I used to live just down the road from the McLaren Garage. ~~I think its an Indian resturant now.~~ Edit: I was wrong I just looked at on street view and it's a school uniform shop now.
@@lorddarlo6194 16 turbos or 16 cylinders? And let us not forget that Bugatti's power plant is capable of 1600bhp and 300mph while being more driveable than the F1 ever was.
@@peekaboo1575 Yeah but how many Turbos does it need. It's a great car but over a 1/4 Mile Drag strip the F1 is beating the Veyron over a 1/2 Mile or a Mile the Veyron just beats it. The Veyron is cool but the F1 is the Daddy. The F1 is for Proper Drivers who know what they are doing. The Veyron is easy to drive but that means every celebrity who cam afford one can own one
Murray didn't design the MP4/4. He was Technical Director at the time, but it was Steve Nichols who designed the car. See the Jayemm On Cars interview with Steve here. th-cam.com/video/5Mz9nAzsLXU/w-d-xo.html
Gordon Murray sold his F1, and used the proceeds to buy a whole collection of lightweight classic cars. He's going to have many of them at the GMA HQ for people to go and look at.
At a Silverstone or Goodwood event the F1 dominates to this day. As a spectator you can notice that and the back of the car is a lot of what you see. This car has been 'done to death' on YT however you have brought something new to the table here with many facts not known. However, I was expecting a clip of a younger 'Iron Man' taking delivery of his example, which was step one on the way to the first sports car in space.
The Jaguar XJR-15 was the first car to use a carbon fibre chassis supposedly, beating the F1 to the punch but they didn't make many XJR-15's, and those that did get made... it was a brutal race car for the road, not the ultimate driving machine.
I've driven loads of racing cars (obviously in races on a race track). I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to go anywhere in that thing either as a passenger or a driver. The misery of it. All stress, no comfort, exposing everyone around you to all kinds of risk of death and injury and zero reward. Idiocy. Even on a track it would be a ridiculous machine when you could drive something with race tyres and not rock hard vulcanised road tyres. Or just use your budget for a proper race car. Still I really enjoyed your video!
The person who led the McLaren F1 project, Gordon Murray, is now working on a new sports car using the very latest in lightweight materials. The Gordon Murray T.50 could be surprisingly fast, though Murray said they're not aiming for a ridiculous top speed like what Koenigsegg did in recent years.
My favourite piece of film is watching the late Murray Walker driving one 😂. The credit for 11:00 is Top Gear when Tiff Nedell drove it around Goodwood and “gave it some stick”
6:30 The Wing Mirrors on the production F1s are funny, they adapted the VW Corrado's, it's really a thing on 90s and early 2000s supercars that they've took some aftermarket/off-the-shelf parts, the facelift Lamborghini Diablos got their headlights from the Nissan 300ZX (with an additional part that covers the "Nissan" imprinting) and it's rear lights (same on the early Pagani Zondas), you can find similar ones on some construction machines, the side turn indicators on Murcielagos are from the Ford Focus Mk I. IMHO it isn't wrong to use such parts instead of doing everything tailor-made, however these should have a good quality (not like these cheapo Ford window switches they've put into Jaguars and Aston Martins next to a Fiesta) and shouldn't be too obvious.
by a distance, the most timeless design of a car that is by now 30 years old. is the curved gap panel style something related to the StarWars aesthetic? 3 grown men in a car like this - superb
Got the F1 on the Crew I actually think the Game has overdone done the top speed as I got to 250MPH before I crashed. You barely have time to think and your already doubt 100MPH and pushing 200MPH
@@davekennedy6315 Indeed. And they can go much faster on racing games such as being featured on Rockstar Games Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition and Dub Edition Remix.
Question! Where is the list of each F1's personalized cockpit dimensions so that i can get one that fits? In this case you'd have to shop for it by size! Cars made for let's say, Danny DeVito or Michael Jordan just wouldn't work for me and any retrofitting would destroy the value of the car. Surely someone has thought of this !:-)
I used to have a lot of respect for Gordon Murray, but in recent years it's come to light that Steve Nichols and his team of engineers designed the MP4/4 (one of the most successful F1 cars of all time). Gordon contributed next to nothing to it's design claiming he'd based it on his previous brabham bt55, despite both cars having almost literally nothing in common. If he lied about designing the MP4/4, did he also lie about designing the F1 road car? Shame on you Gordon, you used to be cool.
0-100 in 11.5 seconds? Doesn't sound remotely fast enough. 3.2 0-60. 8 seconds for the next 40mph? Somethings wrong with that stat. (Said about 17 Minute mark)
Well the McLaren was great for its time but modern technologies make some version of mass-produced cars pretty capable in racing for a good price. That's why supercars seem like a joke today.
