How One Man Made the Perfect Car

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#McLaren #F1 #supercars
From the mind of a South African madman,
Came a machine capable of knocking down the giants,
Porsche.
Ferrari.
Lamborghini.
All came to know the answer to the question,
What if a car was created without rules?
That car… would be the world’s first hypercar.
The McLaren F1.
This is THE SQUIDD, a channel devoted to telling boring stories BOLDLY. Automotive icons, car company calamities, supercar legends and underdog heroes. All told through the lens of The Squidd, automotive content creator famous for being a dude with bad hair.
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Credits:
Writer: Ken Steinberger
Editor: Dhananjay Singh
Music used in order of appearance:
Continent by ANBR
Phantom by Zac Nelson
Go Off by MILANO
Neon Night by Shinto
Time Jumper by 2050
A Heart Made of Pixels by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Speed Freak by Evgeny Bardyuzha
Asteroid One by Czar Donic
Game Over by 2050
Expanding by Elliptik
Bytes by Sineyourlifeaway
Synthetic Regrets by Jamie Bathgate
Synthetic Network by C.K. Martin
Night Rider by Ian Post
Dark Utopia by FormantX
Digifunk by DivKid
Unbroken by Roman P
Game Over by 2050
By the Sword by Kevin Graham
Portals by Henrik Lindström
0:00 - Without Limits
2:00 - Close Your Eyes
4:55 - The Airport
7:58 - The Hairy Messiah
10:21 - Formula 1
12:06 - The Manifesto
13:54 - A Man of Details
15:56 - A Powerful Partner
20:16 - Taking Form
22:13 - Chasing the Perfect Shape
24:01 - The Best Supercar of Them All
26:56 - That's Quite Fast Isn't It?
29:19 - A Damn Good Racing Car
31:41 - What Do You Call It?

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@the.squidd Год назад

So uh, how do we all feel about super long videos? 😅

@louiandrews7 Год назад

The longer the more we get to love and learn

@tapelonkomesha9082 Год назад

The longer the more i learn in my opinion

@thatonemouse3016 Год назад

It's absolutely beautiful. Keep up the amazing work man!

@mumblingretard2099 Год назад

Love the long docs! Keep the good work up 💪

@arushkulkarni8184 Год назад

Epic

@fastex22 Год назад

The badass part of the story is the Doctor making the F1 his daily and commuting it in the autobahn at 197mph. The ultimate daily driver.

@the.squidd Год назад

Man was probably like sipping a coffee and singing in the car at 195mph too.

@MustangsTrainsMowers Год назад

How often did he have to hit the brakes for the slow pokes going 120 mph in a BMW in the left lane? In 1978 at age 11 I was on The Autobahn with my parents in a rental car. My dad driving and my Nervous Nelly mom in the front passenger seat. I was in the left side of the rear seat. Trucks were limited to about 60 mph in the right lane. When my dad would see a car flying up from behind he would have to slam on the brakes and squeeze between two trucks. At the time trucks had their exhaust down in the rear, just the right place for it to blow into your cars ventilation system. Some of the cars that passed us in the left lane went by so fast it was a blur.

@luceatlux7087 Год назад

i loved that, along with how comfortable it apparently felt to drive the F1 at 391 kmph... normally, at that kind of speed, a driver on a conventional road is, wisely, not talking and rather scared for his life. the only concern here seemed to be not enough adrenaline.

@Sky-ok3hk Год назад

I love when people call it Autobahn instead of Highway, there is nothing like it where you can race even more and not get penalized for it. Love German driving. Certain things can not be "anti-German" so to speak.

@christopheranderson1162 Год назад

I bought a bmw and thought I was pushing it too hard on the turbos..my guy reminded me that these cars were made for the Autobahn...the longer I drove it the slower it seemed to be ..always wanting more ..I found Cobb tuning and jb4 ..I couldn't imagine how fast these cars are from the factory

@marioantony7080 Год назад

The doc is the literal embodiment of " I paid for the whole speedometer I'm using the whole speedometer".

@rohitchavan414 Год назад

😅

@DokiPipo_ 11 месяцев назад

He wasn't even doing it in an emergency he doing it because he wanted to work earlier

@tiago98bastos 11 месяцев назад

@@DokiPipo_ None of that, he just wanted to leave the house a little later hahahaha

@-PVL93- 11 месяцев назад

A true gigachad

@aditya3127 10 месяцев назад

@@tiago98bastosand the creators must have felt proud and angery that it misfired

@kvltizt 5 месяцев назад

I love how inspired he was by the comparatively humble NSX

@S8EVE 7 месяцев назад

After almost 30 years...this is still the most beautiful and special car to have ever hit the road

@JJFX- 6 месяцев назад

Growing up the F1 was always "the car" that was the exception in discussions. The unicorn we all knew existed yet still felt more like a myth. Hell, even today it's the only car prior to 2000 listed under production cars with a sub 11 sec 1/4 mile. Oddly, some questionable Wikipedia editor apparently removed it as the 90's top speed car... 🤨

@Nirotix 4 месяца назад

~$30 Million to get one too, so also one of the most expensive hyper cars ever built.

@mrjodoe 4 месяца назад

@@Nirotix the moment you get a piece of era for money.

@dragonhold4 Год назад

(26:59) Respects to this fellow for not locking this masterpiece away, but instead daily drove it up to 200mph.

@linkhaus7948 Год назад

It is an insult to put it in a garage and never use it.

@sethlyte Год назад

The main reason I’m here 🙏🏽

@Minecraftrok999 Год назад

And doing that every. Single. Day. I love the Autobahn

@wanderingbufoon Год назад

Well, it was designed to be a road car.

