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Description: McLaren specialists in Woking have spent the best part of a year rebuilding the F1 and Atkinson's insurers now have to honor the payment. Bought in 1997 for £634,500, the F1 has soared in va...
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Easy there fellows.... There's no reason to hate on Atkinson. He drives that thing. His F1 has over 47k miles on it and he plans to take it to 100k. There's no reason to keep these garaged especially if the insurance will pay for the repairs and McLaren will make the car basically new. The Sultan of Brunei owns 8 F1s and hardly any of them have been seen in public in the past 10 years.
They're not dropping him from his plan that guy has a lot of cars to keep paying for.
I think the insurance company won't even want to insure him any more, lest he makes them lose even more money.
Based on the numbers above, I wonder where the value of this car will end up. On one hand it's been totaled but on the other hand has a factory rebuild/restoration and some history.
It's meant to be driven hard and I give him props for that, sometimes you wreck sometimes you don't. It's all good as long as you have the money for that
I hope he took the opportunity to change the colour. Whenever I see his F1 in the press I always think it's a shame to have the best car ever made in old man disgusting burgundy, fit for an old nissan primaera. Is probably only worth 4k that colour
I would also like to mention he was at the top of the top gear celebrity lap board for a while and he has done racing before! He can probably drive better than most of us!
I give my props to Rowen! He is a car fan just as we are, and decides to drive this car out of driving passion! He really loves his cars!
I don't think he sucks at driving.. Were all human so we naturally make mistakes, and we learn from them...... And I'm sick of seeing on every crashed car on here someone says " that'l buff out" it was kinda funny at first but now it's just dumb
It's actually a good story to his losses. He said that these cars are well worth for what they are. He said he drives it nearly every day and has racked up reasonable miles on it. He doesn't like the car collectors that store vehicles for years without seeing the outside work. Bean has knowledge with his cars. I'd go with him as storing this car all day, every day will just be a waste of car
Wow, there are a lot of optimist on the thread. I looked at this and thought "what a waste. He sucks at driving"
Agreed, can't take it with you when you die. Might as well enjoy it. If shit happens, then shit happens. Besides its just money, the American government will just print more it you need it.
Yes, it's a nice car, it sucks to see it in such bad shape, but at the end of the day, nothing lasts forever and he is obviously out enjoying this car. Makes total sense. And even the best drivers make mistakes. We're human, we miscalculate.
If I every get rich I'm going to buy two F1s and blow one up, just to make people mad.
This if course means that he is free of guilt and should not be blamed or faulted. But maybe, he should switch to a mclaren p1. More electronic aids(with traction control, of course) and thus easier to handle. And I'm sure he has the cash for it.
Anyway, the insurance company has delivered the final verdict that they would pay for the reapirs. This means that he didn't do anything reckless/foolish like speeding or drink driving, or else the insurance company would not pay for the damage.
Are proportionate to number of years on the road, but anyone with at least a decade of experience driving day in day out in a supercar would at least know how to handle it properly, it's not like a young driver took it out fir a spin and crashed.
Do any of you realise that he has been driving the F1 for more than a decade before he crashed? Then, surely, in the decade that he has been driving that car, he would have come across a crash or two? And besides, i'm nit saying that driving skills
Maybe go with the MP4-12C. Might have a better chance at controlling the car. I mean its the second time he's crashed it. Third times the charm.
I like how crashing a car regardless of circumstances makes you a "bad driver" on car buzz.
Some of you guys are retarded. It's a car, it's meant to be driven! Glad it's not a garage queen.
Why all the anger? Most people who crash super cars are rich kids or someone who barely knows how to drive them. Atkinson actually loves cars and knows how to drive. The car was his baby he wasn't fooling around it was an accident
The cars fixed now so what's the problem? He drove it, had an accident, it got fixed. Have you ever had an accident? Did people wish your death? People post pics up n laugh at you? If you did it probably wasn't a McLaren that you smashed so pipe down
David I know him as mr bean. I never said anything about other things he's done. So how am I ignorant. Look what he did to this car because that's what I'm talking about. Way to make it personal.
@Andrew He needs to be shot....because he crashed a car? You really need to reserve statements like that for a story on a pedophile or murderer. This is a super-dope car.....a CAR!
In the rain without traction control. That's real driving. I took a Benz C63 AMG on a track before and tried without traction control on a clear dry road, was fish tailing like crazy. I can't imagine how difficult it would be with a more powerful car
That just makes you sound even more jealous n stupid. N he did more than Mr. Bean just for your information, not like I wanna show you up as ignorant or anything.....
Jealousy? Damn right I am. This jack ass has had the privilege to drive let alone crash an F1 twice. Anyone with enough money can go be a weekend racer. Doesn't make you a pro. I'd hate on anyone that just wrecked this car. Especially Mr.Bean!
