McLaren F1: A Legend of Motorization
In 1963, New Zealander Bruce McLaren founded McLaren Motor Racing. In 1966, the team was introduced to Formula 1. The cooperation of McLaren with the world's largest automobile industries led to the construction of the some of the greatest cars in history. The major drivers of Formula 1 have worked with the team since then, while the team has grown to be the absolute leader on the tracks of Formula 1. Bruce McLaren died at the age of 32, when on June 2, 1970 the back of the car he was driving was cut off, resulting in his fatal injury.
In the early 1990s, the use of the expertise of McLaren for the manufacture of a passenger car was decided. Finding a powerful engine and designing an impressive vehicle was a prerequisite for the implementation of that bold project. The manufacture of the ultimate supercar would prove that McLaren is not randomly at the top of Formula 1.
McLaren gave its new creation the name “F1," predisposing that the DNA of F1 contained identical cells with those found in Formula 1. The birth of the first F1 came in 1992 and could be described as a reincarnation of Bruce McLaren who suffered this needless death. The founder of the historic McLaren came back to life through the fastest road car that anyone had ever seen.