@louispelletier2548 Год назад

Actual intended use basically

@austenschwend2723 7 месяцев назад

The material on the exhaust is probably INCONEL not ICONEL. Inconel is also used for the 1st and 2nd baffles on firearm suppressor designs. The ability to handle the heat and the loads are what makes it special. Awesome documentary. Thank you for making it.

@tryaluck 27 дней назад

Yeah I was about to say the same thing, it's the second time I've heard an American pronounce it this way, I was starting to think it was how they pronounced it. I'm a pipefitter and I have worked with this material many times, so I am very familiar with It, so when I heard him say "iconel", and then say "yeah I've never heard of it" I instantly thought, yeah probably because iconel doesnt exist.

@Shoultes 8 дней назад

Was he trolling? I mean im in total agreement with y'all 2 and im from southeast United States...lol but my guy spelled it out on screen?@@tryaluck

@tryaluck 5 дней назад

@@Shoultes yeah it's possible, some RU-vidrs make mistakes on purpose so they get People like us making a comment to correct them, it bumps up their engagement.

@pepeka1772 11 месяцев назад

The earth's fastest production car, naturally aspirated. The KING of supercars. The most fantastic car ever built. The love of my life.

@justuraveragecunt9005 10 дней назад

Mclaren F1 is the world's fastest NA car, not the world's fastest production car that just so happens to be NA. Though, that does not take away from it's greatness. 3 decades later and it still holds this title 🐐

@Ligerzeronz Год назад

Now this is what a car documentary needs to be nowadays. No bullshit playing around, just straight to the point and giving out the passion and emotions these cars give out and present it to us viewers. 100/10 score for you guys!

@the.squidd Год назад

🤜🤛

@allenrodriguez49 Год назад

We had top gear but it got cancelled was the best car show for many years

@BallisticEVA01 Год назад

Aint that the goodamn truth... this has SOUL - it really transported me back to the 90´s

@sid1234213 Год назад

After such a long time I feel like I've watched a proper documentary. This was phenomenal.

@the.squidd Год назад

🤜🤛

@aaroncroft2788 Год назад

Couldn't have said it better. Perfect. Facts, presentation, a little humor and history. Subscribed

@adamcuttler9665 Год назад

Perfect

@georgemartin7717 8 месяцев назад

Great job! I didn't know this video was " long ". It seemed like 10 minutes. The humor was great. The history of the F1 car and Gordon Murray was complex. Complexity takes time to thoroughly cover. You covered this so good,with humor well placed, that not a second was boring and the story flowed really good. This is what turned an actual 35 minute long video into what feels like a " 10 minute long video " . Well done and keep'em coming.

@irvinperez4594 8 месяцев назад

the funniest part is that he really said "oh i just have an issue wit it when I hit 197" like it was normal to drive that fast, especially in the time period. he just casually broke a speed record and still went to complain about it

@themattgannon 11 месяцев назад

The production quality on this channel is unmatched; your storytelling makes me feel like I'm living the experience just as much as those that were there to witness it. I wish I could subscribe twice

@the.squidd 11 месяцев назад

Thank you friend! So glad you enjoy, even your one sub is more than I ever could wish for.

@diyfu 10 месяцев назад

The only other channel with comparable quality i know would be lemmino and he is no where near as good at creating emotions

@upstategearheads 5 месяцев назад

I just wish the music wasn't so loud. Sometimes it makes the audio difficult to hear

@PearuArmasJ 3 месяца назад

@@upstategearheads I thought I was the only one with that issue lol, its severely insufferable, how the hell can all of these people say all that fellatiating bs but miss such a major, blatant issue??

@sulac4ever170 2 месяца назад

@@diyfuI agreed, that this is absolutely top tier production quality. And as you obviously being a man of culture, I have to introduce you to MagnetesMedia (business legends), melodysheep (astronomy/physics) and Ahoy (gaming), who create absolutely incredible documentaries on their respective subjects, who are also part of this elite club of highest quality content creators 😊

@kgsfarm4943 10 месяцев назад

Literal GOOSEBUMPS AND SPINE TINGLING experience I've rewatched this 4 times already You are sooo good at capturing the fundamental essence behind a car or a topic ONE of the best documentaries I have ever watched. Thanks 👍

@the.squidd 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you!

@wilsonrawlin8547 Год назад

The fact it was naturally aspirated and had a non electronic drivetrain/suspension shows you just how good those engineers were at what they do. A true engineering masterpiece.

@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml 7 месяцев назад

Bruce McLaren himself was brilliant too. Sadly he died at Goodwood.

@emescub 3 месяца назад

Engineers are usually limited by time or money or rules this time they didn't, the original design of Jaguar XJ220 was way better than what finally went into production, money was the limit without that the McLaren F1 would had an actual competitor.

@emescub 3 месяца назад

@onlyhuman7420 Год назад

Paul Rosche was engineering genius.He designed the F1's engine in six months.What Hans Mezger was for Porsche,Rosche was for BMW.He was truly one of the automotive engineering greats.

@jesterokjones4954 Год назад

Yes, Rosche was the MAN! That engine was just out of this world at the time, actually, aside from the advances in fuel injection like direct and port injection, a lot of this tech still carries over to this day in some form or another. In the automotive industry it might as well have been a lifetime ago!

@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo Год назад

Yup he designed the M12, s14 and m88 and so much more....... He was a genius..RIP.....

