McLaren’s tribute to Senna for the Monaco Grand Prix

Inspired by the Brazilian driver’s iconic helmet, the British team pays a heartfelt tribute to the three-time world champion and grandmaster of the streets of Monte Carlo.

McLaren This is the sensory group of the 2024 season of Formula 1 and after two great performances he will seek to retain the great jewel of the calendar: the Grand Prix of Monacowhich they will bring them a design inspired by none other than Ayrton Senna30 years after his death and precisely in the race in which he won six times.

The Woking team made a video in which they showed in detail what will be the MCL38 framework, which will leave its orange and black for this weekend to use the yellow, green and blue of the Brazilian flag and the fabricated pilot’s helmet from São Paulothat won three world championships with the team and 35 out of 41 victories with the British team during his nearly ten years in the top class of motorsport.

Senna had his first podium in the category in Monacoin his debut season with the team Toleman in a wet edition of the 1984 Grand Prix where he even overtook leader Alain Prost but missed out on the victory due to a red flag that brought back positions on the previous lap, and won six times! in the streets of principalities, five of them in a row between 1989 and 1993, which is why it was created in nickname “King of the Principality”for its dominance of the most technical circuit of the entire calendar.

Cars that this weekend are driven Lando Norris (who won in Miami and came from escorting Max Verstappen at Imola) and Oscar PiastrI will have iconic phrase “I don’t have an idol, I admire work, dedication and competition” in your cockpit and will have too mentioning the Brazilian icon on the front and rear wings in search of the second victory of the year.