 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 mu1983 Dutch Grand Prix, pakurudziro yemujaho mukuru Niki Lauda, uyo akanzwa kuti injini itsva yaida kuedzwa kwemakwikwi isati yatanga kukwikwidza. Iyo MP4 1, iyo kusvikira panguva iyoyo yakanga yakamhanya neCosworth DFY V8 injini, yakagadziridzwa kuMP4 1E specs kutora injini itsva uye mumutambo wekupedzisira wemwaka wa1983 muSouth AfricaLauda akaratidza kuti motokari yacho yaikwanisa kukwikwidzana, achimhanya ari pamberi penhandare uye achikwikwidza kuti atungamirire mujaho. Akanga achimhanya ari wechipiri pakangosara mavhiri matanhatu chete, asi mujaho wake wakapera nokurasika kwemagetsi palap 71 redunhu reKyalami. 