This week McLaren released its vision of what the future of Formula 1 could be with its MP4-X concept car.
The resulting vehicle is a mix of the plausible and several far wackier ideas. This goes to show the MP4-X is not just a styling or PR exercise, but a serious stab at possible future directions.
By taking ideas from its technological arm McLaren Applied Technologies and its race team, McLaren has "combined a number of F1's key ingredients - speed, excitement and performance, with the sport's emerging narratives - such as enclosed cockpits to enhance driver safety, and hybrid power technologies".