See The McLaren F1 Car Mr Bean Wants To Sell For £8million After It Cost him £1million To Repair

How much would you pay for a car which is 18 years old and has been crashed – twice – by its not-so-careful owner?

Well, if it’s Rowan Atkinson’s McLaren F1 that you have your eye on, you’ll need an astonishing £8million.

The Blackadder and Mr Bean star has decided to part company with the 241mph British supercar which he bought new in 1997 for a then eye-watering £540,000.

Atkinson, 60, first pranged the three-seater by hitting a Rover Metro, then in 2011 he lost control on a slippery bend and smashed into a tree.

That second crash ended in what is thought to be Britain’s highest ever single car insurance payout, with the vehicle costing £900,000 to be rebuilt by McLaren. It also put up his annual insurance to an estimated £60,000.

But it seems that the accidents may have actually added to the value of the F1, which is now on the market with London dealer Taylor & Crawley, owned by David Clark, formerly a director at McLaren.

Mr Clark said: ‘If I had the choice of buying a 1,000-mile McLaren F1 that has been hidden away or Rowan’s with 41,000 miles, I would take Rowan’s. It has the interesting history and this is what people look for.