Mclaren F1 Motoring Icon?

There is an excellent episode of the Simpsons where Homer discovers  that he has a long lost Brother (voiced by Danny DeVito) who turns out to be the head of a major Car Manufacturer. Homer ends up being asked to design a car for the common man by his brother, but ends designing a ridiculous car that only he would want and is far to expensive to put on sale.

With Mclaren celebrating 20 years since the launch of the F1 it is a good time to consider where the F1 sits in the pantheon of motoring greats.

Mclaren F1 from You Tube

With Mclaren about to unveil their Ferrari 430/458 rivalling P11, I had a trawl through You tube for films on it's illustrious predecessor the F1. The film below is from Japan, and shows the incredible attention to detail that went into the car. Fans of the game Gran Turismo with recognise the Tsukaba circuit used in the game and the time attack style!