1988: F1’s Greatest Qualifying lap
#OnThisDay May 14, in 1988, Ayrton Senna delivered what is often considered the greatest qualifying lap in history on the streets of Monte Carlo.
Driving the dominant McLaren MP4-4, he recorded a lap time of 1:23.998, a staggering 1.427 seconds ahead of his teammate, Alain Prost. Senna later described the experience as an out-of-body experience during which he was looking down on the cockpit from above. After setting the remarkable time, he returned to the pits and got out of his car, visibly shaken by what had just transpired.
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