Senna, the first driver signed to the team since the death of Colin Chapman, partnered Italian Elio de Angelis who had finished third in the previous season's drivers' championship and had had many promising results with the 95T.
Senna, the inaugural driver recruited for the team following Colin Chapman's demise, shared a partnership with Elio de Angelis, who secured third place in the previous season's drivers' championship and exhibited promising results with the 95T.