Jenson Button's Goodwood seat fitting

[nikolaistov]

el mejor coche de la historia de la formula 1

[cliffthelightning]

I love how the took of the marlboro branding but forgot the bits behind the cockpit

[nicktoe]

jenson i cant wait

[DSNashful]

i think the koenigsegg ccxr takes a lot of design influence from this f1 car

[jimnebob]

I hope they put fresh rubber on the car!

[eaobuckrat]

Without the bodywork he looks as unprotected as he would in a go kart.

That roll bar dont look high enough either.

[ronnycnc]

I want this car now!

[poorpilot00]

Jens you have done incredibally at Mclaren this year (2010) and are a pleasure to watch on the race circuits of the world.

[copperkipper1]

I wreckon if f1 drivers today were seated higher they could go faster :D better vision.

[tohtorigyro]

@copperkipper1 nope, they can see just enough. but they'd be slower because the center of mass would be higher. :)



[r0n12]

Is this the '86 car?

[Emiins]

Now we want to see it in action!

Where's the Goodwood footage? Come on!

[XrayHotel558]

Yes they DO!!

The G forces generated mean if you are loose in the seat you move about a lot so it has to fit you perfectly IN YOUR race kit.

Behind the drivers head there is a bumper pad you cannot tell if this will force the head into an unsafe downward facing attitude if you are not wearing your lid.

These boys actually KNOW what they are doing...............

[davemis40]

Does he really need his race suit and helmet on for a seat fitting .. or is he like the Stig and walks around dressed like this all day long ?

[SasK07]

great videos, i really hope they'll keep on making some.

[tsubodzuka]

I really do wonder if McLaren intends to use their current livery after they officially end their partnership with Mercedes. It would be awesome if they returned to the day-glo red even if Malboro doesn't sponsor them.

[wahaya2]

@tsubodzuka If they wanted they could probably go back to that livery now because vodafone seems to have a fondness for almost the same rocket-red colour that was originally on the Mclaren because of the Marlboro sponsorship...

[BAR006JBTS]

@wahaya2 I would be really happy if they did go back to the red and white livery maybe when Mercedes are completely gone in 2015 they will

[danb1990]

@BAR006JBTS Sadly it won't happen, the red and white livery was down to McLaren being sponsored by Marlboro, thanks to the EU tobacco sponsorship is banned, so our kids will never get to see the old Marlboro McLaren, JPS Lotus, Rothmans Williams etc.

On another note, who will replace Mercedes as the engine supplier?

[BAR006JBTS]

@danb1990 You're right about that but it would still be nice. On the engine note, I have no idea and I don't even know what to think. You're a more experienced fan than me, so I think you could probably guess better than me

[Suprahampton]

@danb1990 Mclaren have Merc engines until 2015 but they do have an option to stay using their engines after 2015.

[NorbPwn]

@danb1990 The new Lotus Renault is black and gold, not sure how its allowed though, im guessing since it isnt advertising any cigarette brand its ok.

[cheesefruit200]

@BAR006JBTS They only had that colour because of Marllboro, and seeing they are not allowed to be a sponsor in f1 anymore why would Mclaren change colour?

[LIGIERJS111979]

What a great car! The 80s cars have much more soul than the modern cars!

[F1archivesDotCom]

He's probably mentioning the increased amount of peripheral vision, and how more exposed he feels.

Proper F1 cars there were, especially in 1985-86, where turbo boost was at it's maximum.

[killabeezle]

LEWIS FTW!!!!

[mattwills87]

Is it just me or can u hear button already saying stuff about the car

[llttf82]

@mattwills87 well you can def hear him saying something - dunno what it is!!

[shinysideup100]

@llttf82 He's saying that he can't move his head back far enough because of the piece behind his helmet i think

[nomainreason]

you could see the f1 car isn't really a car but a physics bender... if they could put the engine in button's nose and steer it without a steering wheel, invent the weightless wheel the mclaren engineers would do it.

[shinysideup100]

@nomainreason Please can i have some of whatever you're smoking :D

[bidong]

i would love to have a race where all formula one cars of the 1980s just kick it out with the 2010 drivers. that would be awesome!

Love the mclaren videos for today. good luck on silverstone silver team!

[gnomey1324]

@bidong they should build 2 exact replicas of the 1990 cars and have lewis and jenson race it out at monaco or spa just to see how times have changed regarding f1

[hand2gland]

@bidong i'll let Bernie know.