{"title":"McLaren MP4\/4","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew Formula 1 cars have achieved the legendary status of the McLaren MP4\/4. Designed by Steve Nichols and Gordon Murray for the 1988 Formula One season, it combined aerodynamic efficiency, exceptional reliability and formidable performance to become one of the most dominant racing cars ever created. Driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, the MP4\/4 secured fifteen victories from a possible sixteen Grands Prix, delivering both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships while providing the stage for one of the sport's most celebrated rivalries. The McLaren MP4\/4 Collection brings together editions inspired by the cars raced by Senna and Prost throughout the 1988 season.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mclaren-mp4-4-japan","title":"McLaren MP4\/4 - 1988 Japanese Grand Prix Winner - Ayrton Senna","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving completed just a handful of laps in the new 1988 MP4\/4, Alain Prost reportedly told Team Principal Ron Dennis that he knew the car would win the World Championship. And so he was proved, as the McLaren MP4\/4, driven by Frenchman Prost and his newly signed Brazilian teammate Ayrton Senna, went down in the annals of Formula One history as the most dominant Formula 1 car of all time, with a win rate of 93.8%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MP4\/4 won 15 out of 16 races, losing only Monza which many felt was a self-inflicted defeat, after Senna tripped over backmarker Jean-Louis Schlesser’s Williams-Judd in the first chicane. Senna won eight of those races to take his first World Championship, despite having been disqualified in the opener in Brazil. At the same time, winning a scarcely less remarkable seven rounds, Prost found himself just three points adrift of the top slot leaving McLaren’s nearest rival, third placed Gerhard Berger, literally miles behind. By the end of the season McLaren had scored a phenomenal 199 points in the Constructors’ Cup, almost three times the tally of runner-up Ferrari and a record that would stand until 2002. The duo’s qualifying record was equally as strong: Senna started on pole no fewer than 13 times with Prost qualifying first on two of the three other occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe high level of optimism at McLaren, following the arrival of its new 1.5 litre Honda RA168E V6 turbo engine and of Ayrton Senna as Prost's partner, was not diluted by rule changes for the 1988 season. These brought in a further reduction in fuel capacity to 150 litres and a mandatory 2.8-bar turbo boost limit, the benefit of both in theory going to McLaren’s normally aspirated rivals, in a move clearly made ahead of the imminent ban on turbo technology which would come into effect for 1989. So swingeing was the fuel capacity rule that many expected 1988 to be a transitional year for the turbo teams rather than a winning one. But for McLaren, at least, it was to be nothing of the sort. With light overall weight, outstanding downforce, highly efficient brakes and suspension, a fabulous V6 and two of the best drivers of all-time behind the steering wheels, there is little doubt that the MP4\/4 was McLaren's, and \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earguably \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe best-ever Formula 1 car.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine edition of the McLaren MP4\/4 at 1:8 scale replicates the cars driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in a gripping battle for the FIA Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix in 1988. Senna qualified on pole 0.3 seconds ahead of his title rival and teammate Prost and a whole 1.5 seconds ahead of the nearest Ferrari in third. Prost made a superb start to and took the lead whilst Senna stalled, who was lucky in the fact that Suzuka had the only sloping grid of the year, allowing him to bump start his car. Knowing he had nothing to lose and everything to gain in this race, and with the Championship in his sights, Senna started his fightback from 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e place. His charge saw him gain six positions by the end of the first lap and, by the fourth lap, he was already sitting in fourth position. Lap 14 saw the weather come into contention as rain began to fall, benefitting the Brazilian wet-weather specialist. By lap 24, Senna was hot on the tail of Prost, who was suffering with a malfunctioning gearbox. When the pair came around to lap some backmarkers, as Prost was caught up with Andrea de Cesaris, Senna went past to take the lead and proceeded to set three consecutive fastest laps, setting a new lap record in the process. Despite Senna’s remonstrations to stop the race in the increasingly horrible conditions, the race ran its full distance and Senna finished a whole 13 seconds ahead of Prost, clinching the World Drivers’ Championship. Senna’s win was the first of his three world titles and set a record for total wins in a season, previously held by Jim Clark and Prost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese models have been handcrafted and finished in our workshops with the co-operation and assistance of McLaren Racing regarding original finishes, materials, archive imagery and drawings. The use of supremely accurate digital scanning of the original car has allowed us to perfectly recreate every detail at scale. Furthermore, it has undergone detailed scrutiny by both engineering and design teams to ensure complete accuracy of representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that the images above contain blurred sponsor graphics due to licensing restrictions agreed with the manufacturer. The logos are not blurred on the physical model. Please \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" href=\"mailto:sales@amalgam.com\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003econtact our sales team\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto see fully detailed photos of the McLaren MP4\/4.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe McLaren MP4\/4 is limited to just 199 pieces.