@matthewnicholas6365 Год назад

It's not a ground up build. It's got a lot in common with the e36 s50b30 and the s54 You could say it's basically 2 of those inline 6s sharing a crank. With the massive carbon airbox it even sounds like an E46 CSL

@aidenp5768 Год назад

@@matthewnicholas6365 Facts

@KillerMoth7121 Год назад

3dd

@Axiomatic75 Год назад

I'm not really a car guy so I had no idea just how insane this car is.

@JacketedHP90 Год назад

You have an unwavering ability to compile knowledge and deliver it in a way that scares the viewer it may end too soon. Hell of a job my friend.

@the.squidd Год назад

Thank you friend that gave me a smile

@WEAREDERBY1884 3 месяца назад

I was gutted when it ended your absolutely right amazing story telling cinematography was well enjoyable

@jaxxonkoethler3001 Год назад

This is like what Donut used to be. Storytelling, structure, history, the glory days of Up to Speed and Bumper to Bumper. This is superior in almost every way! Phenomenal work

@the.squidd Год назад

Thanks!

@SchlaftaterNrzZz Год назад

Whats "Donut"?

@tobinmcgill4080 Год назад

@@SchlaftaterNrzZzDonut Media is a car youtube channel that talks about car history and does reviews and cool builds.

@SchlaftaterNrzZz Год назад

@@tobinmcgill4080 oh ok, thanks and a good New year

@texasjapan4071 Год назад

I miss the old Donut Media

@venaautos Год назад

It had just hit 2AM in Australia, I was about to go to bed, but instead watching a 35 Minute documentary about a car that 13 year old (now 21) has always dreamt of, learning so much more than what I thought I already knew, this was an incredible documentary and I genuinely mean thank you for creating it. Wow.

@the.squidd Год назад

🤜🤛 now get some sleep!

@initialdoge8528 Год назад

@@the.squidd your videos are so good that I didn’t even skip a single part lol (ty for making me sit on a toilet for 40 minutes straight)

@sbachman Год назад

3:47 AM here

@philramone3905 Год назад

1:30AM here in Brisbane, and I'm absolutely in love with this mechanical marvel

@compt3ck Год назад

I was 13 years old when this car was released and I might have had wet dreams about it. I got to ride in one around 2003 when they were still somewhat affordable compared to now and it was better than I imagined.

@KevinBrown-xf3yy 8 месяцев назад

@19:26 VANOS is not BMW's version of VTEC. VANOS is cam phasing that changes valve timing, not valve lift and duration. Valvetronic is BMW's version of VTEC. The McLaren F1 did not have Valvetronic. The first BMW engine to have Valvetronic was the N42 in 2001. The McLaren F1 engine was the S70/2 which was based on the S70B56 (used only in the E31 850CSi) but with the head design of the S30B52 (used in the E36 M3). The S30B52 had double VANOS (intake and exhaust phasing) thus the McLaren F1 had double VANOS.

@phantom0456 7 месяцев назад

As someone who was a teenager in the mid/late 90’s and who loved cars, it’s impossible to understate just how god-tier the McLaren F1 was for its day… hell, it’s STILL god-tier, all of these nearly three decades later. There was nothing like it then, and there still is nothing quite like it even today. This was an absolutely fantastic documentary, and it did great justice to the legend that is the McLaren F1.

@JK_S60R Год назад

Jesus christ, this is literal documentary material. Something that I'd actually sit down and watch on TV, but I'm watching it all here. Fucking fantastic video efforts, man.

@the.squidd Год назад

Watch it on your tv!

@Jezee213 Год назад

Well said.

@hasnatplayz00 Год назад

I swear this mans never fails to give me goosebumps everytime I watch him, mad respect...

@the.squidd Год назад

That’s my goal! Get you to feel something, not just watch a car drive around.

@yourmommashouse Год назад

No homo

@mayank2564 Год назад

i was about to say that i had goosebumps This looks like something bbc would make the music was sooo awesome

@iamatlantis1 Год назад

I was sitting watching this alone and the beginning sequence def gave me goosebumps, thought maybe I was just over reacting. 😂

@ConcreteJungle95 Год назад

This comment made me realise that this is not a 1M+ subscribers channel. Very surprised given the extremely high quality of the content

@MurpheeLaw Год назад

I remember being a young man in the early 90s and wanting the McLaren F1. It was an impossible dream, still is, but wow. I never knew the history, or the man behind such a gorgeous car. Gordon Murray is a god.

@jfwfreo Год назад

There will NEVER be another car like the McLaren F1. Even today it's still the fastest naturally aspirated road-legal car ever made, a record that will probably never be beaten.

@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml 7 месяцев назад

Not unless McLaren themselves redevelop that very car again in 3.0 beta version.

@jfwfreo 7 месяцев назад

@@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml You couldn't make a car like the F1 that's would pass all the modern rules for emissions and safety and etc.

@MichaelJoseph-vb5ml 7 месяцев назад

@@jfwfreo you certainly could, just wouldn't be in public roads. Then again, we know how to run cars on hydrogen. So that's the ultimate answer if only water comes out the exhaust.

@h4x0y 5 месяцев назад

According to Gordon himself, the T.50 is the car he designed to improve on every aspect of the F1.

@MBS.. 4 месяца назад

Gordon Murray created his own car company and has created a Mclaren F1 successor way better than the F1

@Two_Sides Год назад

I Thought i was watching Top Gear The Grand Tour Fifth Gear Or whatever the Gear is. The editing The storytelling The sheer excitement when you get behind a wheel of a car. Simply outstanding Hats off I have only one word And that's Outstanding. Period

@the.squidd Год назад

🤝

@UncleSkiBum Год назад

Squidd Gear

@nickrotisky5985 Год назад

It would make a great grandtour episode

@sinuslebastian6366 Год назад

We've unearthed a diamond among the rubble fellas. Mark my words this channel is gonna be huge very soon. Your production levels and storytelling skills are simply unmatched man! Take a bow!

