Why McLaren Didn't Go 16-0 Monza 1988

In 1988, the McLaren MP4/4 won 15 of 16 Grands Prix. So why didn't McLaren go 16-0? This is the story of the 1988 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Ayrton Senna, Jean-Louis Schlesser and Ferrari's emotional one-two ended a perfect season. The McLaren MP4/4 took 15 pole positions and led 1,003 of 1,031 laps. Then, with two laps to go at Monza, everything changed. In this video we cover: Why the McLaren MP4/4 was so fast: the Honda turbo V6, the 150-liter fuel limit and the low-line design by Gordon Murray and Steve Nichols How Senna and Prost won the first 11 races of 1988 Enzo Ferrari's death and what the first Italian Grand Prix without him meant for the tifosi Prost's engine failure and Gerhard Berger closing the gap The Senna and Schlesser collision at the first chicane Ferrari's one-two finish with Berger and Michele Alboreto Who was to blame: Senna, Schlesser, or simply a racing incident? How Senna still won the 1988 world championship at Suzuka CHAPTERS 0:00 Why McLaren didn't go 16-0 0:50 The turbo era and the 150-liter fuel limit 1:38 Gordon Murray, Steve Nichols and the low-line MP4/4 2:28 Prost and Senna: two legends, one car 2:50 The 1988 season: 11 wins in a row 4:00 Monza and Enzo Ferrari's death 4:50 Qualifying and the start 5:10 Prost's engine fails 5:30 Fuel, Berger and a shrinking lead 6:10 Schlesser and the backmarker traffic 6:40 The collision at the first chicane 7:40 Ferrari's one-two at Monza 8:20 Senna's fault or Schlesser's? The debate 9:20 Suzuka and Senna's championship 10:20 Why the MP4/4 legend lives on WHAT DO YOU THINK? Was it Senna's impatience, Schlesser's lock-up, or just one of those