It is almost unbelievable that Ayrton Senna’s qualifying lap at Monaco in 1988 — where he bested teammate and four-time World Champion Alain Prost by an astounding 1.427s — was not filmed or broadcast. Senna himself said: “That was the maximum for me; no room for anything more. I never really reached that feeling again.” It was “well beyond my conscious understanding.” Here is McLaren F1’s recreation.
30 years ago, Ayrton Senna completed a Monaco qualifying lap like no other.
Watch our reimagining of that now legendary lap.
Delve deeper into the moment that was never caught on camera: https://t.co/Xtf9TviLSo pic.twitter.com/uKDhLORpgJ— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 25, 2018