Ayrton Senna's first name is pronounced "Eye Air (or Ear) Tonne", or at least Air Tonne, never Art-on. ( [aˈiʁtõ ˈsẽnɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] according to Wikipedia). Interesting video, but like Americans' pronunciation of "solder" and "buoy", your mangling of the great man's name took me out of the zone somewhat. Having said that, I'm sure my attempts to say your name would be laughable.
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I used to live just down the road from the McLaren Garage. ~~I think its an Indian resturant now.~~ Edit: I was wrong I just looked at on street view and it's a school uniform shop now.
Those incredible butterfly doors were actually directly-inspired by, of all things, the Tercel-based Toyota Sera.
Among The F1's customers was Rowan Atkinson who racked up at least 37,000 miles before he ended up selling his F1.
He crashed it twice and the second episode was one of the UKs highest insurance claims as McLaren rebuilt the car.
Didn't he say it was the most frightening car he'd ever owned and he wouldn't be buying another?
@@tosspot1305 he couldn’t afford one now. I believe the main reason he sold it was to fund his divorce
@@andreasphotiou1886 thats why ya dont get married
the car displayed in Monaco 6:31 isn't XP1, that's the Clinic Model, which doesn't have an engine.
It might not still be the world's fastest car but its still the world's greatest car!
it's still the fastest without forced induction.
@@chrisdavidson911 Aren't the T50 and Valkyrie faster now?
Only took 16 Turbos and 11 years to beat it to go 10 or 15 MPH Faster
@@lorddarlo6194 16 turbos or 16 cylinders?
And let us not forget that Bugatti's power plant is capable of 1600bhp and 300mph while being more driveable than the F1 ever was.
@@peekaboo1575 Yeah but how many Turbos does it need. It's a great car but over a 1/4 Mile Drag strip the F1 is beating the Veyron over a 1/2 Mile or a Mile the Veyron just beats it. The Veyron is cool but the F1 is the Daddy. The F1 is for Proper Drivers who know what they are doing. The Veyron is easy to drive but that means every celebrity who cam afford one can own one
Murray didn't design the MP4/4. He was Technical Director at the time, but it was Steve Nichols who designed the car. See the Jayemm On Cars interview with Steve here.
th-cam.com/video/5Mz9nAzsLXU/w-d-xo.html
I met Gordon Murray. He was a gentlemen.
Gordon Murray sold his F1, and used the proceeds to buy a whole collection of lightweight classic cars. He's going to have many of them at the GMA HQ for people to go and look at.
SImon Kidston bought it from him
At a Silverstone or Goodwood event the F1 dominates to this day. As a spectator you can notice that and the back of the car is a lot of what you see.
This car has been 'done to death' on YT however you have brought something new to the table here with many facts not known. However, I was expecting a clip of a younger 'Iron Man' taking delivery of his example, which was step one on the way to the first sports car in space.
The Jaguar XJR-15 was the first car to use a carbon fibre chassis supposedly, beating the F1 to the punch but they didn't make many XJR-15's, and those that did get made... it was a brutal race car for the road, not the ultimate driving machine.
Gordon's t50 and t50 Lauda are going to set the bar for supercars next year.
Still the best looking in terms of aero, simplicity and a sense of elegance.
Loving your work! More cars please :)
always a good watch, thank you for the great content once again. Have a great weekend
How is this video only at 11K views this video deserves 1M views
The proud car of new Zealand
Still one of the coolest cars of all time. Definite teenage boy poster material, along with the Ferrari F40 and the Lamborghini Countach.
The F1 was an absolute legend. I love this car.
I've driven loads of racing cars (obviously in races on a race track). I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to go anywhere in that thing either as a passenger or a driver. The misery of it. All stress, no comfort, exposing everyone around you to all kinds of risk of death and injury and zero reward. Idiocy.
Even on a track it would be a ridiculous machine when you could drive something with race tyres and not rock hard vulcanised road tyres. Or just use your budget for a proper race car. Still I really enjoyed your video!
Great channel, excellent work, quality contact.
The person who led the McLaren F1 project, Gordon Murray, is now working on a new sports car using the very latest in lightweight materials. The Gordon Murray T.50 could be surprisingly fast, though Murray said they're not aiming for a ridiculous top speed like what Koenigsegg did in recent years.
I have a brochure for the McLaren F1, it's a work of art!
My favourite piece of film is watching the late Murray Walker driving one 😂. The credit for 11:00 is Top Gear when Tiff Nedell drove it around Goodwood and “gave it some stick”
Yet another great and super interesting video!
Superb video, thanks very much!
A pleasure to watch, as always
Great story. More great work Ruaridh!
6:30 The Wing Mirrors on the production F1s are funny, they adapted the VW Corrado's, it's really a thing on 90s and early 2000s supercars that they've took some aftermarket/off-the-shelf parts, the facelift Lamborghini Diablos got their headlights from the Nissan 300ZX (with an additional part that covers the "Nissan" imprinting) and it's rear lights (same on the early Pagani Zondas), you can find similar ones on some construction machines, the side turn indicators on Murcielagos are from the Ford Focus Mk I.
