F1A&G posts tagged McLaren
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. Here is McLaren F1’s recreation. Read More …
Lewis Hamilton and Martin Brundle look back in this Sky F1 video clip with a side-by-side comparison of how Ayrton Senna drove the Circuit de Monaco and captured a record six wins in the Principality. (A repost from 2012.) Read More …
It was 30 years ago today that the technology and face of Formula One changed forever with the debut of McLaren-Honda’s fabulous and dominating MP4/4. Read More …
Lewis Hamilton’s win from pole at the Canadian GP was hardly an exciting race and and revealed serious shortcomings of the current F1 technical regulations. Read More …
Today Bruce McLaren would have been 77. Happy Birthday, Bruce. Read More …
With 46 years in motor racing under his belt, the former McLaren chief mechanic to Ayrton Senna shares some of the lesser known stories about what life was like inside the garage during the late 1980s. Read More …
Inspect the famous MP4/4 from the team’s dominant 1988 season in this official McLaren Racing video. Read More …
Ayrton Senna’s qualifying lap during the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix is widely regarded as the best single lap in Formula One history. Read More …
Lewis Hamilton previews the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit in the “top-secret” McLaren simulator, “which no one ever gets to see.” Read More …
Navigating the Variante del Rettifilo, Monza’s tight, first chicane, is always a challenge, especially at the start. This shot is from the 1988 Italian Grand Prix, often remembered for the emotional 1-2 finish by the Scuderia Ferrari, and the only race of the 1988 season McLaren-Honda failed to win. Read More …