On-track in Senna's first F1 title winner

The McLaren MP4/4 is one of Formula 1’s great designs and helped Ayrton Senna to his first world crown. Autosport looks back with significant help from McLaren…

“It’s incredible. To have the car here and to sit in it, to drive it – it’s a huge privilege. And you can’t help it when you’re sitting in it and you’re looking out of the cockpit to think, ‘This is his car, this is his view!’. You feel the goosebumps on the back of your arms standing up.”

We’re at Pembrey with McLaren and its trusted Heritage driver Rob Garofall to watch and hear one of the key cars from Ayrton Senna’s career. There have been many celebrations of the three-time Formula 1 world champion in 2024, 30 years after he was killed during the San Marino Grand Prix, and the McLaren MP4/4 is a key part of his story.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.