@the.squidd Год назад

I’ll only bow when I’m done

@Rhythmattica Год назад

What Sinus says is no overstatement.... Incredible channel

@wickedhouston5538 Год назад

@@the.squidd can you make a video on the DeLorean?

@rya3190 Год назад

@@the.squidd Even in the comments, you got powerful lines.

@vagelispavlopoulos Год назад

Exactly my thoughts This was what I was thinking your research and level of detailed info's personas explained or the vision of Murray you explained to us exactly what this car is about. A wonder of engineering and feelings.

@robryan2079 8 месяцев назад

“Screaming metal death traps made by over zealous Italian men” As someone of Italian-American heritage, I approve this description

@SplendidTruth 4 месяца назад

and even today near the end of 2023, it's the fastest natty car.

@LP970PL Год назад

This is the pinnacle of modern automotive journalism. I get some old school Top Gear vibes from from edit combined with the music. In fact, the use of music to emphasize a point or build tension is perfect. Keep making videos like this please!!

@the.squidd Год назад

I am so honored to hear that, thanks! I will absolutely continue!

@NewShockerGuy Год назад

I was 12 years old when this car first came out and it was mind boggling. Read all about it , posters in my room..etc, then the internet started happening a couple years later and then it was there as well. Everywhere, the car that could beat anything on the road. It WAS the king. Never in my life did I ever think I'd see one. I'm now 41. We went to the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA and while walking around I saw a silver F1. I stood a foot away from it and was completely speechless. My wife didn't understand. I didn't say anything for probably the next 45 minutes of me looking at it. For 25+ years of imaging and reading what it might be, then to physically see it. It just let me with no words. That's how awesome this car is. It still is in my book one of the best cars ever made. It still looks modern 20+ years later and even given the selection of "hyper" cars today, this would still be my number one choice!

@FloPpyBacon85 Год назад

A mother effin men 🤟

@mysteriumxarxes3990 Год назад

wasnt the internet popular in 93? you guys had doom

@clydecraft5642 Год назад

@@mysteriumxarxes3990 popular in a relative sense, the internet was the biggest “fringe” thing, lots of people knewit existed but had no reason to use it yet until it became easy to utilize

@Vile-Flesh Год назад

@@mysteriumxarxes3990 DOOM.......I still get chills whenever someone mentions it and I have been playing it since '94 and DOOM 2 still feels like this big new thing to me. Yes, internet was a big new "fringe" thing in '93 as even we had it on our budget 486sx25 although it was shitty Compuserve. I remember teachers in high school saying we could certainly cite sources from the internet for papers and projects. Also, I didn't realize how special the F1 was till recently.

@hayazi96able Год назад

This car and Godzilla.

@Mr.SausageFingers 4 месяца назад

I met Gordon a few years ago at goodwood. Such a passion for speed.

@onemaddad3823 9 месяцев назад

My father still has a mint 93 NSX. Growing up, he had an 02’ NSX as well. I used to sneak it out and take it to car meets here in South Florida. Those cars are super cool. Not the fastest by any means, but the handling is superb and definitely turns heads. I was making girls leave their boyfriends with me, before kids were doing that on RU-vid 😂

@kendrickh91 6 месяцев назад

I'm jealous, that's my dream car.

@florianmallok7770 Год назад

At that time a car magazine wrote: "Accelerating is for other cars. The McLaren F1 shoots forward like a bullet."

@victorlgcarvalho Год назад

This car is timeless... It'll never look old or boring or slow.... An automotive masterpiece.

@rickamsler3088 Год назад

that was the thing I kept coming back to. this car could roll into a showroom right now in 2023, you could tell people that it is an all new model and it would still look like a top of the line masterpiece. There were no design constraints to stick to, no brand recognition to employ, no era defining curves or angles. other than some internal gages and things that hadn't been improved yet, nothing dates this car. just a car, designed to the limits for control and performance.

@grandmaster1004 8 месяцев назад

I was hoping to get more insight into the gearbox. I think that was one of the biggest hurdles they had after the engine was developed. Otherwise, dude speechless, this embodies everything I’ve ever felt about the McLaren F1 since I was a kid. It really is the ultimate car, and that’s what makes it so special. It’s amazing that after all these years, it hasn’t been topped.

@RustedTypewriter 11 месяцев назад

I remember reading about this car in imported UK magazines at Borders and Barnes & Noble when I was a kid and always loved the 3 seat design. The center-seat position always felt like it was the most natural place for the driver. In the years since I've read a lot about the history, but THIS video does the story so much justice. McLaren should have paid you and your team to make this one!

@the.squidd 11 месяцев назад

If they paid me how could I be honest?!

@RustedTypewriter 11 месяцев назад

@@the.squidd Ha! Fair point, though I'd like to think you'd manage it!

@agrippa1234 Год назад

As a former teacher I will again complement you on not only your passion to inform but how well you present the story of Murray and the F1. Enjoyed every minute, Well done (again)

@the.squidd Год назад

Hahaha thanks so much, always brings a smile to my face when I see your name in the comments. I will keep trying to get good grades from ya teach!

@jasonbrody9294 Год назад

Stuff like this should be Shown in schools as a Motivation Boost for Jung kids

@forandonbehalfof4753 Год назад

Errr... As a "former teacher" you should know why using "complement" instead of "compliment" is toiletparts. No wonder I ignored "teachers" and did so well at both schools and universities......

