5 Best F1 inspired road cars

Mercedes AMG Project One
Mercedes AMG Project One

#5 McLaren F1

McLaren
McLaren F1

The McLaren F1 was designed by Gordon Murray, a well-known Formula One car designer along with Peter Stevens. After a long four year stint conquering the F1 world with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna from 1988 to 1991, the British manufacturers were ready to bring to road the very essence of their single-seater racing cars.

The most quirky feature of the F1 would be the centrally located driver seat, with space for two more passengers on either side, providing the driver with better visibility. The bodywork comprises of carbon-fibre reinforced polymer, the first of its kind, and the BMW V12 engine that the car is equipped with is a naturally aspirated one.

The F1 was inspired by the Honda NSX, which in-turn had used inputs from Ayrton Senna during the development phase. Only 106 units of the McLaren were produced between 1993 and 1998, leaving a lot of potential buyers wanting including Lewis Hamilton.

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