The McLaren MP4/4 was the McLaren team's car that took part in the 1988 Formula One championship.
It was designed by Gordon Murray and Steve Nichols, and still represents one of the best Formula 1 cars of all time, having won 15 of the 16 Grands Prix it took part in. It was until 2023 the first Formula 1 car for the ratio of victories/Grands Prix contested, with a percentage of 93.75%, beaten by the Red Bull RB19, having won a percentage of 95.45% of the races it ran.
Drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost fought each other for the world title (which was eventually won by the Brazilian), without any opponent being able to enter the duel.le with only 5 gears. Based on the previous 97T, the chassis design will be lowered, also considering the reduction in fuel tank capacity to 195 litres. The engine was still Renault , but the new EF15bis turbo V6 model.
Other innovations included computer-based fuel management, a flat bottom (already partly introduced in the 97T model), an intercooler cooling system and a ride height adjustment system. During the season there were also suspicions about the regularity of the car, but these did not lead to official complaints.
Source: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4/4
