McLaren’s new F1 car - It’s been a pretty quiet week here at Top Gear. No major developments or notable events to speak of. Richard momentarily misplaced his mobile phone; the heater in James’s Ferrari went on the blink; Jeremy discovered for the first time just how many fake Clarksons there are on Twitter and was LITERALLY astounded. And that’s about it.
Tribute Gulf Racing Cars - If you decorate your car in orange and pastel blue, you will be ridiculed. Mocked. Laughed at. Decorate a racing motor in the same livery, however, and suddenly you will be lauded as a Driving God, a purveyor of handling excellence. Put simply, Gulf colours Rule with a capital ‘R'.
Now, a collection of the most famous Gulf Oil-sponsored racing cars is going on display at the Retromobile show in Paris, where you, mon amie, will have the opportunity to ogle these classic machines.
Should your innate fear of the nihilistic, post-modern apocalypse that is today's society shackle you to the innards of your abode, we have compiled this gallery, providing a safe, painless means of viewing said machinery.