IMHO it isn't wrong to use such parts instead of doing everything tailor-made, however these should have a good quality (not like these cheapo Ford window switches they've put into Jaguars and Aston Martins next to a Fiesta) and shouldn't be too obvious.
I think it's the most beautiful car ever built
Just back from the shops and a beautiful silver Masseratti slipped by my side.... 🚙
Wonderful stuff.
Thanks
Thank you for this
forced to make do with a BMW V12 instead. It was one of the best car engines ever made!
oh , and Arton Senna?
The first prototype which was unveiled in Monaco was called as the Clinic Model, not XP1.
At about 1:50 I think you'll find we're watching Sir Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT33
Might I suggest doing one on RUF
Gordon Murray absolutely did not design the mp4/4. Its urban legend.
by a distance, the most timeless design of a car that is by now 30 years old. is the curved gap panel style something related to the StarWars aesthetic? 3 grown men in a car like this - superb
Having watched this, would you consider a video on the Honda NSX, seeing its influence on the F1?
Johnathan Palmer recently stated that her preferred driving the NSX to the F1 he helped to develop
I quite like McLaren cars. They are fast, modern and of course lot more British. Even Saleen cars are also made in the UK and I also like Saleen cars.
The F1LM did 0-100 and then back to 0 in 11.5 seconds!
Best.Car.Ever. Period
I just wish we could see the McLaren F1 racing team this fast again
9:42 "Practical." Just after mentioning the gold-foil wrapped engine
You can put the wife, kid, and groceries in it. What else do you need, a roof rack?
Please do Mclaren P1 next.
Got the F1 on the Crew I actually think the Game has overdone done the top speed as I got to 250MPH before I crashed. You barely have time to think and your already doubt 100MPH and pushing 200MPH
Attention to detail, eh? So why is the word Kenwood upside down when you look at it from the front 🥸
Is it just on my end or is the sound a bit off on this one?
can you make a video about clk gtr ?
The standard F1 hit 100mph in 6.3 seconds!
The F1 LM hit 100mph in 5.9 seconds!
@@davekennedy6315 Indeed. And they can go much faster on racing games such as being featured on Rockstar Games Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition and Dub Edition Remix.
@@Andrewjg_89 And the Crew I got it 250MPH you can't modify it either so God knows how I got that
If you like cars, you must love this car.
Where's the P1?
Question! Where is the list of each F1's personalized cockpit dimensions so that i can get one that fits? In this case you'd have to shop for it by size! Cars made for let's say, Danny DeVito or Michael Jordan just wouldn't work for me and any retrofitting would destroy the value of the car. Surely someone has thought of this !:-)
17:20 you say the fastest version had a 0-100mph of 11 seconds, that's well out (the Lotus Carlton hit 100 mph in 10.8!)
“Of its class”
@@JBFlytography of its class? No, these figures are wrong. It would hit 100mph in 6 seconds or less depending on version.
Yer i wondered how it hit 60 in 3 seconds and 100 in 11. Doesn't seem right
The F1 took under 11 seconds to do 0-100-0, not just 0-100.
Murray didn't design the MP4/4 Steve nicholls did
I plan to sell my f1 n get the gma t50 n t33 ... with at least 10mllion pounds change after trade in
I used to have a lot of respect for Gordon Murray, but in recent years it's come to light that Steve Nichols and his team of engineers designed the MP4/4 (one of the most successful F1 cars of all time). Gordon contributed next to nothing to it's design claiming he'd based it on his previous brabham bt55, despite both cars having almost literally nothing in common.
If he lied about designing the MP4/4, did he also lie about designing the F1 road car? Shame on you Gordon, you used to be cool.
Bus tail lights.
This is the only car that u sit in the middle
What about it with this car
@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 why is this the only car you sit in the middle?
@@maimadha it’s because the seat always remains in the middle
0-100 in 11.5 seconds? Doesn't sound remotely fast enough. 3.2 0-60. 8 seconds for the next 40mph? Somethings wrong with that stat. (Said about 17 Minute mark)
It's 6.3 seconds 0-100mph according to one source
It should be 0-100-0.
@@EmyrDerfel makes more sense thx
Well the McLaren was great for its time but modern technologies make some version of mass-produced cars pretty capable in racing for a good price. That's why supercars seem like a joke today.
I got that car on Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix. And it is so brilliant.
oh god no .... he is trying to say Aluminum again .....
It's not the American way it's the British English way Al ue min um
1st
Ayrton Senna's first name is pronounced "Eye Air (or Ear) Tonne", or at least Air Tonne, never Art-on. ( [aˈiʁtõ ˈsẽnɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] according to Wikipedia). Interesting video, but like Americans' pronunciation of "solder" and "buoy", your mangling of the great man's name took me out of the zone somewhat.
Having said that, I'm sure my attempts to say your name would be laughable.