Homage to Bruce McLaren to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.

In this exclusive insight, we take a look at the making of the second series of Tooned and discover how McLaren's 50th anniversary will be celebrated with guest appearances including James Hunt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mika Häkkinen, and Bruce McLaren himself. You'll also hear from key McLaren personnel, recounting their time with the team and their stories of the drivers they worked with. The Tooned F1 series also marks the return of McLaren's current racing star Jenson Button, as well as the début of the team's new signing, Sergio Perez. Factor in the voice talents of Brian Cox as the mysterious guest and Alexander Armstrong as Professor M and you have all the ingredients for a new high-octane series of Tooned!

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Catch up on the series so far. Follow the exploits of Bruce McLaren, Emerson Fititpaldi and James Hunt as we delve through the history books of McLaren's illustrious 50 year history.

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Promotional episode for Mobil, with guest star NASCAR driver Tony Stewart.

Take a look at how the cast of Tooned are taken from the drawing board and transformed into their animated incarnations. Get a sneak preview of the Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen episodes still to come.

As the series draws closer to 'The Grand Finale', the makers of Tooned fill us in on where they found inspiration for this unique 50th anniversary series, and give us a peek into the recording studio to reveal the voices behind the characters.

Mobil 1™ Synthetic Motor Oil and the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team bring you the return of TOONED presents Mobil 1. F1 star Jenson Button and NASCAR champion Tony Stewart are back in animated form along with new McLaren Mercedes driver Kevin Magnussen and Professor M. In part 1 of this 3 part series, the trio of drivers and the Professor prove you can never know too much about motor oil.

TOONED presents Mobil 1 - Oil: An Odyssey is here, along with part one of this exclusive, behind the scenes look at the making of the series. Join TOONED creators as they delve into what it takes to create an animated character based on a real-life racecar driver. Watch as they learn about McLaren Mercedes team newcomer Kevin Magnussen, and work to add him to the animated world already inhabited by Jenson Button and Tony Stewart.

Our TOONED adventures continue in part 2 of our series as Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Tony Stewart and Professor M take us back to 1974, the year that Mobil 1 synthetic lubricants were first launched. After the trip back in time, the team witnesses first hand how Mobil 1 stands up under extreme conditions, the question is...will they?

Our behind the scenes look at the making of TOONED presents Mobil 1 continues as the creators of the series show how they captured the voices of racing stars Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen and Tony Stewart by getting them from the track to the studio.

In the third and final chapter of Oil: An Odyssey, our TOONED heroes, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Tony Stewart and Professor M come to some conclusions about Mobil 1, why it's been the oil of choice for the McLaren Mercedes team for 20 years and how it makes Tony's car go faster.

When you hear the name James Hunt, you don't invariably think of secret agents, dangerous Alpine skiing adventures, and Formula 1 cars equipped with ejector seats, right? Well, you might do after watching this special episode of McLaren's TOONED animation series. We’ve once again teamed up Oscar-winning visual effects house Framestore to create an appropriately off-the-wall celebration of the 1976 world champion, who won one of the most memorable title fights in grand prix history 40 years ago. This three-minute TOONED video updates the Hunt feature which originally aired in 2013, as part of McLaren's 50th anniversary celebrations. The new edit retains all the spontaneity, wit and irreverent humour of the original, but now features – for the very first time – McLaren-Honda racer Fernando Alonso, alongside Jenson Button.