 Senna akawana kukunda kwake kwokutanga muFormula One pa 1985 Portuguese Grand Prixmusi wa 21 April. John Blunsden weThe Times akarondedzera kukunda kwacho semumwe wemienzaniso inotaura zvikuru yesimba guru rokutyaira, nepo mumwe mutyairi Patrick Tambay akarondedzera nhangemutange yacho sehope dzakaipa, sezvo yakanga iri yakazara zvikuru kwose kwose, denga remakore rakaderera zvikuru uye chiedza chakashata zvikuru. Akakunda mijaho miviri mumakore ake matatu neLotus asati aenda kuMcLaren mumwaka wa1988. Akawana mukombe wake wokutanga wenyika weFormula One gore iroro uye akafarikanya mwaka wake wakabudirira zvikuru maererano nekukunda mujaho. Kukunda kwake masere gore iroro kwakagadza chinyorwa chitsva nokuda kwokukunda kwakanyanya mumwaka, kuputsa chinyorwa chekare chechinomwe chaJim Clark. Mumwaka mitatu yakatevera naMcLaren, akakunda makwikwi matanhatu kana anopfuura mwaka wega wega, achichengetedza mamwe maviri Formula One world championship mazita muna 1990 na1991. Senna akakwanisa kukunda katatu bedzi muna 1992. Kukunda kwake kwokupedzisira muFormula One kwakauya munhangemutange yokupedzisira yomwaka wa 1993 pa Pamwe chete, Senna akakunda 41 Grands Prix pamatanho gumi nemanomwe akasiyana. 