McLaren Senna Owner That Crashed In LA Issues Apology

A video of a $1.3 million 1-of-1 McLaren Senna that crashed in LA this past weekend has been doing the rounds. The story has continued to develop, and now we have comment from the driver himself, Edmond Barseghian, who goes by Edmond Mondi on social media.

Video spread across social media this Monday of the event, showing the vehicle heading down Ventura Boulevard before ripping some donuts in the middle of the street. Unfortunately, after straightening himself, Edmond loses control of the car and slams into the side of a Lexus dealership, delighting and dismaying onlookers in equal measure.

Who Is Edmond Mondi?

Edmond Mondi is a social media personality, entrepreneur, and race car driver based out of LA who is known for causing quite a stir with his automotive antics. Head over to Instagram, and you’ll see him driving a whole number of insane vehicles hard, often doing burnouts and donuts in what look like public areas. Unfortunately for him, this time it appears he sent it just a little bit too hard, and it had to happen in front of a bunch of people.

Looking at his accounts, you can see he picked up the Senna just a couple of months ago, and it was about this time he realized it wasn’t just another normal Senna. This Senna, dubbed Project Kilo II, features bespoke MSO options that make it a one-of-one vehicle, including Oak Green Metallic Paint over a Saddle brown interior, McLaren “Speedy Kiwi” logos & cartoon illustrations of “Bruce” the Kiwi throughout, a gold exhaust heat shield inspired by the McLaren F1, and somewhat ominously, the words “NEVER LIFT” inscribed in the original owner’s language on the brake pedal.

The Senna was made to be driven fast and hard on a track as it’s a downforce car. As soon as you lose that downforce you’re screwed, and in this situation, the quick acceleration on cold tires with no downforce most likely caused the loss of control.

Aftermath Of Accident

The immediate aftermath was swift, as videos of such an expensive supercar spread like wildfire across social media. Reactions were mixed, with some offering condolences for losing such a vehicle, while others chastised his poor decision on public roads. Yesterday he posted a response on his Instagram, half owning up to his mistake, and half defending himself. Read what he said below:

His immediate response was that he was going to fix the vehicle, no matter the cost, but other screenshots have appeared on Reddit that appear to show him asking uploaders of the video to take them down. “Brother can you PLEASE remove that story I beg you pleaseeee,” he allegedly says. “I don’t want insurance to see it bro please, it will ruin me.” Now these screenshots haven’t been confirmed to be from him, and could very easily have been doctored.

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When we say to drive your supercars, this is not what we mean. All we can say is when you crash your one-of-one vehicle, it’s probably best to own up to it and face the inevitable public backlash.