Is the Mclaren F1...

[kambites]

Someone is baffling me by insisting that it's LHD, I'm intrigued to see what everyone things.

[Mastodon2]

Well, it's gearshifter is on the right of where you sit, so while I'd say it's neither LHD or RHD, it's more LHD than RHD, if you catch my drift.

[drophead]

Neither, however, the gearstick is to the right of the steering wheel to it could technically be classed as LHD.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Hard to tell really

[iva cosworth]

If anyone votes left or right

[Gaspode]

Seeing as how the driver sits centrally, I struggle to understand how it could be thought of as having a left-hand (or right-hand come to that) driving position?

[Gad-Westy]

drophead said:

Neither, however, the gearstick is to the right of the steering wheel to it could technically be classed as LHD.

Can't see how that's relevant. Lots of right hand drive cars with gearstick on the right and I'm sure vice versa.

[The Game]

iva cosworth said:

If anyone votes left or right

100%

[Gaspode]

drophead said:

Neither, however, the gearstick is to the right of the steering wheel to it could technically be classed as LHD.

Do you really think that the terms LHD / RHD are used to refer to the position of the driver's position relative to the position of the gearshift rather than to the whole car?

[williamp]

Gad-Westy said:

drophead said:

Neither, however, the gearstick is to the right of the steering wheel to it could technically be classed as LHD.

Can't see how that's relevant. Lots of right hand drive cars with gearstick on the right and I'm sure vice versa.

Maybe in the dim and distant past, and in the likes of a GT40, but new car?? i cant think of any

[kambites]

Ah someone has voted LHD, clearly Rich_W has shown up.

[okie592]

Aren't all pistonheaders powerfully built company directors, one of them must have a F1 for when the 335d is in for its remap and can tell us by looking at the logbook ?

[RichB]

What a bizarre question

[cure]

I had a small laugh when the vote-results popped up.

[JustNeil]

I think I remember Flemke saying that for the purposes of insurance it's classed as LHD, because the gearstick is on the right of the driver.

Of course, I could be wrong, I'm sure there's a search function around here somewhere :-)

[SWoll]

Well, so far it would appear 4 people have based their vote on what the DVLA define the car as due to them having no option for central driving position and 38 people have used their eyes and common sense.

[kambites]

SWoll said:

Well, so far it would appear 4 people have based their vote on what the DVLA define the car as due to them having no option for central driving position and 38 people have used their eyes and common sense.

Shh, mustn't expect common sense; surely the reason we have a government is to tell us what to think?

[RobM77]

Why does it matter where the gearshift is? It's neither RHD or LHD.

[ClassicMotorNut]

I don't see how this can really be a poll, it's not a matter of opinion on where the driver sits. He sits centrally and one can't say 'I believe the centre to be on the left'. The F1 is, of course, neither. If it can be called anything, I would call it CD for Central Drive.