RE: Paris 2012: McLaren P1
Discussion
I guess it'll be interesting to see where it finishes on this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nürburgr...
No entry for the MP4-12C that I could spot - only the SLR McLaren.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nürburgr...
No entry for the MP4-12C that I could spot - only the SLR McLaren.
Davey S2 said:
The original F1 was praised fron the off as being a brilliant drivers car yet it was several years after the cars launch that Andy Greene did the 230 mph run. The massive top speed was just a bonus.
You mean Andy Wallace, and you mean 240mph, presumably.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-728227241...
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CraigyMc said:
Davey S2 said:
The original F1 was praised fron the off as being a brilliant drivers car yet it was several years after the cars launch that Andy Greene did the 230 mph run. The massive top speed was just a bonus.
You mean Andy Wallace, and you mean 240mph, presumably.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-728227241...
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Oz83 said:
Some more colour options...
Oh yes, that's more like it. The white one looks stunning in my opinion and all are an improvement upon the orange car. The looks of this car a clearly "Marmite" judged from replies here. Better looking than recent offerings from Ferrari that's for sure..Edited by Oz83 on Friday 28th September 09:23
Edited by Oz83 on Friday 28th September 09:41
dtrump said:
The slot in the hollow of the door channeling air to the rear looks super neat imo
Agreed, on the P1 app it appears you can follow the air flows and I'm sure this air then exits from under the rear valence.Such a stunning car, not only from a looks perspective but also an engineering one. Can't wait for more info as and when it comes out.
the McLaren F1 prototype test car (XP3 chassis I think, in hands of Mika Hakkinen if I remember well) did 7.11 on the Ring some 20 years ago...I read that in an old magazine but it was probably done on slicks..the biggest problem of F1 is that McLaren didn't allow any aftermarket tires (and tire technology advanced A LOT in last 20 years) and brakes&suspension were set for a more comfy ride..actually people who compared F1&Veyron say that F1 is a bit comfier and even quieter, at least on sane rpms
AreOut said:
the McLaren F1 prototype test car (XP3 chassis I think, in hands of Mika Hakkinen if I remember well) did 7.11 on the Ring some 20 years ago...I read that in an old magazine but it was probably done on slicks..the biggest problem of F1 is that McLaren didn't allow any aftermarket tires (and tire technology advanced A LOT in last 20 years) and brakes&suspension were set for a more comfy ride..actually people who compared F1&Veyron say that F1 is a bit comfier and even quieter, at least on sane rpms
The rumour is that it was an F1 LM, not a vanilla F1. It could easily have been on slicks too.C
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