Formula One 1988 Extra Quality Today

The season also highlighted the emerging strength of Benetton, which would go on to become a major player in F1, and the ongoing tensions between teams, drivers, and the sport's governing body.

If a Formula One car could be called "unfair," the MP4/4 was it. Designed by Steve Nichols and Gordon Murray (famed for the Brabham fan car), it was a ground-effect masterpiece married to a 680-horsepower Honda RA168E V6 turbo. In an era of excess, it was light, reliable, and aerodynamically sublime. It didn't just beat the competition; it demoralized them. formula one 1988