History

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing was founded in 1963 and competed in its first Grand Prix at Monaco in 1966. The team's first Formula One victory was in the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch with Bruce McLaren at the wheel. He won again that year in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa giving the team their first championship win.

In 1974, the team won its first Constructors Championship and their driver Emerson Fittipaldi secured the Drivers Championship in the McLaren M23. The team has won a total of 8 Constructors Championships and 11 Drivers Championships with such legends as James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen.

McLaren cars have been represented in the Scalextric range for nearly 40 years beginning with the M4A in 1969. This was followed by the M9A, the M23 of James Hunt and then through the highly successful MP4 line from the 1990s.

A Renault Driver Development programme member since 2002, Heikki Kovalainen became the team's F1 lead test driver in 2006 and made his Formula One race debut in 2007. The high point of his first season was a fantastic drive in the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji where he held off countryman, and eventual World Champion, Kimi Räikkönen to take second place.

The Scalextric Model

This is a detailed model of 2008 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes as driven by Heikki Kovalainen in his first Season with the McLaren Mercedes team. Fitted with the super-fast, slim-line FF motor this car is very quick. Build quality and attention to detail is to the normal high standard. The quality of the printed decoration is excellent. The front nose and wing assembly is designed to detach in the event of an accident for refitting without affecting other components.

This Digital Plug Ready (DPR) car can be converted for use with the Scalextric Digital range in under sixty seconds using the C8516 F1 EasyFit Digital Plug. This car features adjustable Magnatraction™ positions and easy change pick-ups.