The Enquirer understands McLaren will deliver the £200m project which will see construction of a new factory and testing wind tunnel at the new headquarters for the Formula One team.

Building work will take 18 months on the scheme designed by Ridge and Partners LLP

Three buildings across 400,000 sq ft will house the team’s design, manufacturing and marketing resource, the brand-new wind tunnel and a factory and logistics centre.

McLaren declined to comment.

 

Construction marks the first all-new factory in F1 in the UK for 17 years – the most recent being the McLaren Technology Centre, in Woking, which was officially opened in 2004.