McLaren F1: Pic of the Week
A stunning photo of a legendary car makes this week's POTW a no-brainer
The McLaren F1 needs no introduction, especially to PHers, but reminding ourselves of just how special it was is never a waste of time. Designed by Gordon Murray and Peter Stevens, its central driving position, gold-lined engine bay and full carbon fibre chassis - a first for a road car - made it a true modern legend. Those and its mid-mounted 636hp 6.1-litre V12, which propelled the F1 to 242.8mph and the title of world's fastest production road car. More than two decades later, it remains the fastest naturally-aspirated production road car ever built.
It's been 20 years since production of the F1 ceased, and yet its design remains remarkably fresh, so what better time to feature it? This particular example, chassis #069, is painted Carbon Black with a black and red leather interior, and was one of the very last F1s produced. Nowadays its performance benchmark has been bested by multiple other machines, and yet its legend, and value, only continues to grow. We may never see its like again, but you can still see it on your desktop every day with this POTW.
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