McLaren Works on the Next F1 Supercar

McLaren begins its works on the replacement for the F1 supercar and is looking forward to be a mainstream sports car producer.

Starting 2011, the McLaren team in Woking, England will be boosting its production of the P11s which rival the F430 of Ferrari by 1000 units per year. The plant has been producing around 2000 SLR every year for Mercedes Benz. The production of P8s is aimed to be around 4000 units to match the fleets of Porsche 911.

The new McLaren F1 supercar is engineered to rewrite the records set by the F1 which caught the spotlight in 1992 as the auto world discovered its 240 mph reading on its speedometer.

Frank Stephenson, the Mclaren Automotive Design director, is said to be on the drawing boards sketching the replacement for the F1 styled by Peter Stevens.

The design team has a clean sheet to start with not worrying of any architectural limitations like those set for the P11. The McLaren team is still thinking of the direction which they should take with the new F1.

Stephenson is known for spearheading the design works for the first mini and X5 of the BMW, the MC12 of Maserati, and the rebirth of the Fiat 500.

The car designer notes the space McLaren has in building the range of production sports cars with P11 as the building block. Creativity, technology, and advancements will provide a big room in the development of new sports car for the manufacturer.

The P11, P8, and the next generation F1 supercar will contribute in broadening the base of the McLaren sports car range.