"Our Formula 1 race strategists think many laps ahead when planning a grand prix pit stop, our automotive engineers build high-performance road cars for the next generation of driver; and our technologists and designers in McLaren Applied Technologies devise ways to improve healthcare, transport and many other areas of our lives," says the Woking company of a project which suggests someone has a bit too much time on their hands.

"With the futuristic McLaren MP4-X concept race car, we wanted to peer into the future and imagine the art of the possible," said John Allert, Group Brand Director, McLaren Technology Group.

"We have combined a number of F1's key ingredients - speed, excitement and performance, with the sport's emerging narratives - such as enclosed cockpits to enhance driver safety, and hybrid power technologies."

"Formula 1 is the ultimate gladiatorial sport, and the future we envisage will be a high tech, high performance showcase that excites fans like no other sport."

"It looks visually striking, but it is beneath the skin where the changes are most apparent," says McLaren. "MP4-X is designed to harness alternative power sources; the chassis changes shape to adapt to different aerodynamic demands; and it can communicate in the event of a failure or a problem."

"This is therefore McLaren Marketing's unique conceptual take on motor racing's future."

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1. Posted by nnails, 04/12/2015 10:27

"lets home this arrives at le mans this year"

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2. Posted by StephenA, 04/12/2015 0:39

"This makes closed cockpits a definite "no" for me. Looks like one of the Formula E driverless support race cars..."

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3. Posted by gturner38, 04/12/2015 0:33

"So a high horsepower, high downforce, closed cockpit hybrid with fenders. Don't Porsche, Audi, and Toyota already build those?"

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4. Posted by stackvideo, 03/12/2015 22:05

"Like to see them do a 2.6 second tyre change on this one."

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5. Posted by White Lightning, 03/12/2015 17:45

"Do the F1 teams draw lots every 6 months to bring one of these out for a bit of free publicity? I remember a copy of F1 Racing in about 2004 that had exactly the same thing on the front designed by Williams, claiming it would be used by around now."

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