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Old 09-01-2018, 11:01 PM   #1
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Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

During some casual browsing, a Road & Track headline stating "McLaren F1 GTR #25R Restored" popped up in my search results. Apparently MSO has been busy the last 18 months doing a ground-up rebuild. The debut of the finished car also coincided with the announcement of something called 'F1 Certified', of which 25R is the first to be approved. This paragraph from McLaren's press release summarizes things well:

"...the F1 Certified programme has been developed to guarantee the authenticity of both road and track versions of the Le Mans-winning supercar, offering ultimate peace of mind for current and future owners. A unique Certificate of Authenticity – which McLaren Automotive is the only body in the world able to issue – authenticates a car’s provenance, originality, service life, road/race history and condition. Conformity with the original specification and to any McLaren-sanctioned upgrades is confirmed by reference to the factory archives.

Along with the certificate, owners receive a bespoke illustrated book documenting the history of their car."


The entire press release can be found here:Official McLaren F1 certification service announced...
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Old 09-02-2018, 10:40 PM   #2
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

Sounds like the Ferrari Classiche money grab, which makes no sense to me. The factory restoration aspect is what's more important and a good thing to have for these cars.
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Old 09-05-2018, 02:46 AM   #3
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

Having seen the progress of #25R, its a really really good example of how to do a fantastic paint job.
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Old 09-08-2018, 11:13 AM   #4
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

If this somehow leads to more cars going back to original spec then I'd be happy.
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Old 09-16-2018, 11:47 AM   #5
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

Did anyone else spot 07R in Kidston's latest instagram video?
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Old 09-16-2018, 12:41 PM   #6
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Did anyone else spot 07R in Kidston's latest instagram video?
Yes must be it but can not be sure!! If it is....!
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Old 09-23-2018, 12:52 PM   #7
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced



Here is the link to the details of 25R's restoration from the Mclaren Automotive media website: http://media.mclarenautomotive.com/e...es/610#gallery

Here are some some screenshots which 'appear' to show #07R in its original livery



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Old 09-23-2018, 01:25 PM   #8
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

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Here are some some screenshots which 'appear' to show #07R in its original livery
Indeed they do.

interestingly, not the work of MSO or Lanzante, but at least it has finally been done.

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Old 09-23-2018, 01:41 PM   #9
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Indeed they do.

interestingly, not the work of MSO or Lanzante, but at least it has finally been done.

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Next is #08R

It would be cool to see it in its West livery in my opinion - forgetting about originality

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Old 09-24-2018, 11:48 PM   #10
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

LOL look at that laptop sitting on the rear quarter of 25R. Does the original laptop still need to be used? Can't they make some kind of emulator to run on a modern system and have a cable to match whatever pins the old stuff used?

Also nice to see 7R back in original livery. I never liked any of those LM-look GTRs...
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Old 09-25-2018, 01:12 AM   #11
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

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Here are some some screenshots which 'appear' to show #07R in its original livery

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Great catch! I concur with everyone else - great to see another GTR returned to it's original livery.

On another note, any indication of which car is the left of the second shot?
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

only need 11R back in original livery now
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That is interesting. I hope they did it justice
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only need 11R back in original livery now
What about 08R and 14R? Are those not in papaya anymore? I vaguely recall someone saying 08R was back in Gulf colors, but I've been out of the loop for a while.
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Re: Restored 25R Debuted, F1 Certification Program Announced

I understood 08R had been re-liveried and totally forgotten about 14R
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