Somebody must have gone out and spent millions on this gear originally, even in this "also ran" outfit, yet in my experience of liquidations it will go for something like 10% of what was paid. There's something a little distasteful to me about the sheer extravagance of this sector. I love engines and motor sport but they burn through money like confetti.

As F1 offices go, this is shabby. The McLaren offices (probably the other extreme admittedly) are completely free of anything other than the monitors and keyboards. No ornaments, books, food, mugs, pencils, plants, no nothing. Cold and clinical, devoid of personality, no clue what sort of business is carried out there. You could eat your dinner off the floor. I found visiting there a scary experience although the architecture was surreal. If you wanted anything to eat or drink, even a cup of tea, you had to walk over to the cafeteria. They need someone like JS to bring them down to earth!

These machine tools(?) are a bizarre sight, alongside the CMM machines and giant surface plates. Perhaps they belong to the gardener! I was expecting proper CNC machining centres etc. Clearly a pretty low key operation with any proper machining being farmed out to local machine shops.

Merry