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1. www.roadandtrack.com › motorsports › a13517410Gordon Murray Explains Why the McLaren MP4/4 Was So Dominant

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   Nov 10, 2017 · The MP4/4 owed much of its suspension design from Murray's previous workhorses developed for Brabham, and a last-minute gearbox redesign ensured reliability through the season.

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3. www.the-race.com › formula-1 › bring-back-v10sBring Back V10s podcast: What went wrong with the McLaren MP4 ...

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   Apr 2, 2020 · The latest episode of our Bring Back V10s Formula 1 podcast is out now, revisiting McLaren’s failure to race the radical MP4-18 in 2003. Ex-McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley joins Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw to explain what it was like being inside the team as it tried to get the delayed and troublesome car fit for purpose.

4. au.motorsport.com › f1 › newsThe fascinating story behind McLaren's most iconic F1 car

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   Apr 3, 2024 · The fascinating story behind McLaren's most iconic F1 car. Until 2023, the McLaren MP4/4 was Formula 1's most successful machine, with a 93.8% win ratio that helped Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost...

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5. f1chronicle.com › the-mclaren-mp4-4-f1s-mostThe McLaren MP4/4: F1’s Most Dominant Car - F1 Chronicle

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   Jan 15, 2021 · Lewis Hamilton, a former driver for McLaren Formula One, ended up appearing on the television competition series ‘Top Gear’, where he drove the incredible MP4/4. When Hamilton had finished driving the car, he told the program’s host, Jeremy Clarkson, the following:

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6. www.hagerty.co.uk › articles › interviewsThe One That Got Away: Marc Priestley on the MP4-18, best ...

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   Oct 10, 2023 · The McLaren MP4-18 was an utterly disastrous Formula 1 car. It never even got to race in a Grand Prix because it was so bad. During testing, it caught fire pretty much every time it went out on track.

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7. www.hagerty.co.uk › future-classic-mclaren-mp4-12cFuture Classic: McLaren MP4 12C - Hagerty UK

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   Mar 22, 2022 · There’s no question that McLaren Automotive had a troubled opening chapter. When the MP4-12C was launched in 2011, it really was a revolution, offering a blend of power, light weight and extraordinary technology Ferrari’s slower and heavier 458 Italia could not begin to match.

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   Did Lewis Hamilton Drive a McLaren MP4/4?

   • Lewis Hamilton, a former driver for McLaren Formula One, ended up appearing on the television competition series ‘Top Gear’, where he drove the incredible MP4/4. When Hamilton had finished driving the car, he told the program’s host, Jeremy Clarkson, the following: “I love this car; it’s one of the best days of my life.

   The McLaren MP4/4: F1’s Most Dominant Car - F1 Chronicle

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   What year was the McLaren MP4/4 made?

   • The team was able to use these factors to their advantage; with the smaller engine and a gas tank reduced to 150 liters in size, the McLaren MP4/4 was born in 1988. It was all-new, and one of the few that year of all competing cars that was; most others were only updated versions of previously used cars.

   The McLaren MP4/4: F1’s Most Dominant Car - F1 Chronicle

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   Did McLaren Automotive have a troubled opening chapter?

   • There’s no question that McLaren Automotive had a troubled opening chapter. When the MP4-12C was launched in 2011, it really was a revolution, offering a blend of power, light weight and extraordinary technology Ferrari’s slower and heavier 458 Italia could not begin to match.

   Future Classic: McLaren MP4 12C | Hagerty UK

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   What made the 1988 McLaren so good?

   • The man behind the car explains what made it so good. McLaren's dominance of the 1988 Formula One season was nearly total. It was only at Monza, where a spark plug failure forced Alain Prost's retirement and a crash cost Ayrton Senna the lead, where a McLaren didn't win. A lot of McLaren's dominance had to do with its car, the legendary MP4/4.

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   What made McLaren so good?

   • A lot of McLaren's dominance had to do with its car, the legendary MP4/4. WTF1 caught up with MP4/4 designer Gordon Murray to learn what made this car so good. Murray of course gives a lot of credit to its drivers, both of whom were at the top of their game in 1988, but he admits the car was pretty damn good too.

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   What makes a McLaren a good car?

   • The airy cabin, with its goldfish bowl visibility has been a McLaren hallmark ever since. As has its now unfashionably hydraulic steering system. With a proper kerb weight of over 1400kg, the car is comparatively light and, with 625bhp doing the pushing, preposterously fast too.

   Future Classic: McLaren MP4 12C | Hagerty UK

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9. www.formula1.com › en › latestWATCH: The incredible story of how the McLaren MP4/4 ...

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   While Red Bull broke numerous records with the championship-winning RB19 in 2023, many F1 fans will remember the McLaren MP4/4 as setting the benchmark for dominance during a memorable 1988 season. A new documentary on F1 TV tells the story of that remarkable year from inside the McLaren team.