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.

In a remarkable rookie Formula One season, Lewis Hamilton secured podium finishes in his first nine races. Hamilton led Drivers Championship into the season finale in Brazil where he finished seventh after gearbox problems had dropped him to eighteenth. Hamilton's second place behind Kimi Räikkönen in the Drivers Championship and his four race wins made him the most successful rookie in Formula One history.

The Scalextric Model

This is a detailed model of 2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes as driven by Lewis Hamilton in his debut season. 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 Chip Installed car is ready to run on both Digital and standard Scalextric systems. The car features adjustable Magnatraction™ positions, easy change pick-ups and a quick release nose section.

• Ready to race on your Scalextric Digital layout
• Replace pick-ups in seconds
• Helps to hold the car on the track

Download the McLaren Mercedes MP4-21 Service Sheet 415 (2007) (204.07kb)

Battery Requirements

None

For Ages

7+

Configuration

Motor

Mabuchi FF; 18k rpm; Gear ratio 9:27

Chassis

Rear Mounted In-line Motor; Rear 2 wheel drive

Magnet

Rectangular 2.5 mm

Overall length

150 mm

Wheelbase

99 mm

Axle/Hub width

55 mm Front; 58 mm Rear

Tyre diameter/width

21(ext), 12(int) x 11 mm Front; 21(ext), 12(int) x 12 mm Rear

Weights

Car 65 gm; Case 156gm

Scale

1/32

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2007 - Lewis Hamilton