Car Fact #149 — November 11, 2026

The McLaren F1’s central driving position was positioned so far forward in the chassis that the driver sat ahead of the front wheels’ centerline, creating such extreme weight bias during braking that McLaren had to deliberately program the ABS system to apply rear brakes with 15% more force than the fronts to prevent the car from rotating around its center of gravity during emergency stops—essentially forcing the world’s fastest production car to brake asymmetrically just to remain stable.