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Bruno Senna pays tribute to his uncle Ayrton Senna’s iconic opening lap of the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park in a McLaren Senna. Ayrton Senna’s drive to victory at the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park circuit is famed for his ‘Lap of the Gods’ at the beginning of the race, a lap that is regarded as one of the greatest moments in Formula 1 history - Not only was the opening lap spectacular, Senna’s race victory was dominant, and the 1:18.029 lap record that Ayrton Senna set remains the fastest Formula 1 race time at the circuit. Thirty years on, we return with Bruno Senna to pay tribute to one of Formula 1’s greatest performances and set a lap record in a production road car: the McLaren Senna, our most track-oriented McLaren Ultimate model.

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