@jamiekagemori1299 Год назад

@@forandonbehalfof4753 English could not be their first language bro, can still be a teacher.

@salahali7653 Год назад

I’ve recently lost my passion towards documentaries but after watching a video of two or yours I can say it got revived. Gotta appreciate the fine work you do with these videos and I can only imagine how difficult for you to find 100s of super rare clips from the nineties and putting them all in one clip. Thank you for this perfection

@the.squidd Год назад

Wow, thank you! That’s an honor to hear I’ve revitalized some of your passion. There’s a lot of fantastic content out here I hope you find more!

@silmupelaa6349 Год назад

Yeah this video is very well done!

@VinnyUnion Год назад

I didn't even notice this was a documentary

@Vicus_of_Utrecht 9 месяцев назад

@@VinnyUnion lol right? If it ain't over an hour, it's just a joyride! Case in point, History Time's 3 hour epic on the history of Britain.

@VegasD702 Месяц назад

I was looking for music to listen to and stumbled upon this... Glad I watched

@dexketristo2349 11 месяцев назад

I've watched a few of your videos, and I have to say... They are damned fine. Beautiful time capsules that go into excellent detail without being stuck on any one point. Your word flow and change from topic to topic regarding the history of the McLaren F1 is flawlessly paced. You should be PROUD of this video, because it just earned you yet another subscriber. xD

@the.squidd 11 месяцев назад

I am immensely proud to have earned your support my friend, thank you for stopping by, watching, and sharing your thoughts!

@dexketristo2349 11 месяцев назад

@@the.squidd Anything to promote fun-to-watch content. :)

@AT-fi9dj Год назад

When the Mclaren F1 came out you only heard about it through word of mouth. There was no high speed internet. Your friends told you about it and it then captured your imagination. This is one of the reasons why it was so mythical.

@jhondalton130 Год назад

Very good point

@HotRod8625 Год назад

I learned of F1 from Need For Speed 2 in say 96'

@jamesengland7461 Год назад

It was all over all the car magazines....

@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 Год назад

I dare say it became mythical because of *current* generation of car youtube channels and videogames. Like you pointed out, almost nobody knew about the F1 in the early 90's. My dad used to buy me tons of car magazines then, and F40 and the Diablo were the top of the hill.

@JaroslawPawelak Год назад

@@jamesengland7461 yeah but only in 1992 when it came out to be presented at monaco, from 1989 to 1991 almost no one knows anything besides supliers and people in factory

@stevenfarrington2361 Год назад

This car wasn’t anticipated in 1993 like modern hypercars are. It was released into an economic recession immediately after the financial disaster that was the Jaguar XJ220. At £400,000 people who initially placed deposits on the Jaguar asked for their money back and eventually went to court to get it. Then McLaren released the F1 at £540,000 plus VAT tax. It was insane. Of the 300 cars McLaren planned to make there were only 62 interested buyers.

@Splitscreen83 Год назад

The XJ220 is the greatest looking car ever created and not to be underestimated. Total work of art.

@thedonutmiata5135 3 месяца назад

Your videos are really some of the best on RU-vid. You can tell that they come from passion and not just wanting to be known or wanting money. Thank you for being so passionate

@kaybe3044 Год назад

Man I love this channel. So much passion is being put into it. And I am intrigued every minute throughout it.

@mryamp Год назад

Never been a super car fan, always enjoyed tuners and always spit out the term "it's more enjoyable to drive a slow car fast" but this documentary literally gave me chills. It humbled me and gave me more respect for the McLaren F1. Uncompromised is what I'd call this vehicle and that's what I love in a car.

@M1551NGN0 9 месяцев назад

Same I'm also a tuner fan

@codyrap95 Год назад

Bro what the heck is this? This is a full-blown documentary! It is better than most mainstream TV pieces. I never thought I'd see such a quality production on RU-vid. Amazing job!

@JakesMusicPalace Год назад

A most excellent tribute to one of the best road and track cars ever. Awesome video and audio quality, thanks for sharing.

@someguy6924 11 месяцев назад

incredible video crafting man, the ending practically had me in tears of joy! i'm subbed

@_fudgepop01 Год назад

GOD that was a fantastic documentary. I was sent this by a friend that is more in-tune with cars than I am and yet I hung onto every single word. Thanks to the editing and delivery of the lines, the feeling of hearing everyone who went into the results of the Le Mans win was almost *nostalgic* - almost like I was there. Mclaren F1 has been my favorite hypercar since I saw it in NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 on the PS2. I’m glad to have that opinion validated so strongly with such a great history lesson 💙✨ Keep up the fantastic work!~

@the.squidd Год назад

Thanks so much to your friend for sending you the vid ^_^ Glad you enjoyed it Dominick!

@r.t.j.5985 Год назад

Quality over quantity at it’s best! A history class for motorsport for geeks like us where not only we can learn and get an insight of these beast output that you’ve crafted but also having a community whose curiosity about learning and gaining knowledge in the automotive industry. This could easily broadcast in TV shows when there is no internet but I guess the internet opened a new world of learning and exchanging insights from the community as well. Kudos Squidd! More to come, keep em pouring!

@the.squidd Год назад

Thank you so much RTJ. I'm glad the internet exists because otherwise I'd never get to make and share this kind of stuff with people!

@tarushdei 11 месяцев назад

These videos are incredible. So well put together and genuinely emotionally striking love letters to these machines. Don't stop making them.

@the.squidd 11 месяцев назад

No plans on stopping!

@colobluewolf5095 5 месяцев назад

This documentary is legit perfection, very engaged the entire time. So incredible to see all the resources and time that went into the McLaren F1, I have a new dream car. Great job.

