Former McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton drove the MP4/4 on "Top Gear" (though the show mistakenly quoted the Honda engines power figures of and not the actual 1988 figure of 650 bhp). After driving the car, Hamilton said to host Jeremy Clarkson ""I love this car. It's one of the best days of my life. I finally can check off my dream of driving this car."" Not surprisingly, Hamilton also noted that the car lacked grip compared to the aerodynamically superior McLaren MP4-25 he raced that year ().