Ah, the classic BM video - one of the first to show a street F1 on a track. If memory serves, this was the episode where they compared it against a bunch of other cars, including 964 RS, and a F355, I think.
Any way, the Brits in general, and Gordan Murray in particular, tend to prefer softer set-ups, which helps the car deal with their crappy 'B-roads' and such. Murray asked Ron Dennis from the outset, whether they intended to race this car. naively, Ron answered no at the time. Thomas Bscher, now head of Bugatti was one of those instrumental in getting Ron to reconsider. That's why the GTR happened.
The best track day F1, to the best of my knowledge, remains the F1 LM (only 5 made). It used straight cut gears though (very noisy), which kind of takes away one of the greatest aspects of F1 ownership - the engine note.
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