F1 2017 – Classic Car Reveal – McLaren

Codemasters completed the line-up of classic cars for the F1 2017 game by introducing 4 specacular McLaren Formula One cars from yesteryear. All the the historic content will be available to drive in the game’s career mode.

McLaren is the second-oldest active Formula 1 team. Founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren, the team still active continues to build on a long and successful history in F1. In the upcoming F1 2017 title, players will have the chance to get behind the wheel of some petty famous cars from the British Woking based brand.

Up until now, the 1988 MP4/4 was the only McLaren officially confirmed as it was already promoted to become available with pre-ordered or ‘day one’ copies. Codemasters now revealed the 1991 MP4/6, 1998 MP4-13, and the 2008 MP4-23 als the last 3 models of the 12 cars to be featured in the historic F1 car line-up. The Mclarens will be joined by 2 Williams cars, 4 Ferraris, a Renault and a Red Bull.

Zak Brown, McLaren Group Executive Director, said:  “It’s pretty hard to pick just four significant McLaren Formula 1 cars – so all credit to the people at Codemasters for choosing these iconic, championship-winning machines.

 

I don’t think you’d be able to get away without choosing 1988’s MP4/4 – it’s probably the most iconic F1 car of the last 40 years, a machine that looks as sleek and fast today as when it was first raced. And it’s superbly complemented by another Senna car, the V12-engined MP4/6; Mika Hakkinen’s beautiful, silver-liveried MP4-13, and Lewis Hamilton’s jaw-droppingly complex MP4-23.

 

If you’re a gamer, or a McLaren fan of any era, then I think you’re going to want to race these cars in Codemasters’ F1 2017.

 

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1988 McLaren MP4/4

As driven by Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna during the 1988 Formula 1 season. The Honda-powered MP4/4 is one of the most iconic and dominant Formula One cars ever built, winning all but one race (15 out of 16) and claiming all but one pole position in the 1988 season. It was the car that powered Senna to his first world championship title.

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1991 McLaren MP4/6

During the 1991 season, this was driven by the then reigning World Champion Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger, and was considered by some to be the most competitive car ever at the time, taking eight wins and ten pole positions, and scored 148 points, with Senna winning his third and final world championship title.

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1998 McLaren MP4-13

In the 1998 F1 season the MP4-13 was driven by Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard and again proved to be the dominant car of the season, with Häkkinen winning his first Drivers’ Championship, and McLaren’s securing their first constructor’s title since 1991.

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2008 McLaren MP4-23

The MP4-23 was driven by Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen in the 2008 season, and is notable for being the car in which Hamilton won his first World Drivers’ Championship in dramatic fashion at the Brazilian Grand Prix by overtaking Toyota’s Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final grand prix of the season, to claim the required 5th-place finish and win the Drivers’ title by a single point from Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, and become at the time the youngest driver ever to win the title.

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F1 2017 the game will feature all the rules, cars, teams, and drivers of the Formula One World Championship but will also let you drive some of the most iconic historic cars ever raced in Formula 1, The full list of the included classic F1’s will be revealed in the coming weeks. Furthermore, the game will feature an enhanced career mode, numerous multiplayer improvements, a brand new ‘Championships’ game modes.The included classic cars will be available to play in several modes, including online multiplayer and time trials.

Complete F1 2017 classic car list:

• 1988 McLaren MP4/4
• 1991 McLaren MP4/6
• 1992 Williams FW14B
• 1995 Ferrari 412 T2
• 1996 Williams FW18
• 1998 McLaren MP4-13
• 2002 Ferrari F2002
• 2004 Ferrari F2004
• 2006 Renault R26
• 2007 Ferrari F2007
• 2008 McLaren MP4-23
• 2010 Red Bull Racing RB6

The McLaren MP4/4 car which is exclusive for day 1 customers, will also be available to be purchased at a later date, though all eleven other classic cars are available in all editions of the game.

F1 2017 will be available on 25 August 2017 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC via both DVD and Steam.

Official Webpage – www.formula1-game.com