2010 - McLaren F1 in Hilton

In January 2010 I was in Reading, UK for a product launch event for my company. This McLaren F1 race car was on display in the hotel lobby. Herve and I debated whether it was a demo or real car, but personally I think it was a T-car (spare) from 2008. See if you can figure out why it would be displayed at a hotel...