My first reaction to these rumoured TG lap times is "no chance!", however I have to remind myself that McLaren has approached the performance spec of this car with Formula One development and testing methodology. By this I mean that if they used the TG circuit as their official test track and were aiming to optimize a lap time specifically for that course, then perhaps we may be foolish to doubt this information.
For example, everything, from tire compound to ESC calibration, gear ratios, throttle mappings, suspension tuning and braking balance may have been developed specifically to achieve the lowest lap time - as if they were bringing a racecar to a grand-prix weekend. In that light, I could see an argument for lap times as rosy as these. Also, whereas TG typically has a single day or morning to set a time with a car, no matter the conditions, presumably McLaren has had many, many test days. Surely, at least one of those test days was in the most ideal conditions (high grip, high horsepower) and that can easily make a significant difference.
However, I'm not sure why the info would directly contradict what Chris Goodwin is letting on, as his "everything with a roof and doors" statement seemed pretty conclusive to me.
One thing is for sure - it's definitely not hard to spread a rumour like wildfire on the internet these days... you'll forever now have a hard time convincing a lot of people that the 12C doesn't do the TG track in 1 min 14.
For example, everything, from tire compound to ESC calibration, gear ratios, throttle mappings, suspension tuning and braking balance may have been developed specifically to achieve the lowest lap time - as if they were bringing a racecar to a grand-prix weekend. In that light, I could see an argument for lap times as rosy as these. Also, whereas TG typically has a single day or morning to set a time with a car, no matter the conditions, presumably McLaren has had many, many test days. Surely, at least one of those test days was in the most ideal conditions (high grip, high horsepower) and that can easily make a significant difference.
However, I'm not sure why the info would directly contradict what Chris Goodwin is letting on, as his "everything with a roof and doors" statement seemed pretty conclusive to me.
One thing is for sure - it's definitely not hard to spread a rumour like wildfire on the internet these days... you'll forever now have a hard time convincing a lot of people that the 12C doesn't do the TG track in 1 min 14.
