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Worlds & Stories
Road icons, racing heritage and the details that make a miniature unmistakable.
McLaren F1
Three seats sounds almost practical. Then McLaren puts the driver in the middle, ahead of the passengers, and practicality becomes a more interesting discussion. I started with that cabin and ended with number 59 at Le Mans: the same road-car idea, sent out into a very wet race.
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McLaren MP4/4
The red-and-white MP4/4 is easy to introduce with fifteen wins from sixteen races. That is a very efficient way of ending the discussion before the machinery gets interesting. I went back to the 1988 rules instead. Honda had been given less fuel capacity and a final season in which to make its turbo engine work.
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McLaren Senna
The rear wing is the obvious place to look. It is large, high and not especially interested in blending in. But the road-going McLaren Senna also uses active aerodynamic surfaces at the front. I wanted to follow the conversation between the two ends instead of letting the largest part monopolise it.
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