Police seize three hired supercars in M1 ‘race’

POLICE have seized three supercars after they were seen racing on the M1 in Yorkshire.

The cars – a McLaren 570S, a Lamborghini Aventador and a Ferrari – were stopped by traffic officers after a number of drivers reported them to South Yorkshire Police.

A force spokesman said the drivers of the cars, who were hogging all three lanes of the motorway, were forcing traffic to slow down behind them before accelerating into the clear section of road.

The spokesman said: “These vehicle were reported, and captured on CCTV, travelling on the M1 south between junctions 38 and 37.

“They were travelling side by side across all three lanes and brought traffic to a very slow speed.

“When they had created a big enough section of clear road, they accelerated away, some might say racing one another.

“They then repeated this process.”

The spokesman said the cars had been hired by the drivers and warned others that vehicles seen driving in an anti-social manner would be stopped and impounded.

He added: “We are pretty sure [the cars] won’t be crushed and turned into tin cans, but you never know.”

The McLaren 570S 3.8l can accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds and prices start at £143,250.

The Lamborghini Aventador can reach 217.5mph, getting to 62mph in 2.9 seconds. It costs £271,146.

South Yorkshire Police have not identified the model of the Ferrari but prices start at about £150,000.