McLaren P1 is an exquisite machine. Every bit of this car is so carefully engineered that if they were to put the same effort into discovering the space, we’d all be living on Mars right now. A very vital part of this hyper car is its tires. The bespoke rubber on this car is made by Pirelli, out of a special compound to cope with the P1’s blistering acceleration. They can pull up to 2Gs around corners or in braking.

Here Stefano Bizzi, Head of Ultra High Performance R&D – Pirelli, explains the technical features of P1’s tires:

McLaren P1 Performance data: Top speed is electronically limited to 350 km/h, while standing start acceleration figures are even more amazing: 0-100km/h in less than three seconds, 0-200km/h in less than seven seconds and 0-300km/h in less than 17 seconds. By comparison, the McLaren F1 road car did 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds, 0-200km/h in 9.4 seconds and 0-300km/h in 22 seconds.