Great Read: Senna's underrated F1 car that he still loved

Senna's underrated F1 car | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, APRIL 2023 | JAMES ELSON Great Read: McLaren MP4/8 – the underrated 1993 F1 car Senna still 'loved' Ayrton Senna took his final Monaco GP win 30 years ago today. He did it in the McLaren MP4/8, an underrated F1 car that the Brazilian still loved, as the team's chassis designer Matthew Jeffreys remembers in today's Great Read The dark, grey March sky looming on Silverstone reflected the mood of Ayrton Senna, casting a cumulative pall over the circuit. Would this new '93 car be any good? Could it even win races? It was, and it could. Labelled by Ron Dennis as "one of the best cars we ever made", the McLaren MP4/8 is one of the great cult F1 machines. Not only was it Senna's last McLaren – the Brazilian taking iconic red and white Marlboro colours for one last rodeo – it was also the car in which he delivered what so many believe is his greatest win: Donington '93... READ MORE PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES F1 | JAMES ELSON McLaren's 'Triple Crown' Monaco F1 livery: stories behind the glory      McLaren F1 team has unveiled a special edition 60th anniversary livery which it will run at the 2023 Monaco GP, recognising its victories at Monte Carlo, Le Mans and the Indy 500 READ MORE F1 | MATT BISHOP Ecclestone, Hill and Allison: F1 debutants with diverse destinies at Monaco '58 65 years ago, three drivers made their world championship debuts at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix: Bernie Ecclestone, Graham Hill and Cliff Allison would each make their F1 mark in very different ways READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION Bestsellers: Motor Sport shop Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/8 | 1993 | Signed by Design Engineer Matthew Jeffreys Ayrton Senna 1985 | Replica Formula 1 Helmet | Lotus F1 Ayrton Senna Portrait Coaster by Kevin McNicholas Team Lotus - Type 97T - Blueprint - 1985 McLaren MP4/4 | 1:18 Scale Model Car | Prost | Senna Ayrton Senna Portrait Mug by Kevin McNicholas Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60