This season marked a turning point in Senna's career as, throughout the year, he built a deep relationship with Honda, which paid big dividends, as McLaren had secured Williams's supply of Honda's V6 turbo engines for 1988.
Esta tempada marcou un punto de inflexión na carreira de Senna xa que, ao longo do ano, construíu unha relación profunda con Honda, que deulle grandes dividendos, xa que McLaren asegurou o fornecemento de motores turbo V6 de Honda para 1988.