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Old 03-01-2004, 03:51 PM   #80
SDK2003
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In my opinion I still think the McLaren F1 is still the best 'Hypercar'. Those that complain that it costs too much to buy or spare parts are too expensive either shouldn’t own one or have completely missed the whole point of why the F1 was built - without compromise.
The F1 was built long before ‘bring your own track days’ were around which is why the car is a little soft on a track when compared to new cars of today, but as an overall package it’s still the best (IMO).

Whilst Martin Brundle wasn’t the greatest F1 driver ever he was still highly rated in his day. Michael Schumacher helped develop the Enzo’s driving feel but I don’t ever recall MS being an engineer So Michaels input does not make up for the fact that road car gearing has to be completely different to race car gearing which is designed and built to last around only 500 miles, something that would not be suitable for a road car. I believe that a manual gear change via a stick is still the best usable method in a road car
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