McLaren to run Senna name on F1 cars permanently

McLaren will siphon Ayrton Senna’s name on its Formula 1 cars from the Monaco Grand Prix onwards in recognition of one of its most legendary drivers.

Senna won all three of his world championships with McLaren during a hugely successful spell with the team from 1988 to 1993, surpassing making the move to Williams in 1994 but stuff killed in a crash in that year’s San Marino Grand Prix. Williams used to run Senna’s logo on its cars until this year, saying it wanted to squint to the future, but McLaren will now add his name to its F1 cars on a permanent basis.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the move to do so comes with the support of the Senna Foundation, calling him the most synonymous suburbanite with the team since founder Bruce McLaren.

“Ayrton Senna is, and unchangingly will be, a McLaren legend,” Brown said. “His performances with McLaren, which earned him three drivers’ world championships, cemented his place as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers.

“When he tragically passed in 1994, the unshortened motorsport world felt a sense of irreplaceable loss, but his memory lives on in the hearts and minds of Formula 1 fans wideness the world. We finger it’s right that we, as McLaren, should recognize his contribution to our sport by delivering his name with us wherever we go racing.

“Starting from the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix, the McLaren MCL36 will siphon the Senna logo, marking our transferral to gloat his legacy. I can’t think of a largest race than the Monaco Grand Prix to embark this recognition of Ayrton’s life. Having won the Grand Prix six times, increasingly than any other driver, Ayrton proved that his skill and worthiness overdue the wheel of an F1 car could rarely be matched.

“This wing to our F1 race cars will be permanent, and has been widow with the support of the Senna family. It will serve as a unvarying reminder of Ayrton Senna’s sensational talent for us as a team, and for all our fans virtually the world.”