Uncertainty surrounded the McLaren team, whose iconic driver Ayrton Senna was reluctant to re-sign for 1993 as Honda had withdrawn from the sport and the team were not expected to be competitive with customer Ford engines.
A incerteza rodeou ao equipo McLaren, cuxo piloto ícono Ayrton Senna mostrouse remiso a volver asinar para 1993 xa que Honda retirouse do deporte e non se esperaba que o equipo fose competitivo cos motores Ford.