[@tomaz9601]

Whats that button that you press during straight lines?

[@AlexanderWest]

DRS

[@b-xleven_tv]

Fuckin ultimate

[@Kadencabs]

i know this track so well ive went around it atleast 150 times i get about the same times

[@Kadencabs]

well not any its monza that i know from my head total driven 6k km on it lol

[@Jord_45]

Interesting line through turn 1, Diamond it off like a superbike.

[@AlexanderWest]

Jordan Imrie first time I've driven there, figured a double apex would get me a quicker exit and with a bigger pair later braking into the corner....;)

[@mattewcheng]

The turbo sound is great so does 2:14 3:41 sound...

[@AlexanderWest]

matthew Cheng only way to know that you are pushing hard enough in the corkscrew.....

[@craigyirush3492]

Great video. What was the occasion? Was it a Mclaren owners' track day?

[@fredwilson8326]

nice to see one driven as it should be instead of sitting in a garage just as an asset to be sold at a profit later

[@AlexanderWest]

only reason to buy a car like this is to drive it...

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

That turbo jeez

[@Carpythesharky]

love the livery!!

[@Navagiasostis]

Just a question, do you own all these cars? Because the P1 GTR has your last name on it :D If you do, well done mate, you are living the dream and actually use the money you earn to do something fun, unlike most people with a lot of money. And thanks for sharing the experience with us :)

[@AlexanderWest]

The_EnforceR pretty much yeah, but that livery is a tribute to classic Mclaren F1 liveries from the turn of the millenium

[@Navagiasostis]

Alexander West Wow... You should get an F1 GTR ;) A question only an owner can anwser, do you prefer a P1 GTR over the FXXK? You know, because I am interested in buying one, as a HotWheels.

[@AlexanderWest]

not going to answer that one ;)

[@DieOrBeDead775]

Do you prefer this or the FXXK?

[@TheDownloader86]

Damm Asetto corsa sound is quite good, very similar :)

[@slowdawg84]

Is the speedo in KPH or MPH? I feel like KPH, but if I'm wrong let me know. I can't remember the last time I saw a car accelerate that quickly in the 200s, hence me asking

[@AlexanderWest]

slowdawg84 kmh

[@allensaunders449]

great footage whats not to like

[@phammanh2689]

That turbo sound tho....

[@DonLee1980]

you have a habbit of staying too close to the inside entering the hairpin bends. i noticed that at Spa as well. kudos to you for going out there and going for it tho!

[@AlexanderWest]

Not sure which corners you are talking about, but on tight corners, inside is shorter and less distance is a lot of time quicker. and in a number of corners you take a double apex approach. so inside in the beginning, let it drift out a little bit and then hit the second apex on the way out.

[@DonLee1980]

Alexander West of course the double apex approach is easier. But even that you can still take a wider line and more entry speed. Having aero makes that even more important. Certainly taking the corner tighter you don't lose too much time but if you took the corner wider you can also brake later. Randy Pobst usually trail-brakes into that hairpin and reaches min speed much later after the first apex, turns and accelerates before the 2nd apex. The time he spends at minimum corner speed is at an absolute minimum.

[@AlexanderWest]

randy probst has driven 1000s of laps at laguna seca, i have driven one day

[@DonLee1980]

Alexander West of course :) keep up the driving man!

[@mo-hammadabunaser1367]

If you go to the "MRLS Best lap times" His name is all over the board in all sorts of different cars, having driven the track so many times kind of made him part of the track's "spirit".. BTW awesome driving Mr West! Big fan of your 2008 F1 videos!

[@sauceman101able]

Out of curiosity I saw you getting on the gray button on the top left of the steering wheel in many of the straight aways. What is that guy activating/used for?

[@AlexanderWest]

+Ernie Vaughan DRS button (Drag Reduction System). straightens the wing for less downforce/faster top speed. ONLY to be used on straights ;). every little bit helps, makes more of a difference on a track like Barcelona where the top speed is much higher. at Laguna you dont really go much faster than 150mph, vs 190+ at tracks like Barcelona

[@sauceman101able]

+Alexander West Thanks for the response! Had a good feeling it had to do with active aero or something like that! keep up the great videos!

[@rb8687]

at 2:47, obvs u are the pro, but i cant get around my head why you arent you not taking a larger angle into corner instead of coming in hot into the first turn

[@AlexanderWest]

fair point. first time driving the track, it had been raining. at that speed the car goes pretty light over the crest and i just prefered to keep it on the track rather than misjudging the turn, would be my excuses/explanations. still think it is a corner you probably want to V and take it as a double apex corner

[@rb8687]

@@AlexanderWest ah that makes more sense, thanks a lot

[@robertward7002]

any idea who's car the West GTR is?

[@LivingLifeSlower]

John West.

[@AlexanderWest]

+robert ward really? :)

[@rayreeves4681]

+Alexander West lol ;p

[@michaelarkell5437]

Someone who actually drives the car the way its supposed to be driven and not leave it in a garage 😭💀😂

[@AlexanderWest]

that was a long time ago, not sure if i actually knew how to drive back then... but thanks

[@TheGutiserra]

Is the car yours?

[@TAEbot]

This or FXX K?

[@VBL-]

Not sure why you kept on approaching that first left-hander all the way to the left, it's better to come wide from the right

[@AlexanderWest]

totally agree, my only excuses would be that that it had been raining, i've never driven the track before, it is a blind crest and car went very light over that crest. just didnt want to have an accident misjudging the track. but you are completely right

[@wheelspin6178]

What was your lap time? EDIT: nvm.. 1:27:00... Got it ;)

[@vinrusso821]

Slicks. Lap times are misleading. The lap record the 918 had until the ACR broke it last year, both cars were stock, no slicks.

[@RiimeZ]

Whats the constant air release sound? Sounds a bit weird for a BOV?

[@AlexanderWest]

+Julian Church waste gates for the turbos, in order to control boost pressure it has to release the exhaust gases, especially when you stop accelerating...

[@Tony-1971]

What tyres are on this car ?

[@AlexanderWest]

AESCULAPTORmark3 pirelli slicks

[@12th.jahlil]

How in the world were you able to get the gtr

[@AlexanderWest]

eXozGaming you write a very large check....

[@12th.jahlil]

hahahaha, your amazing m8, i wish i could get a ride.....but them again so does everyone else in the comment section

[@chrish3079]

Omg look at that speedometer wtf.... goes from like 60 - 230 in literraly 4 seconds lol

[@iwayystory8653]

thats music in my ears

[@youlove9317]

Those turbos!!

[@garydeandeery]

Did you have to go do a medical with the doctor to test drive this

[@MrBigjahn]

I'm gonna ask a stupid question.... is that mph or kmh ?

[@AlexanderWest]

no stupid questions, it is is kmh

[@hsj7146]

damn, you're pretty good

[@mmmmmilash8850]

is it on super soft slicks?

[@AlexanderWest]

only one set of slicks, not that soft, they last around 200km

[@mmmmmilash8850]

thx for the info