ec d otes ▁from ▁the ▁Mc R aes ' ▁lives . ▁After ▁the ▁service , ▁Col in ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁wid ow , ▁brother ▁and ▁father ▁bow ed ▁and ▁app la ud ed ▁the ▁crow ds ▁who ▁had ▁gathered ▁outside ▁to ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁Mc R aes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁from ▁when ▁Mc R ae ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁W RC ▁Championship , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁memor abil ia , ▁including ▁cars , ▁racing ▁g ears ▁and ▁pace ▁notes , ▁was ▁displayed ▁at ▁a ▁service ▁park ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁R ally ▁GB . ▁ ▁Re action ▁ ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁death ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁much ▁gr ief ▁from ▁former ▁colle agues , ▁riv als ▁and ▁fans ▁al ike . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Belg ian ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁with ▁I TV ▁comment ator ▁James ▁Allen ▁inform ing ▁view ers ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁David ▁C oul th ard , ▁a ▁good ▁friend ▁of ▁Mc R ae , ▁who ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁represent ▁Scotland ▁along ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Race ▁of ▁Champions ▁at ▁W emble y ▁Stadium ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December , ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" an ▁under st ated ▁yet ▁fant ast ically ▁tal ented ▁individual ", ▁he ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁race ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Japanese ▁Grand