Since the MP4/1 , every racing and road car produced by McLaren has featured a carbon-fiber chassis.
: British aerospace companies initially rejected the design's complexity. McLaren eventually partnered with Hercules Aerospace in Salt Lake City, Utah, to manufacture the first chassis using advanced autoclave facilities. g8653.mp4
The pinnacle of this lineage is the McLaren-Honda MP4/4 , which dominated the 1988 season. Since the MP4/1 , every racing and road
However, the "MP4" prefix is most famously associated with the "McLaren Project 4" series of Formula 1 racing cars, which revolutionized automotive engineering through the introduction of carbon fiber. The Story of McLaren's MP4 Revolution Since the MP4/1
: Driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost , it won 15 out of 16 races.