McMurtry’s Spéirling can produce maximum downforce at 0 mph thanks to a fan system that “sucks” the car into the ground.

For as long as Top Gear can remember, the old adage that ‘an F1 car can drive ... enormously powerful downforce electric car + quite upside down – here’s McMurtry MD and co-founder Thomas ...

McMurtry Automotive has broken a world record by driving the Speirling electric track car upside down. The firm is a small British company that was set up by the late inventor, Sir David McMurtry.

The debate has been raging for decades: can a Formula 1 car drive inverted from downforce alone? No one ever asked if a McMurtry ... so instead of an F1 car, a modified electric Empire Wraith ...

One that will eat F1 cars for ... a massive wing, electric drive, and a very loud presence, courtesy of the 100-decibel fans spinning at 23,000 rpm. That’s the secret behind McMurtry's ...

The McMurtry Spéirling has just redefined what "hypercar" actually means. The little single-seater electric beast dethroned ... a slightly detuned 2010-era F1 car for rich folk – at 4.8-seconds ...

I thought it was the electric motor and expected its pitch to drop as the little black car slowed and dived ... but who or what is McMurtry? ‘Sir David McMurtry is an amazing chap,’ says ...