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amalgam Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40249565970514,"sku":"M5232-SC1","price":10995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2784\/4966\/files\/DSCF4784.jpg?v=1727260942"},{"product_id":"mclaren-mp4-4-1-18","title":"McLaren MP4\/4 - 1988 Japanese Grand Prix Winner - Ayrton Senna","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving completed just a handful of laps in the new 1988 MP4\/4, Alain Prost reportedly told Team Principal Ron Dennis that he knew the car would win the World Championship. And so he was proved, as the McLaren MP4\/4, driven by Frenchman Prost and his newly signed Brazilian teammate Ayrton Senna, went down in the annals of Formula One history as the most dominant Formula 1 car of all time, with a win rate of 93.8%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MP4\/4 won 15 out of 16 races, losing only Monza which many felt was a self-inflicted defeat, after Senna tripped over backmarker Jean-Louis Schlesser’s Williams-Judd in the first chicane. Senna won eight of those races to take his first World Championship, despite having been disqualified in the opener in Brazil. At the same time, winning a scarcely less remarkable seven rounds, Prost found himself just three points adrift of the top slot leaving McLaren’s nearest rival, third placed Gerhard Berger, literally miles behind. By the end of the season McLaren had scored a phenomenal 199 points in the Constructors’ Cup, almost three times the tally of runner-up Ferrari and a record that would stand until 2002. The duo’s qualifying record was equally as strong: Senna started on pole no fewer than 13 times with Prost qualifying first on two of the three other occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe high level of optimism at McLaren, following the arrival of its new 1.5 litre Honda RA168E V6 turbo engine and of Ayrton Senna as Prost's partner, was not diluted by rule changes for the 1988 season. These brought in a further reduction in fuel capacity to 150 litres and a mandatory 2.8-bar turbo boost limit, the benefit of both in theory going to McLaren’s normally aspirated rivals, in a move clearly made ahead of the imminent ban on turbo technology which would come into effect for 1989. So swingeing was the fuel capacity rule that many expected 1988 to be a transitional year for the turbo teams rather than a winning one. But for McLaren, at least, it was to be nothing of the sort. With light overall weight, outstanding downforce, highly efficient brakes and suspension, a fabulous V6 and two of the best drivers of all-time behind the steering wheels, there is little doubt that the MP4\/4 was McLaren's, and arguably the best-ever car Formula 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine model of the McLaren MP4\/4 is a 1:18 scale replica of the car that Ayrton Senna drove to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix in 1988, clinching his first Drivers’ Championship title. Senna qualified on pole 0.3 seconds ahead of his title rival and teammate Prost and a whole 1.5 seconds ahead of the nearest Ferrari in third. Prost made a superb start to and took the lead whilst Senna stalled, who was lucky in the fact that Suzuka had the only sloping grid of the year, allowing him to bump start his car. Knowing he had nothing to lose and everything to gain in this race, and with the Championship in his sights, Senna started his fightback from 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e place. His charge saw him gain six positions by the end of the first lap and, by the fourth lap, he was already sitting in fourth position. Lap 14 saw the weather come into contention as rain began to fall, benefitting the Brazilian wet-weather specialist. By lap 24, Senna was hot on the tail of Prost, who was suffering with a malfunctioning gearbox. When the pair came around to lap some backmarkers, as Prost was caught up with Andrea de Cesaris, Senna went past to take the lead and proceeded to set three consecutive fastest laps, setting a new lap record in the process. Despite Senna’s remonstrations to stop the race in the increasingly horrible conditions, the race ran its full distance and Senna finished a whole 13 seconds ahead of Prost. Senna’s win was the first of his three world titles and set a record for total wins in a season, previously held by Jim Clark and Prost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese models have been handcrafted and finished in our workshops with the co-operation and assistance of McLaren Racing regarding original finishes, materials, archive imagery and drawings. The use of supremely accurate digital scanning of the original car has allowed us to perfectly recreate every detail at scale. Furthermore, it has undergone detailed scrutiny by both engineering and design teams to ensure complete accuracy of representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: This is a 'Kerbside' model and does not feature any moving parts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that we do not apply tobacco sponsor graphics to this model due to licensing restrictions agreed with the manufacturer. Please \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" title=\"sales@amalgam.com\" href=\"mailto:sales@amalgam.com\"\u003econtact our sales team\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for more information. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amalgam Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40249567903826,"sku":"M5990","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2784\/4966\/products\/DSCF2493_Resized.jpg?v=1601655309"},{"product_id":"mclaren-mp4-4-ayrton-senna-1988","title":"McLaren MP4\/4 - 1988 Japanese Grand Prix Winner - Ayrton Senna - Race Weathered","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA unique one-off race-weathered model of the McLaren MP4\/4 in which Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Japanese GP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWinning 15 out of 16 races, the MP4\/4 totally dominated the 1988 season for McLaren. This special race weathered model is of the car as it finished the Japanese Grand Prix bringing the race and championship victories to Ayrton Senna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis unique model has been meticulously hand-painted and detailed by Leo Copeman to show every detail of the subtle race dirt and tyre wear the car had accumulated by the end of the Grand Prix.  The artistry applied to this one-of model underlines our commitment to creating beautiful hand-made pieces which fully capture both the spirit and precise appearance of iconic race cars. The base model was developed using data from a meticulous digital scan of the original car now on display at the McLaren Technology Centre. The resulting prototype underwent strict scrutiny by McLaren’s archive team to ensure complete accuracy of the model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis unique model of the MP4\/4 is accompanied by an A1 sized original photograph of the car in the garage at the Japanese GP in 1988.  This is a high resolution Gicle print on archive quality paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amalgamcollection.com\/collections\/display-cabinets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView Display Cabinets for this model \u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandling Race Weathered Models\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that Amalgam’s weathered models are incredibly fragile and require careful handling. We recommend you keep handling to a minimum to avoid removing the weathered effects from the model. 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