Ten things we learned this week: 22 April 2016 editio

As McLaren launches its 570S safety car, we look at its global

McLaren has been confirmed as the safety car partner for the British GT Championship. The natural progression of this, then, is a shiny new McLaren safety car.

And it’s a 570S, the company’s latest sports car - the 570S that’s better than a 911 Turbo and Audi R8, no less - that’s been given the stickers’n’lights treatment.

It’s a reminder that health and safety can be fun, that the world of pace cars is one that’s nearly as interesting and diverse as that of the competitor cars it looks after.

So join us, on a whistle-stop tour of the current crop of safety cars…