I think very few people would disagree that the McLaren MP4/4 was one of the greatest Formula 1 cars ever produced. It was campaigned in the 1988 season, where Ayrton Senna was paired up with Alain Prost, leading to one of the biggest team-mate rivalries of all time. 

The MP4/4 was utterly dominant, winning 15 out of the 16 races, with no less than ten 1-2 finishes.

A big reason for the McLaren's success was its powerplant. Although Honda was successful with Williams the previous season, the H logo found itself on the cowling of the red and white McLaren for the 1988 season. In the turbo-era of F1, Honda's 1.5 litre V6 was simply untouchable.

Here's a cool video from the archives, with McLaren's current drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton visiting Senna's Formula 1 machine.

- Charles Kha

I think I'm going to be in a bad mood today... The reason? Speedhunters had an invitation to attend the launch of the new car brand McLaren Automotive at their space age facility in Woking, UK. Right now I could be rubbing shoulders with Ron Dennis, but instead I'm sitting here tapping on my keyboard at the EA office in Vancouver, Canada... BBOOOO!

Oh well, Jonathan Moore will be able offer us a rather exclusive glimpse into the world of McLaren instead... Watch out for the story shortly... and Jonathan can you ask Jenson for a pair of Sunglasses for me?

Mclaren have also just released this vid, showing what went down when Lewis and Jenson got their paws on the new MP4-12C

:R