Just days forward of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren have introduced a bespoke one-off Ayrton Senna impressed livery, remembering the Brazlian’s life and affect on the Woking-based outfit, thirty years on from his passing.
McLaren will race with a particular, one-off Senna livery within the Principality of Monaco this weekend with the colourful yellow, inexperienced and blue colourway taking inspiration from the Brazilian’s iconic helmet. The group acknowledged that “livery is a tribute to him, remembering his life and impact on McLaren and Formula 1, thirty years on from his passing.”
Senna is McLaren’s most profitable driver, racing for the group between 1988 and 1993, claiming 35 of his 41 grands prix wins, three Drivers’ Championships and 4 Constructors’ Championships in his time with the Woking outfit. Senna and Monaco are additionally synonymous, together with his six victories dubbing him the ‘King of Monaco’ together with 5 consecutive wins between 1989 and 1993. This motivated McLaren to have a good time Senna’s legacy with its specical livery in Monaco.
Furthermore, the group may also put on Senna impressed equipment for the weekend, with each Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri carrying bespoke overalls.
McLaren Automotive in the present day additionally paid tribute to Ayrton Senna’s legacy with the reveal of a one-off model of the McLaren Senna highway automotive. Named Senna Sempre, this bespoke McLaren Senna enhances the Formula 1 livery by integrating comparable design parts. Created and hand painted by McLaren Special Operations, the colorful livery additionally takes inspiration from his helmet, mixing his yellow, inexperienced and blue colors, whereas incorporating dot matrix portraits of Ayrton and additional Senna references.
For the King of Monaco. 👑 We’re proud to race in his honour and in his colors on the #MonacoGP.
Pelo Rei de Monaco. 👑 Estamos orgulhosos de pilotar em sua homenagem e com suas cores no #MonacoGP#Senna30 #SennaSempre #OKX pic.twitter.com/dVCR5LyLWM
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) May 21, 2024
Commenting on the one-off Senna livery, McLaren CEO Zak Brown stated: “The group is proud to recognise and have a good time the extraordinary life and racing legacy of Ayrton Senna by means of this McLaren livery. Senna stays revered and revered as Formula 1’s biggest icon, and McLaren’s most adorned driver.
“His affect on McLaren is big, not solely by means of his racing document but in addition presence inside the group, and now his legacy, so it’s an honour to race for him at his most profitable circuit in his inexperienced, yellow and blue colors.
“It’s great to collaborate on the “McLaren SENNA presented by OKX” marketing campaign with Senna Brand, in partnership with Official Presenting Partner OKX and alongside our colleagues in McLaren Automotive. With it being the thirtieth anniversary of his passing, the group are selecting to recognise and have a good time his life at one in all his favorite and most profitable locations to race, Monaco. We sit up for racing on this vibrant and delightful livery this weekend,” Brown added.
