Gordon Murray is one of the gods of Formula 1. A handful of world titles, first with Brabham and then McLaren, punctuated the European career of this South-African engineer, transplanted to England in 1969.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Natural heir<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Having left the world of racing, between 1991 and 2004 he created supercars for the newly founded McLaren Cars, and it is his signature on that jewel that collectors compete for to the tune of millions: the McLaren F1. The T.50 is the latest creation of Gordon Murray Automotive, which he founded in 2007. \u201cIt is the logical heir of the McLaren F1\u201d, he admits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> A shape dictated by aerodinamic studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Let it be clear: \u201cThe T.50 couldn\u2019t be and isn\u2019t a copy of the F1\u201d, Murray explains: \u201cI never said to myself: I want to make another F1. If anything, I took the general ingredients of that one: lightness, naturally aspirated engine, manual gear change, timeless style\u201d. There is a thread that joins the F1 and the T.50. It\u2019s inevitable. Low and streamlined, the shape is dictated by a careful study of aerodynamics and the interiors are characterised by three seats with a central steering wheel. The doors and the bonnet are gull-wing and there is no spoiler at the tail, as with the F1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Clean and modern lines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Pure design, for Gordon Murray, is what – for example – was done in the 1960s (\u201cIt never gets old\u201d), and it\u2019s no coincidence that his collection of 47 vintage cars is from those years (several Abarth and Zagato, Lotus and Osca, even a Ferrari). \u201cMy design philosophy,\u201d he states, \u201cis simple: clean, balanced, and classic lines, but, at the same time, modern ones, because I don\u2019t want to be retro\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>