@the.squidd 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@drkilledbydeath87 Год назад

People had posters of Lamborghinis, Ferrari's, Porsches or Vipers on their walls... I had a poster of the McLaren F1. Always has been and always will be my #1 fave car of all time for so, so many reasons and this documentary explains why. Perfectly. Your production and effort of this vid is fuuuckin INCREDIBLE dude! Seriously, you did such an amazing job! ❤️

@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy Год назад

Never understood the hype over Lamborghinis, Ferrari's or Porsches. Heck even the ''cheapest'' ''low grade'' Japanese cars offered far more especially the tuning scene. Granted maybe harder to obtain one to some, idk ... depends where you live. But still. When it comes to Viper it was just another suicide car. But in our case a friend had one and basically broke down not even at high speeds and we had to wear fire resistant suits in the car mind you even with the roof open it was boiling inside from underneath ... It was one of the overpriced pathetic cars that just didn't do anything in return it should do. So yeah it broke down only to sit broken for decades since repairing it was out of question too. The same money went into another car instead. ONE THAT ACTUALLY CAR BE DRIVEN AND ENJOYED ! XD So overall I will always have respect for M F1 and then Japanese cars. But heck today even most cars are just blatant downgraded copies of JP cars. The difference even that other stack up the prices bcs you paying for a stupid brand and not actual quality. It came down to that Germany basically makes cars anywhere but in country of origin and uses the cheapest trash possible for decades now.

@TheFlyingClutchman 8 месяцев назад

I had one of those encyclopedia type books on cars as a young kid. And the mclaren F1 page is where I spent most of my time. Learnt how to draw cars by tracer and sketching that thing from that book

@TheFlyingClutchman 8 месяцев назад

@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy you would understand the hype for them if you were alive from the 60s to 90s. That was a time when there was massive limits on tuning and no one else was offering racecar performace/tech for the road. And you have to remember, ferrari and porsche were originally racing companies that sold road cars to fund their racing. So those cars got the latest and greatest tech. In the modern day the tuner scene and sports cars have come a long way so it is easy to say "I don't understand supercar hype". Watch some documentaries on cars like the Porsche 959 and Enzo Ferrari's life and you'll understand a little better

@GamezGuru1 Год назад

Just FYI, the material used for the exhausts is called inconel, and is also pronounced very differently. They used to use in F1 too but was banned to reduce costs. Nice video!

@Fuckstupidlibtards Год назад

Yeah it was pretty embarrassing to hear it pronounced in a different way than it's spelled. And to say you had never heard about it ...

@SOHCHEAD Год назад

Ink-oh-nell It’s also hard to machine and eats tungsten carbide DMG MORI built an all in one 3D Laser Printer and 5-Axis CNC in the early 2010’s to prototype single piece turbine components and impellers, fractured parts could be machined to a smooth surface and printed back together like a starfish losing a spine (leg/arm). It was still considered exotic in 2016 when we were working with it for NASA components and high end semiconductor in the shop

@JEKiser Год назад

was about to comment same. My father was part of the Inconel 625 project back in the late 70s

@elektro3000 Год назад

Thanks for mentioning this, I cringed at that as well. Inconel is a Special Metals Corporation trade name for a series of nickel-based superalloys (rather than a single material) that exhibit corrosion resistance far superior to stainless steels while also exhibiting strength comparable to hardened alloy steels...except, whereas most steels get softer and weaker in proportion to rising temperature, Inconels remain almost the same strength all the way up to about 1200F, just before they melt. Inconels are used for all sorts of high temperature, high corrosion environments, particularly around combustion, such as turbines (jets, turbochargers, and power generators), exhaust systems (piping and bolts), and piston engine exhaust valves.

@TheJeffislegend Год назад

He also said during the Bugatti EB110 section that the Italians know how to go fast. Bugatti is french

@gnaneshwarrao174 11 месяцев назад

I can listen to just the audio of your videos while going on a long drive. That is enough to understand and get to know the greatness of the cars you describe. Great work. Keep it up!

@the.squidd 11 месяцев назад

I should make podcasts

@doubleq1223 Год назад

Absolutely incredible video! You really did this car justice. The editing was so hard, voiceover nicely done, just an overall pleasurable video to watch.

@the.squidd Год назад

Thanks a ton!

@gumdakji7207 Год назад

This is one of the greatest series on youtube. Binged watched all in one night. Please make more long form like this one, you get more invested into the story as it goes along and it becomes less of a documentary but more like a movie with a great ending. The hype is real!!

@the.squidd Год назад

Thank you friend. Shorter and longer vids will definitely happen!

@caledonianrailway1233 Год назад

@@the.squidd I thought mallard held its record for longer than the mclaren f1

@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm 9 месяцев назад

@the.squidd you are the one youtuber who cares about his comments more than the commenters themselves

@JSDudeca Год назад

This was the best video on important historical cars I've seen in a very long time. Your job at mastering this would make Gordon proud!

@the.squidd Год назад

Oh I'm sure he'd have a few notes...

@TheExileFox Год назад

@@the.squidd if i may do some nitpicking: The Bugatti Veyron is technically faster, but only at higher speeds. The F1 still has the lower-speed acceleration advantage which is just amazing. It's noteworthy but perhaps not fitting for this video. Thank you for delivering such a splendid video.

@owenb-r5271 Год назад

@@TheExileFox The oldest form of the Veyron is from 2005, over a decade after the McLaren F1. Even if there are now cars that exceed its pace, the F1 was well ahead of its time and still is the gatekeeper for the definition of a hypercar (at least as far as I know/feel).

