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Primarily, lightweight, driver oriented car.
McLaren stood firm on not having any electronic assistance on the F1, because that would interfere with the connection between driver and car.
This meant absolutely no turbos, no ABS, traction control, no stability control, and cushioning the ride for the sake of comfort or fake stiffening to make a track day warrior - the driver must be able to feel what the car is doing.
All weight was to be moved as close to the centreline of the car as possible, and as low as possible.
The SLR was made for Mercedes, and was designed primarily for fat German and American businessmen, and as the project progressed, so did the list of electronic accessories Mercedes demanded their clients have on the SLR. This ruined the balance and performance of the car. Subsequetly, Mercedes have been thrilled to lay the blame squarely at McLarens feet - for giving them what they asked for.
This P11 MP4-12C (isnt that a gun?) is meant to be McLaren's return to doing their own thing. It's really not that impressive.
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