Let’s all gather in front of our screens and drool over our keyboards while watching this magnificent creation, penned by the talented hand of Dutch designer Andries van Overbeeke.

What we have here is a closed-cockpit F1 Concept vividly demonstrating how much better-looking and safer at the same time a Formula 1 car can be.

The canopy would not only increase the safety for the driver (remember the Massa accident in 2009) but also would allow for better racing in the rain, given the much better visibility the drivers would have. Having a canopy would eliminate also the need for a roll bar.

Wearing a much simpler aero agenda, this F1 Concept manages to look purer and much more attractive for the spectators as the voices for change in the regulations are increasing steadily and becoming louder. The front wing is smaller and less complex to reduce the sensitivity to air turbulence, allowing for easier overtaking, with the car being wider than today’s F1 cars. Tyres are also fatter.

And if this retro McLaren-Honda livery isn’t good enough for your taste (shame on you), the creator has given us a menacing blacked-out version too.

So much win with this one.

Rendering via Andries van Overbeeke

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