This Week in Motorsport

There is currently a certain degree of "buzz" about the interwebs over a thought experiment by McLaren, regarding a hypothetical future Formula One car. The aggressive design is called the McLaren MP4-X:

I am not the only one to notice the similarities betwixt the MP4-X & a similar thought experiment by Adrian Newey, the genius chief designer for Red Bull Racing, from five years ago, the Red Bull X1:

The X1 appeared in the Gran Turismo video games, & has subsequently been renamed the X2010: