Note the unconventional ‘push to upshift’ sequential gearbox configuration in the early prototype McLaren F1 GTR, seen here testing ahead of the 1997 24H of Le Mans with Keiichi Tsuchiya behind the wheel. The early McLaren F1 GTR featured a 6-speed sequential gearbox with a push-to-upshift, pull-to-downshift configuration. Drivers frequently mis-shifted, especially when braking hard into corners, accidentally selecting a lower gear instead of a higher one—a costly mistake often referred to as “m