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Originally Posted by F1 monster
Thanks for all the great photos. Much appreciated.
When you say the car was starting to show its age, what do you mean? McLaren keeps its cars immaculate, I thought, and from the pictures this car looks good. What looked old/worn?
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Thanks for the compliments ! Coming from such committed McLaren fans as yourselves, I take it as a real compliment !
This was the first close-up view I had of the Ueno Clinic car and little things like the colour of the anodising on the door release buttons and wheel nuts wasn't quite as bright as you'd see on a new vehicle; likewise the scrutineering sticker's details (handwritten in at the pre-qualifying ?) were virtually lost, a consequence of either over-zealous cleaning or perhaps handling of the car (during loading/unloading ?) I guess.
The paintwork on the car showed the swirly scratches (usually associated with regular polishing by cleaners) which is visible on the drivers' names photos, although the white scotchlite (reflective) Ueno Clinic and other vinyl logos still shone well , as can be seen on the flash photos.
All in all, when compared with the corresponding Audi R8 from a few Le mans ago (which looked brand new out of the box) it looked a real vintage racer !