BTW, A Four cylinder BMW was oft times FASTER that the Lotus in a straight.. The superior skills of Mr senna was what put JPS on pole so many times .. But after wringing 1200-1300 HP out of the 4 Cylinder BMW, on a qualie, the engines would often grenade..good for 2 laps and kablooie! Only so much that the ICE can stand.. back it down to maybe 800-900 HP and the little boring fours were good for race distance...mag

As an aside, I spoke with Mario at laguna Seca one year in the Eighties when the old track layout was still around and if I recall, the record had been knocked down to just under 52 seconds ..I asked Mr Andretti how fast a contemporary F1 like the JPS Lotus could do , he said in all seriousness .."About 45 seconds..." Several others in the know concur...

Anyone that saw the 4 cylinder F1 cars in the eighties, would never,never, NEVER say BORING..Check out the 1986 Osteriechring race...or berger's first win Mexico same year.. And those were 1500cc engines ..same size as the all conquering TAG Macs from the eighties.. Senna and Prost Berger and Piquet..all in dinky 1000 hp cars.. Those piddlers wer INSANELY FAST!!!!! and the unique driving style was something to see...mag