SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Fabulous weekend at Estoril circuit, an hour west of Lisbon, on a mission to drive McLaren’s new fastest road car, the mighty, track-focused, 789bhp, £750,000 limited-edition Senna. I had pre-drive nerves: this car is plenty potent enough to give a decent account of itself at Le Mans, and I’m certainly no Le Mans driver. Luckily, McLaren is better than anyone else at helping average drivers appreciate extraordinary cars. With driver coach and former Le Mans winner Danny Watts alongside, I set limits I’d never reach on my own, hitting 275km/h (170mph) on the straight and not missing too many apexes.
We started with sighting laps in a 720S before moving to the faster, lighter, more agile Senna, which showed non-racers the amazing effect on stability and cornering grip…
