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McLaren MP4/5B Honda #27 A. Senna Marlboro McLaren F1 World Champion 1990 Minichamps 1:18

McLaren MP4/5B Honda #27 A. Senna Marlboro McLaren F1 World Champion 1990 Minichamps 1:18 540901827 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast McLaren MP4/5B reproduces Ayrton Senna's 1990 title-winning Marlboro McLaren, powered by Honda's V10 and finished in the team's unmistakable red and white livery. This was Senna's second Formula 1 championship, secured after a bitter rivalry with Alain Prost came to a head at Suzuka. A genuine centrepiece for any Senna or McLaren diecast collection at 1:18 scale.
McLaren MP4/5B Honda #27 A. Senna Marlboro McLaren F1 World Champion 1990 Minichamps 1:18
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Car Brand
McLaren
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
540901827
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About the McLaren MP4/5B Honda #27 A. Senna Marlboro McLaren F1 World Champion 1990 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast McLaren MP4/5B reproduces Ayrton Senna's 1990 title-winning Marlboro McLaren Honda, finished in the team's red and white livery. This was Senna's second Formula 1 championship, won in a season overshadowed by his rivalry with Alain Prost.

By 1990 Senna and Prost were no longer team-mates, but their rivalry had not cooled, and it settled the championship in dramatic fashion at the final round in Japan.

Senna's Second Title and the Honda V10 MP4/5B

The MP4/5B carried Senna to his second Formula 1 championship in 1990, an evolution of the previous year's title-winning MP4/5, powered by the same Honda V10 that had made McLaren the dominant force of the late 1980s. Prost had moved to Ferrari for that season, but the rivalry between the two drivers remained fierce, and it reached its low point at Suzuka when a collision between them effectively decided the title in Senna's favour. That controversial finish has followed the MP4/5B ever since, a season remembered as much for the drama between its two lead protagonists as for the car's genuine competitive strength. McLaren Honda's dominance through this period is hard to overstate, and the MP4/5B sits near the peak of it.

Minichamps' Marlboro-Liveried 1:18 Diecast

Marlboro's red and white scheme is one of the most recognisable liveries in motorsport history, and reproducing it accurately depends on getting the proportion of red to white exactly right across the car's surfaces, along with crisp lettering that does not blur at 1:18 scale. Minichamps' diecast metal construction gives the MP4/5B genuine weight, and the model's narrow late-1980s-style proportions contrast usefully against Senna's later, wider McLaren chassis when displayed together. As a subject, a title-winning car from a driver's own championship season carries obvious weight in any themed collection, and the 1990 MP4/5B earns its place on that basis alone.

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