As noted by kgcphoto.com - the car in this auction and the car displayed in Chicago are both the same chassis - #031. The Chicago owner parted ways with it sometime in the past year. Present owner is an American who keeps the majority of his collection in the UK.

This white F1 road car had no connection to Ayrton…

Correct, but that was while 031 was in the hands of its previous owner.

In addition, one F1 sold for $4M in October 2008. That was really the first moment that the collector car world really began to predict a serious future for the car.

The same F50 GT - chassis 001 - was damaged twice in separate accidents. First was a fairly serious one at Infineon Raceway and then it happened again at lower speed during an event at Laguna Seca. Both times instigated by cold tires and both times it was repaired.

The F50 GT in the Okamoto collection is chassis 002.

Chassis 072 was originally Black - repainted by the factory for its current owner during a refit initiated in mid-2011.

072 is also presently white, though sadly in a state of disrepair at the moment.

But it glides across the ice.

Helps that I was there in the tent when the Gulf GTR crossed the auction block, but I also know a fair bit more than most would ever care to about the McLaren F1. :-)

The $13M total you recall for the Gulf Longtail at Bonhams Monterey auction in 2012 is incorrect - and your memory is due to poor reporting at the time. In fact the wording of Bonhams own press release was largely to blame:

In fact, every single thing is right about it as this was exactly how GTR 19R first appeared when it left the factory for testing in late 1996. Originality adds value and nostalgia will always be cool.

Two items in green relate solely to the KERS unit. The LaFerrari's battery pack is mounted flat underneath the passenger compartment - you can see a portion of it at the front of the engine in your photo. Here is a better view.

If there is difficulty scanning try maxing out your brightness - the bar code will be easier for the scanner to pick up with a higher contrast.

This photo by Alex Esperon would have been a better choice.

You seem very confused. That's not a 12C... that's the F1 and they all have the steering wheel in the middle.

There's 4" of travel to the throttle/accelerator. You only have to use as much as you want or dare. The car can be driven quite sanely without any trouble whatsoever. I used to think I would be intimidated to drive one but they are not the animal you or I imagined.

I'm sorry - where did you get that from what anyone wrote? The 12C was customized to match the F1 visually. Still has two seats as standard.

Máté is referring to the matching 12C that McLaren Special Operations built for the owner of this F1 who spec'd out the White/Red refit. That 12C is called "Bespoke Project 8". Here's a photo of them together in front of the McLaren Technology Centre a few years back.

While it is quite possible to get in over one's head in an F1 given the immense power, low weight, and lack of driver's aids it is not an impossible car to drive, and even drive very swiftly under complete control. I have been in them at speed a number of times and it only does what the driver wills it to do.

Rowan's two accidents were in his own car - the same chassis 061 each time. He, along with a number of other F1 owners, was present at this accident scene as there is a Tour organized by the F1 Owner's Club running through Italy this week.

'Show or Display' allows for 2,500 annual miles - essentially unmonitored except for the requirement that the vehicle be insured on a policy that includes that stipulation. This is true for most collector car policies.