Betsafe 'F1' Car

[ukaskew]

Can anyone figure this out? The car is apparently a one-off build but it looks way too good to have been built by an independent company (I've never heard of). It also looks exactly like one of the F1 cars from recent seasons, but I can't put my finger on which.

https://www.betsafe.com/en/gumball-3000?utm_source...

[ukaskew]

marshall100 said:

I was thinking an old (evil) lotus, based purely on the height of the nose.

That was my guess.

Non betting site link for those that have them blocked... http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

[ukaskew]

Either way it's interesting to see a very recent F1 car (presumably in private hands?) running. I know at least one private individual who has bought a sub 5 year old F1 car before and it was made intentionally difficult to get the thing running, I think he underestimated that aspect despite being very competent and having pretty good contacts/funds. That particular car has to my knowledge not surfaced since.