After a disappointing season, McLaren has achieved a much more substantial path in 2023. In an era in which races follow each other week after week at an almost unsustainable pace and private testing during the season is prohibited, the English team has demonstrated that it is still possible to transform a car that was not very competitive at the beginning of the year into a very efficient machine . The Mercedes-powered MCL60 not only allowed McLaren to overtake Aston Martin but to become a real threat to Red Bull. This exploit is all the more surprising as the team is still in full reconstruction under the direction of Zak Brown. McLaren finished 2023 fourth among constructors with 302 points.
At the 2023 British GP, Lando Norris achieved a second position on the grid with a clearly improving McLaren. In the race Norris confirmed second position. After the Silverstone GP, Norris occupied ninth position in the championship with 42 points.
The Solido brand is one of the most important in the history of car modeling. Ferdinand de Vazelles of Nanterre (France) began producing die-cast models under the Solido brand in the early 1930s. The first creation was a Gergovia candle on wheels. Until the 1950s, Solido models were equipped with wind-up motors. In 1957 Solido introduced the 100 series with detailed 1:43 scale models, featuring several new gimmicks such as suspension and opening parts. In addition to contemporary vehicles, classic cars from the "L'age d'or" series were also reproduced from 1964. In addition to French production, Solido models were also made in Spain (Dalia), Brazil (Brosol) and Argentina (Buby) in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1980 Solido was taken over by Majorette and numerous other changes of ownership followed. From the 1980s onwards, reissues of old Solido models were released under the Verem brand. After the closure of the Oulins factory in 2006, all Solido models were produced in China. After Solido was taken over by Ottomobile in 2015, the company focused primarily on 1:18 scale die-cast models and moved production to the factory in Bangladesh. Since 2023, Solido has started to seriously invest in 1:43 again with a range of low-cost but excellent quality models.