McLaren pays tribute to Ayrton Senna with new livery

McLaren has unveiled a one-off Senna Sempre livery for the MCL38 Formula One cars for the one-off livery for the MCL38 Formula, made to mark 30 years of Ayrton Senna's incredible legacy.

The livery also gets a parallel, applied on a pre-production McLaren Senna from McLaren's own heritage collection. The new livery was created as part of McLaren's ongoing association with the Ayrton Senna Institute and showcases the firm's paint mastery and craftmanship which is can deliver through its bespoke McLaren Special Operations (MSO).

The Senna Sempre livery features a dot matrix effect on its sides, and the one-off car also features the signature of Artyon Senna on its door cards

The livery makes use of the colours of the Brazilian flag, with bright yellow, green and blue tones brought together using a wash technique newly developed by MSO which sees the colours blend into each other without creating any additional colours, while also evoking speed and the movement of a waving flag.

Green and white border lines run around the car's glasshouse and the venting at the base of the windscreen are directly inspired by the detailing on Ayrton Senna's iconic race helmet design. On the panels shrouding the large air intakes on the side of the car, a dot matrix effect is used to bring Artyon Senna to life when the car is viewed from a distance, depicting him on and off track.

Inside, the car gets bespoke yellow Alcantara upholstery with green perforations and a white 12 o'clock marker on the car's steering wheel. The sills of the black Alcantara upholstered doors are decorated with Ayrton Senna's signature alongside his quotation explaining his ethic and philosophy, "I have no idols. I admire work, dedication, and competence."