[unotaz]

I obviously saw that but that doesn't mean anything other than they put on the tires. Look, if you have some evidence to suggest they doctored up the car beyond what is stock then I'm all ears but a clip of some dudes in pants doesn't mean they went full Ferrari and changed the car.

Look, I'm not saying Mclaren doctored up the car but pointing out the obvious fact, which is Mclaren did send a tech crew with the P1 on the re-test. Take it at face value and make you own conclusion.

Porsche almost never sends any tech support to these magazine tests (with the exception of the Autocar test, which is well documented by the article), and that is a fact as well.

 

[unotaz]

This is not that. There was no team of technicians changing nearly everything they could to get the best lap. They showed up with some tires, to suggest anything else is wrong. Those tires are available at purchase when you buy the P1. Ferrari is a whole different thing with how they prep for track days. The car they test is nothing like the car made available to customers.

John,
Look at the video again when they ran the P1 with the Trofeo R tires. There are clearly two mechanics, wearing Mclaren company pants (as indicated by the back pocket), putting the tires on the P1 during the retest. So one can assume that on the second retest, Mclaren did send a crew of at least 2 Mclaren mechanics (12:07 mark)

 

[unotaz]

EVO video comparison between the P1 and 918 will be released on YouTube tomorrow, should be good to watch!

 

[unotaz]

So to summarize from Top Gear's "subjective" verdict:

Tom Ford:
1. LaFerrari
2. Porsche 918
3. McLaren P1

Charlie Turner:
1. LaFerrari
2. Porsche 918
3. McLaren P1

Ollie Marriage:
1. LaFerrari
2. McLaren P1
3. Porsche 918

Overall Ranking:
1. LaFerrari (1st, 1st, 1st)
2. Porsche 918 (2nd, 2nd, 3rd)
3. Mclaren P1 (3rd, 3rd, 2nd)