EXCLUSIVE: GMA T.50 finally meets McLaren F1 | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat

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  @HenryCatchpole · 2 years ago · pinned

  I still can't quite believe this happened! Really hope you all enjoy it. Thank you to everyone involved in pulling it together. As ever a like, share or subscribe would be greatly appreciated if you have a moment.

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  @GordonMurrayAutomotive · 2 years ago

  It was a pleasure to have you experience the T.50 Henry. You absolutely smashed it! :popcorn-yellow-striped-smile:

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  @maxtorque2277 · 2 years ago

  As someone lucky enough to work on the T50 project, i think the greatest worry was not really being able to deliver a modern interpretation of the F1, as the march of technology gives us enourmous capabilites today that simply didn&apos;t exist in the early 1990&apos;s, but a worry on how to find a good &quot;balance&quot; between building an amzing drivers car, and strangely, one that could actually be driven! &nbsp;<br><br>Take the rev capability of the engine for example, it can&apos;t run at too low an rpm or the crank snaps in two (which is why the start sequence is so &quot;Long&quot; btw &nbsp;ie the 3 sec mentioned in the film) and the engines ultra-low rotational inertia that enables the use of relatively small gearbox syncro components and hence rapid manual shifts that stay within managable physical limits and enable a high shift quality means a very very careful calibration for the torque control system (throttle and ignition etc) to allow the car to be driveable at all.<br><br>The fact the car is as driveable as it is, with its &quot;small&quot;, compared to F1, capacity engine is testament to an enormous amount of effort and v. long days at GMA &amp; Cosworth ;-)

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  @mluisbrown · 2 years ago

  For anyone interested, the stunning road is the AL-3102 between Bacares and Velefique in southern Spain, near Almería.

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  @estate0000 · 2 years ago

  Thank you. &nbsp;Not just for bringing these two legends together, but for ensuring it was Henry Catchpole to do it. &nbsp;I know Top Gear have reviewed the T.50, as have others. &nbsp;But a direct comparison with the F1 is a moment of motoring history that, in my opinion, only Henry has the gravitas as well as the joy, to convey.

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  @danieldickerson4838 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Only a select few auto journalists could showcase and handle this situation properly, and Catchpole is absolutely one of them. This really is the definition of, “exclusive”, like you don’t just get to highlight and drive a McLaren F1 for 30 minutes on the regular, and then compare it side by side with its direct successor (Speedtail be damned). <br><br>This is a video that will most certainly be a piece of automotive history in years time, and I’m not being hyperbolic about that. <br><br>Also, it is crazy how the F1’s reign of fastest N/A road car has not been beaten. It is still very much the indisputable king.

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  @barryfastcars25 · 2 years ago

  Thank you Hagerty<br>Thank you GMA<br>Thank you Henry<br>Thank you Gordon

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  @pannette · 2 years ago

  Kudos to whoever decided it was finally time to put one of the best in TWO of the best. Hats off to Hagerty, Gordon Murray, and Mr. Catchpole &lt;3

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  @Gimblevalve · 2 years ago (edited)

  My son CNCd the accelerator pedal....<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmR2mWBi3co&amp;t=626">10:26</a>.....all the linkage behind it is made of the same billet of titanium and the grip milled on to the surface is a work of art 🎨

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  @moldytexas · 2 years ago

  It fkng baffles my mind that a video like this is on the internet, free for everyone to watch. Thank you, Henry, Hagerty, and most importantly, Gordon.

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  @FernandoSosaIndustries · 2 years ago

  The sound crew deserves a prize for this one !! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you... needed to go re-watch on my home theater to really let this sink in, Thank you!

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  @Maxxisblitz · 2 years ago

  The fact that Henry is able to speak in the heat of a drive in that wailing masterpiece proves he&apos;s a class act. Bravo.

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