The Honda-powered MP4/4 is one of the most dominant Formula One cars ever built, winning all but one race and claiming all but one pole position in the 1988 season. The engine's design and development was led by Osamu Goto.

Honda had made the Constructors' Championship-winning engines of 19, and for 1988 they switched partners from Williams to McLaren, who had struggled with their dated TAG- Porsche engines. Gordon Murray, as Technical Director, had the role of liaising between the drawing office and production. The design of the car was led by American engineer Steve Nichols, the full responsibility for the design of the chassis having been conferred on him by Ron Dennis. Powered by Honda's RA168E 1.5-litre V6- turbo engine and driven by teammates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the car competed during the 1988 Formula One season. The McLaren MP4/4, also known as the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, is one of the most successful Formula One car designs of all time. Honda RA168E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° turbocharged V6 (2.5 Bar limited), mid-engine, longitudinally mounted Osamu Goto (Chief Engine Designer (Honda))ĭouble wishbones, pull/push-rod actuated coil springs and dampersĭouble wishbones, rocker-arm actuated coil springs and dampers Right before the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren signed a new sponsor: Lucozade and the logo replaced the Johnnie Walker logo on the sides of the rear wing, thus shifting the Johnnie Walker logo to the back of the rear wing, which changed from red to silver in colour.Steve Nichols (Chief Designer, Lead Engineer) McLaren Applied Technologies 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential seamless semi-automatic paddle shift with epicyclic differential and multi-plate limited slip clutchĮxxonMobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel) Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. Inboard torsion bar / damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangementĪs front, except operated by pullrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement Moulded carbon fibre honeycomb composite incorporating front and side impact structures and integral safety fuel cell Mark Williams (Head of Vehicle Engineering) Quick facts: Category, Constructor, Designer(s), Predecess.

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