 Kufanana nevakawanda vevakwikwidzi vayo vakuru kunze kweWilliams FW09, motokari yakashandisa chassis ye carbon fiber yose yakatangwa nemugadziri wemotokari John Barnard nemutungamiri wayo, MP4 1. Motokari yacho yaive ne 1.5 Litre, 90 V6 TAG-Porsche turbo injini iyo yaiburitsa mumakwikwi setup uye kusvika pakukodzera setup i.e. ine yakanyanya turbo kumanikidza. Yakatanga kushandiswa muna 1983 muDutch Grand Prix, pakurudziro yomurwi akare Niki Lauda, uyo akanzwa kuti injini itsva yaida mujaho kuedzwa pamberi dambudziko makwikwi aigona vakatasva. Iyo MP4 1, iyo kusvika ipapo yakanga yakamhanya neCosworth DFY V8 injini, yakagadziridzwa kuMP4 1E specs kutora injini itsva uye mumutambo wekupedzisira wemwaka wa1983 muSouth Africa, Lauda akaratidza kuti motokari yacho yaikwikwidza, ichimhanya pamberi pemunda uye ichinetsa kutungamira kwemakwikwi. Akanga achimhanya ari wechipiri pakangosara mavhiri matanhatu chete, asi mujaho wake wakapera nokurasika kwemagetsi palap 71 redunhu reKyalami. 