McLaren will release a special version of "650S"

In honor of the victory of 20-year-old model of McLaren F1 GTR in the Marathon Le Mans British company introduced a special version of the "supercar" 650S. 50 cars would be produced in this special version. As a reminder the Marathon in Le Mans was in 1995, when the racing supercar F1 GTR of "Kokusai Kaihatsu" commands won. Special modification is diverse from the old model by air intake 650S roof vents on the front fenders, body paint, new exclusive forged wheels-style model "F1 GTR", orange brake calipers and made of unpainted carbon fiber front splitter, rear bumper and diffuser. In addition, the model’s salon will be done in black and orange colors leather and Alcantara. Motor and transmission aren’t changed. "McLaren 650S" is equipped with a 3.8-liter,8-cylinder twin-turbo engine rated at 650 horsepower and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with robotic. Up to 100 km/h, a luxury car, accelerate for 3.0 seconds to200 km/h for 8.4 seconds. It can reach a maximum speed of 333 km/h.

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Formula 1 World Champion is determined

The season of Formula 1 is completed: Finally at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates the world champion was announced. The winner was Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes AMGteam, for 29-year-old racer this triumph was the second one in his career. He won his first title in 2008 at that time he presented McLaren. Before the race Hamilton outpaced his only rival and teammate Nico Rosberg by 17points, but the rule of double points at the final Grand Prix did not allow the British to relax. For a guaranteed victory in the individual event Lewis needed to get to the finish on the second line. Even the third position at the finish would make Rosberg the champion.

Of course, for Hamilton it was easier: in case of total domination of Mercedes AMGteam to take the second place did not look a challenging thing. On the other hand, Lewis already had cases in which he was mistaken at a crucial moment and largely lost the title of champion in 2007. For the pilot with a temperament of Hamilton the conservative strategy is deadly-in situations like this the aggressive racers can have mistaken even on the level ground.For Rosberg it was a difficult task in itself. Niko had to not just win, but also to force Hamilton to be mistaken, even by mutual finish of teammates Lewis was unable to rise above the third line.

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Porsche 919 Hybrid equipped with new PC wheel

Steering wheel of Porsche Hybrid 919 is designed as a flat rectangle, it makes the change of riders, the car became more comfortable. As for tall pilots, as Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley, it is difficult quickly put their legs in a racing car while landing.

On the center of the steering wheel it is fixed a large display, giving the rider a variety of information. For example, data on the rate of transfer is enabled on the selected mode, motor control, as well as the level of charging lithium-ion batteries, which is the energy that can be used to drive with front wheels. 

The steering wheel is made of carbon fiber and has a padded handle prevents sliding rubber. Power steering makes it easy to control the car, despite the fact that the hands on the steering wheel are pretty close to each other.

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