15/05/2026
We have just received Minichamps’ 1:18 and 1:43 replicas of the McLaren MP4/8 ‘Senna tribute car’ that Sebastian Vettel drove during the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix meeting at Imola!
2024 marked 30 years since the loss of the great Ayrton Senna in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. During the year, several tributes were paid to the Brazilian three-time world champion.
The most poignant of these probably occurred at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, where Sebastian Vettel drove some demonstration laps in Ayrton’s 1993 McLaren MP4/8. The car featured graphics, while the four-time world champion wore a helmet that was a combination of his and Senna’s designs. The German also carried the Brazilian and Austrian flags during his run, appreciating the life of Roland Ratzenberger as well as Senna. At the completion of the celebration, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
Minichamps’ 1:18 and 1:43 replicas from the occasion feature Vettel holding the two flags. The larger offering is provided in Minichamps’ regular packaging, while the smaller version comes presented in a commemorative flip-lid box.
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