@BlueSolarEclipse 8 месяцев назад

The Story. The Editing. The Beauty. The Dedication. This video gave me goosebumps 90% of the time, and the other 10% was simply a majestic learning experience. What a road car this is.

@the.squidd 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@gvnthomas Год назад

This is the car that made me dream of fast cars and I've been a McLaren fan ever since! An outstanding machine that changed the game. Also amazing videos dude, love them!!

@thatonemouse3016 Год назад

The effort that went into this video is insane. This might be my favorite video!

@the.squidd Год назад

It was a ton of work!

@mrandrewski8132 Год назад

This was the best 35 minute documentary about a car that changed the whole automotive industry as whole. Learning it’s humble beginnings to its legendary status of the modern day hyper car. Well done my friend u just earned ur self a subscriber 😁

@the.squidd Год назад

Noice! Hope you like my other pieces of content as well!

@masterk5372 Год назад

But almost every story is humble beginning 😂😂but yes very good documentary 👍👍👍👍👍

@ibtehaj-khan 8 месяцев назад

When I was 6 years old, I saw the F1 in need for speed 2, and this car became my ultimate favorite. Thanks for this documentary, and the respect this beauty truly deserves.

@the.squidd 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Hydruss443 8 месяцев назад

Perhaps my favourite McLaren F1 moment is it’s JGTC campaign, winning the championship in 1996 even with severe weight penalties applied to it due to fears that a foreign car could challenge the dominant Supras & R33s. It was banned the year after.

@howardmckenna Год назад

This channel is going above and beyond. Such good storytelling. This was epic. I enjoyed this 35 minutes so much that it felt like just 5. If you continue to make films of this quality, I could watch for hours.

@OTOss8 Год назад

Great video. I'm sure someone has already pointed it out to you but the alloy is "Inconel" not "Iconel". It was developed by the International Nickel COmpany (The Inco in Inconel). Its most famous use is probably in the Pratt & Whitney J58 (AKA JT11D-20) axial-flow turbojet engines of the Lockheed A-12, YF-12 and SR-71 Blackbird. The plane demanded the cutting edge of material science and even though the alloy was invented in 1932, it was still on the bleeding edge of technology when they decided to use it to replace the Waspaloy of the diffuser case. The Waspaloy diffuser case welds were cracking under pressure (which isn't particularly desirable in a jet engine) so it needed to be replaced. The Diffuser case is the part that is used to join the compressor to the combustor. It contains the highest pressure in the engine and as a result requires an incredibly material to do the job properly. Cool video man.

@the.squidd Год назад

Yeah I definitely have heard by now haha. The power of a typo... Gosh I wanna make a video about the SR-71. I LOVE jets. Thanks for watching and sharing!

@deadeye1652 Год назад

@@the.squidd yeah then just do it why not!

@kendurham6831 Год назад

Also used extensively in oil & gas production equipment exposed to hydrogen sulfide (sour) gas ... which can and has killed at very low concentrations.

@michaeltb1358 Год назад

Inconel is used for electric water tank heating elements in Hard water areas in the UK.

@BLENKO_ Год назад

Did ChatGPT write this? 😂

@Koa1989 7 месяцев назад

The best car ever made. I still remember computer class sophomore year every computer ended up with a McLaren F1 background

@tejasbhat1850 Год назад

Your videos are so addictive and your narration is perfect! Thank you so much for your efforts! ☺ you are truely underrated! ☺

@superchickensoup Год назад

The F1's styling is truly timeless

@Skakhti Год назад

35 minutes of nothing but my single favorite car ever made. I first saw the F1 in a car magazine my grandpa gave me when we were visiting with my parents and sister. Initially bored I just turned pages but then stumbled upon THIS. This very moment got me interested in cars. That was 26 years ago. Today was a good afternoon. I hope your channel explodes in popularity over the next months. You absolutely deserve it.

@the.squidd Год назад

Thank you friend, I hope the content revived just a small piece of that childlike wonder you had looking at those pages 26 years ago.

@satujodasrivathsav3050 Год назад

As a proper car enthusiast, this welled my eyes up in the first few minutes. Saw every other video after that. Thank you for keeping the beauty of automotive culture alive.

@Guss725 Год назад

Some of the greatest racing documentary content one could ever wish for.

@aadeshgurav905 Год назад

I got sticked to the screen for 35:37 minutes without a blink. I love your editor, he/she know what is needed to be made

@the.squidd Год назад

We work very hard, glad to know you appreciate the work!

@rishivardhan6772 11 месяцев назад

Couldn't have said it better

@jobmunene3263 Год назад

Gordon Murray the high priest of top tier automotive engineering. I deeply respect this engineering genius. We (engineers in different disciplines) wish we could have his kind of gift. Truly a frontier stretcher (of the best kind).

@Ghost-Soul666 8 месяцев назад

I love the video time length! Please keep the format like this! Your choice of edits, music, and the way you tell these stories, they're the best! We love you man. ❤😎

@the.squidd 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@jorgevasconcelosmadetomove Год назад

The Mclaren F1 is like the F22 RAPTOR, the most beautiful designs ever

@SupremeUnaimed Год назад

Someone needs to make a Movie series or a Show about this. I feel like I can binge 20 seasons from Gordan Murray's origin to all the engineers, drivers, races and other stories involved with this master piece right up to Murray making the T.50s.

@trif55 Год назад

it'd be interesting to see a second companion video comparing things like engine, gearbox servicing for more modern hyper cars that are comparable

@SupremeUnaimed Год назад

@@trif55 Checkout a documentary called "Apex: Story of a Hypercar" you might dig it.

