From what was last week just a rumour has now grown a full set of wheels and engine.
At the Oxford BMW Mini plant a new colour was spotted which is now nearly confirmed as a non metallic British Racing Green which will only be used on the limited edition Mini John Cooper Works F1 Special Edition, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Coopers first F1 car.

The Mini JCW F1 will feature a Pepper White roof, mirrors and bonnet stripes. Expected to have the full range of BMW and John Cooper upgrades such as the JCW Seats and the sports suspension.
It is likely that the Cooper Works F1 will be highly sought after and highly limited with numbers been as little 100.

Likely to feature the 1.6 supercharged 200BHP+ engine that is usually dropped into John Cooper Models this Mini is sure to be a hit. No word on pricing as yet.

Mini John Cooper Works