McLaren – Ian Gorsuch (Q&A)

Since 1963, McLaren has been renowned for its race cars and is the only racing team to have won Formula 1, Indianapolis 500, Can-Am and Le Mans championships. McLaren Automotive was established in 1989 and eventually manufactured the iconic McLaren F1 which, when it launched in 1992, was the world’s fastest production road car with a top speed of 386 kilometers per hour. Only 100 were built. Executive spoke with Ian Gorsuch, McLaren’s regional director for the Middle East and Africa, in Beirut after his company announced McLaren Automotive’s launch as a new, high performance car company. E You said in your presentation that a McLaren F1 sold for $4.1 million some eight months ago. That is quite remarkable in a recession, no? People were surprised as it was at the height of the recession. But it shows there is an interest and understanding of what we did in the