@irregulargorilla8217 Год назад

Ever since the GTR video popped into my feed a week after it's upload, I knew I needed to subscribe. It brought a smile to my face and nearly moved me to tears, no joke. Now, here I sit, stricken with the same emotions once again. Your passion is inspiring and it shows through your work. If I was only allowed one word, your videos are awesome. But not that modern-day awesome, being the synonym to "extra cool" as it is. I mean the traditional sense of awesome, leaving you to sit and revel in its beauty, mouth agape and without words. I only have one request: that you please cover the Saleen S7, and by extension, Saleen as a company. I feel as though your videos would be the ones to do justice to its story.

@the.squidd Год назад

That's an incredible car that I feel doesn't get the credit its due. I'd definitely talk Saleen S7 if there's a story to tell.

@valherustinger7848 8 месяцев назад

I used to draw that car in the 80s when I was a kid. that shape is the default shape you have in your mind as a kid when you think of a car.

@adrianblanco5008 10 месяцев назад

What a videos! I been so long looking for a channel like this! Congratulations for this amazing job men

@the.squidd 10 месяцев назад

Thanks a ton!

@arjunsuresh5872 Год назад

Imagine a car that good that it even out performs cars from today. That is how great this car is.

@michaeltrumph121 Год назад

It doesn't

@wickedhouston5538 Год назад

@@michaeltrumph121 it does

@michaeltrumph121 Год назад

@@wickedhouston5538 In what department ?! I'm not a huge fan of modern spercars, think they've lost their soul a bit and most are too heavy. I'd rather have Ferrarri F50 or a Mclaren F1 over them any day. But those cars are obsolete now in terms of performance.

@1994TeeJay1994 Год назад

@@michaeltrumph121 Well, it is still the fastest naturally aspirated car.

@michaeltrumph121 Год назад

@@1994TeeJay1994 Actually, it ain't, on a track I mean, and it never was, not even when it came out.

@Ketchup991 Год назад

Keep going like this and you are sure to become the best automotive channel anywhere!

@J.P.__ Год назад

This is incredible. You bring the passion without losing all the great facts along the way. Wow.

@paulrobinson4987 Год назад

"Marcando la diferencia" exelent video thanks, I love the car and the dedication to create perfection.

@muhammadosamaraza4105 Год назад

A car that dominated these figures was never made with them in mind. That sentence just makes things epic.

@shamimazad007 Год назад

This was one of the best 30 minutes car documentary ever. It would be very very hard to outdo this masterpiece by you. I feel if they ever make a movie on Gordon Murray or McLaren F1 they should take this video as reference.

@winnienguyen4420 10 месяцев назад

Hopefully the guys that made Ford vs Ferrari get the memo. I'd love to see a movie on Murray and/or Senna.

@jproux3905 Год назад

Love the way you put the video together. it's like I'm watch a documentary on Discovery. Keep it up

@mariohuarte6104 Год назад

Maaaaan the first two minutes of this video were so damn amazing they had tearing up a little . Keep up the great work!

@valen2006 Год назад

Finally a McLaren F1 video. The greatest car of all time, and the LM version of it is my favourite car in the world. Thanks for this video Squidd, and great as always. Can't wait to see what else you intend to do

@ZimConstantine Год назад

It's rare to find videos that go in depth and really show you how good something is, your work is better than a lot of professional documentaries. I'm subscribed.

@the.squidd Год назад

Wow, thank you!

@kilgortrout3432 Год назад

I wasn't going to sit for 35 min and watch a video on a McLaren, but damned if I didn't, such amazing storytelling.

@baileydelelys2890 6 месяцев назад

These video documentaries are absolutely incredible. Amazing work.

@j7... 10 месяцев назад

This is your best work on this channel yet. i love it good job

@the.squidd 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much 😀

@pab3783 Год назад

I’ve only watched the intro and you already got a lot of things right. I like that you put the NSX in for context. Keep them coming Squid man.

@the.squidd Год назад

I am loving how these stories have a lot of threads between them, it's fun to see the relationship between all these amazing cars.

@adityachampawat1414 Год назад

Your videos are so interesting that it doesn’t even feel like it is a 36 min video!!! Really appreciate the hard work you put in man!!! 👌🏻👍🏻

@the.squidd Год назад

Phew, I was really worried releasing such a long video, but it's the F1, it's a story that deserves time.

@adityachampawat1414 Год назад

@@the.squidd couldn’t agree more

@AbbStar1989 4 месяца назад

This is such a fantastic story. This channel deserves more subs. Keep the vids coming!

@the.squidd 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@tigahstyle 5 месяцев назад

Love the docus. Well done. Also really like the Roboquest track in there ;)

@RalfMartinTauer Год назад

And there was the accident of former BMW CEO Pietschesrieder in 1995 on a rural road close to Chiemsee in Bavaria. Until today it was undisclosed at what speed he was driving his F1 and caused outrage on how the press department handled this issue by protecting him.

@vernonhampton6973 Год назад

I don't remember the last time I watched something so well put together. THIS is my go-to documentary on the Mclaren F1 now!

@the.squidd Год назад

@nagylevi3827 Год назад

Amazing work. Thanks for the effort.

@nafisahmed6247 7 месяцев назад

the first thing after coming back from school was to run NFS II and check out the specs of the F1 and watch the showcase video of the F1 everyday for as long as I remember.

@surgedidit Год назад

This is one of the best automotive channels I’ve ever watched on RU-vid! The nostalgia, the stories, the cars. Absolutely brilliant every time from start to finish!

@the.squidd Год назад

Glad you enjoy it!