Last week, Ferrari revealed the F80, its new flagship model which joins the legendary likes of the GTO, F40 and LaFerrari as the pinnacle of technology and performance produced by the Italian marque.

Timing also matters. McLaren unveiled its new halo model and P1 successor, the W1, on 6 October, 11 days before the Ferrari F80 was revealed. Porsche has also committed to a 918 Spyder replacement (potentially previewed by the Mission X concept ), though that's likely still some time away yet.

Ferrari's F80 hypercar revealed earlier in October was originally conceived as a single seater, Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni has revealed.