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McLaren boss Brown gets into a race car himself at Silverstone

Lando Norris and Daniel Riccardo are not the only people from McLaren who will be seen on the track this weekend. Also McLaren boss Zak Brown will step into a Formula 1 car. Brown will give a demonstration in the legendary Lotus 79. Championship car The Lotus 79 was designed by Colin Chapman and was an enormous advance in aerodynamics. Mario Andretti became world champion in 1978 with it. Andretti and teammate Ronnie Peterson won six Grands Prix that year and Lotus also took the constructors' title. In 1979, the car was also used, but it was overtaken by the competition and finished only fourth in the championship. Read more Formula 1 introduces brand new award after qualifying Great event...
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