Special McLaren 570S marks 50 years of F1 racing
Smallest Brit supercar painted in original livery of race team's first F1 carMcLaren has revealed it plans to celebrate 50 years of racing in Formula 1 with a special one-off version of its smallest supercar, the 570S.
Called the McLaren 570S M2B edition, the firm’s newest supercar comes painted in the firm's original Pure White colour with a central green stripe with silver edging, mirroring the original paint scheme of the M2B that competed in the 1966 Monaco GP.
Founder Bruce McLaren had formed the team three years earlier but it wasn't until a former Concorde engineer, Robin Herd, joined the team that McLaren entered the world's toughest motorsport series.
Featuring a then-radical monocoque construction and new Mallite material made from balsa wood sandwiched between lightweight aluminium, the M2B showcased pioneering engineering knowhow from the aircraft industry.
Powered by a 225kW mid-mounted Ford V8, the car hit the famous street circuit in the hands of Bruce McLaren, qualified 10th and ran as high as sixth before an oil pipe to the oil-cooler worked its way loose and forced a retirement.
The same M2B racer eventually went on to score sixth place at the British GP and fifth at the US GP.
Other than the new paintjob, the 570S remains standard which means its twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V8 generates the same 419kW/600Nm.
That’s enough to haul the firm's smallest supercar to 100km/h in 3.2 seconds, 200km/h in 6.3 seconds and, if there's enough space, a 328km/h top speed.
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