McLaren’s hugely popular animated series Tooned has returned with a special edition episode to mark 40 years since James Hunt’s Formula 1 championship victory.
Tooned enjoyed a two-season run in 2012 and 2013, profiling the escapades of the McLaren drivers (voicing themselves) as they worked with the fictional ‘Professor M’ (Alexander Armstrong).
The second season focused on McLaren’s history as the team celebrated its 50th anniversary season, profiling a number of its most famous drivers, including Hunt.
The episode revealed that Hunt (voiced by James’ son, Tommy) was in fact a secret agent who was called on an mission midway through the 1976 Monaco Grand Prix.
To mark 40 years since Hunt’s championship win with McLaren, Tooned has returned with a remake of the Hunt episode that sees Fernando Alonso make his debut alongside Jenson Button.
The episode is packed with Tooned‘s regular dose of wit and charm. Keep an eye out for “my little chorizo” Alonso on his famous deckchair, as well as an appearance from 2017 McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne later on.
You can watch the episode above.
“The 40th anniversary of James Hunt’s Formula 1 world title made for an obvious decision to revisit the Tooned archives and create a fun and compelling new chapter in the series,” McLaren group brand director John Allert said.
“Combining pre-existing elements, but incorporating a fresh narrative involving McLaren-Honda’s drivers Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Stoffel Vandoorne, this new episode is destined to reach an all-new and highly engaged audience online.
“Tooned is a showcase for the power of storytelling: it’s concise, funny and rammed with delightful detail. This one-off episode offers an all-too-brief return to the Tooned universe and a tantalizing glimpse at just what’s possible with the brand in the future.”
