RE: Ayrton Senna tribute McLaren P1 GTR
Discussion
Streetrod said:
It looks great but I call bulls
t on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers.
It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
I'm also astounded at the time given to the paint. surely a wrap would have been easier? or simply using the same technique the F1 teams employ if they were worried the extra layer of paint would add weight?t on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers. It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
Maybe they stripped it right back to bare carbon and painted it all over again and that's where the time came in?
redroadster said:
Next a 570 senna for January ,then Feb a track pack senna and maybe in march open top versions for summer months don't miss a trick new models every month all based on same tub engine let's max out profit margins.
You haven’t read it or understood what’s been done here have you 
It’s a customers car, not a new release so if someone with a 570, an idea and a stack of wants something done to it we can read about that too.
Or perhaps what you’re saying is Mclaren should knock back those customers and their money...?
Does everything at McLaren have to be about Senna nowadays, its pretty boring to be honest, yes he was great, yes he died, yes we're all sad but do we really need to continue to brand everything with his name all the time?
Lets not forget he was so desperate to get out of McL because the engines were st that he offered to drive for Williams FOR FREE, he didn't give a fk about them, he just wanted to win at any cost.
I don't see them using any of the other greats that have raced for them in anything. Prost won just as many WDC's for them, Hunt is still dead so I don't see why they shouldn't have anything from McL honouring their efforts, its just weird.
Lets not forget he was so desperate to get out of McL because the engines were s
t that he offered to drive for Williams FOR FREE, he didn't give a fk about them, he just wanted to win at any cost.I don't see them using any of the other greats that have raced for them in anything. Prost won just as many WDC's for them, Hunt is still dead so I don't see why they shouldn't have anything from McL honouring their efforts, its just weird.
RyanTank said:
Streetrod said:
It looks great but I call bullst on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers.
It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
I'm also astounded at the time given to the paint. surely a wrap would have been easier? or simply using the same technique the F1 teams employ if they were worried the extra layer of paint would add weight?t on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers. It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
Maybe they stripped it right back to bare carbon and painted it all over again and that's where the time came in?
RyanTank said:
Streetrod said:
It looks great but I call bullst on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers.
It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
I'm also astounded at the time given to the paint. surely a wrap would have been easier? or simply using the same technique the F1 teams employ if they were worried the extra layer of paint would add weight?t on the 800 hour paint job, that’s working 40 hours a week for 20 weeks. As someone who has painted numerous cars in the past, a lot way more complicated than that one they are taking the mick with these numbers. It’s a simple two colour paint job, with added graphics that would have been produced using stencils
Maybe they stripped it right back to bare carbon and painted it all over again and that's where the time came in?
As much as I love McLaren it does annoy me when they make these ridicules claims, it’s not necessary
Edited by Streetrod on Thursday 20th December 15:31
TIGA84 said:
Does everything at McLaren have to be about Senna nowadays, its pretty boring to be honest, yes he was great, yes he died, yes we're all sad but do we really need to continue to brand everything with his name all the time?
Lets not forget he was so desperate to get out of McL because the engines were st that he offered to drive for Williams FOR FREE, he didn't give a fk about them, he just wanted to win at any cost.
I don't see them using any of the other greats that have raced for them in anything. Prost won just as many WDC's for them, Hunt is still dead so I don't see why they shouldn't have anything from McL honouring their efforts, its just weird.
There is a Prost branded P1 and another Senna branded P1 that were both displayed at the FOS a few years ago. If I am not mistaken they are owned by the same guyLets not forget he was so desperate to get out of McL because the engines were s
t that he offered to drive for Williams FOR FREE, he didn't give a fk about them, he just wanted to win at any cost.I don't see them using any of the other greats that have raced for them in anything. Prost won just as many WDC's for them, Hunt is still dead so I don't see why they shouldn't have anything from McL honouring their efforts, its just weird.
Muzzer79 said:
I find it a bit tacky.....
It's because it is a bit.. The whole Senna thing is pretty tacky to be honest. I know society is a bit tacky right now, but class will return(!?), and I worry a little for McLaren - I keep thinking they need to keep an eye on their image... It's a bit...YouTube, and inner city poseur right now. Liked the P1 though, and still like the early 12C's - there's something classless about both, I like it.
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