At b Paul he races in vintage muscle cars and the car has 800hp with early 90s tech seems like a bitch to drive
Any of you haters driven a McLaren F1? Experienced 640bhp without traction control through the rear wheels? Fucking jealousy.
How can you say he's a good driver when this is the second time the moron has wrecked it?
He is an incredible driver and loves his cars i say he couldnt save it
It's his car he can do what he wants with it - who are you to say otherwise?!?
I agree with Tyler, he should take better care of it instead of wrecking every 4 months. That's ridiculous. Before, you know it, the car probably won't be any good.
Fair play to him, he drives his super car regularly on the road and not leaving it garaged, only to be brought out once a year and only if the weather conditions are perfect.
He doesn't deserve something like this if he can't take halfway decent care of it. I think that's what is meant. Rowan Atkinson is in fact a very good driver, n if that's the damage that was done you can be sure that if you were driving.....
Is it just me, or is Tyler's comment complete nonsense? I can't understand what he's on about.
He does not deserve something like this if he cannot take halfway decent car of it. Stupid terd
Honestly if I had millions, I'd buy whatever car I wanted and if I wrecked it its no ones business. People here are mad because he wrecked a car that he paid for with HIS money. Next time talk crap when you buy him an F1
Rowan Atkinson is a dude. Read or watch an article with or by him and you'll realise that too, children. Far more charisma (and talent) than the fat chat show host. Not his best days driving however.
Just watch his interview on top gear. He races cars and appreciates them.
@paul. "He transforms into Mr. Bean when he gets behind the wheel of amazing cars" Haha made me laugh really hard. Good stuff.
Yea. Drive it! Drive it right into scrap metal! Drive up the price for the other F1's.
@Andrew Did you really just wish a guy eternal damnation for crashing a car? (Which is being fully repaired) Excuse my language but you sound like such a cock, grow up dude. Fucking child.
Because of guys like Mr. Bean is the reason companies make cars like the F1. If there weren't any true car guys with money like him, none of the cars you guys love would exist.
Andrew McNeal, once again, your retarded...everyone has car accidents no matter what you drive...so what makes him any different?
Nobody wants to suck his dick people on here are saying they wish he died or needs to be shot. Are you serious? Grow the fuck up. Can't believe people talk like that and think it ok. It's sad really.
All for you haters and jealous fucks go n shite! He's done more then you ever will!
Exactly he's a good actor. Bought a car he liked with the money he made. Had an accident. I highly doubt he did it in purpose.
Dennis and Steven you guys both 100% right. I dnt think he is a bad driver at least he drives it and not wiping dust of it
It's his car... as long he doesn't hurt anybody else with it, he can do whatever he wants
I agree with David. You guys sound like twelve year olds. I guarantee every one of you will get in a car accident one day. Grow up...
All you hating on this guy are twats. Don't know what your fuckin talking about. This guy drives this car in all weather. 641bhp n no traction control, you try it. Jealous fucks
He's wealthy so he gets to be a gear head but he got that way acting like an idiot. He transforms into mr.Bean when he gets behind the wheel of amazing cars.
I agree, dude needs to die instead of wrecking cars like this. I hope he rots in hell.
Tyler is a bit jealous I think. Arsehole comments all over this article. Has Rowan done something to u personally bellend?
What an idiot. Totaled twice? Take it away from him and stick him in a Prius for life.
So apparently he can't drive
Forget it. If he can afford the repairs to his car. He can total it a couple of more times.
What do you mean "like that." A car like that in the rain, just a little too much pressure could send it out of control.
The dumbass doesn't need to drive like that in the rain though. I'm glad he's driving it but damn. That's just dumb.
it's logical that the more you drive a car, the more chance you have of crashing it. maybe bean drives it every day? as opposed to someone else who might only drive it once a week
Well at lest he's actually driving his £1M car whatever it costs
Who else can say they totaled their MC F1 twice?
@ Aj sarcasm.
@Alex No he shouldn't. He does race cars ya know. He just needs to know when he's on the track and on the street.
But the fact that he is actually drive this beauty machine is awesome. And driving it fast enough to total it twice and send the engine flying over 60 feet away. Now he just needs to learn to control himself so he can control his car.
Just a thought, but maybe he should go with something a little less extreme. He's totaled it twice for crying out loud. Stick to your mini, Bean. I know you can handle that.
Wait second time? He's crashes it before?
Rowan Atkinson is actually a pretty good driver.
It does 240mph totalling it would be easy.
A high powered sports car can easily hydroplane if you aren't careful.
It said how, he lost traction in the rain.
How can you total an F1?