Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A dochiri ya na Ferrari site n'aka onye Austria Gerhard Berger maka na ọ kwagara McLaren dị ka onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala nke abụọ n'azụ okpukpu abụọ na onye mmeri ụwa Alain Prost. McLaren abụghị asọmpi na 1987 dịka ha dị na 1984-1986, na Prost na-agbakwunye mmeri atọ na tally ya (ma na-eti ihe ndekọ nke mmeri 27 Grand Prix nke Jackie Stewart nwere na mmeri 28 ya na
Portugal) na-enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma na-agbachitere ya ọkwọ ụgbọala si Championship. Nkwụsịtụ ndị ọzọ na-esote maka Swede na Johansson kwụsịrị nke isii na Championship nke ndị ọkwọ ụgbọala. Ọnọdụ Stefan Johansson na McLaren bụ nke ọtụtụ ndị lere anya dị ka nkwekọrịta nkwụsị nke onye isi otu egwuregwu Ron Dennis bụ onye na-adọtaghị Ayrton Senna site na Lotus n'ihi na ọ nọ n'okpuru nkwekọrịta ruo na njedebe nke 1987 ma na-ezube ịbịanye aka na Brazil. Johansson ama ama rụchara 1987 German Grand Prix na wiil atọ nwere ntụpọ na okirikiri ikpeazụ. O mechakwara nke abụọ n'azụ Prost na Belgium ma tinyekwuo ọkwa n'elu ikpo okwu na Brazil, Spain na Japan. N'agbanyeghi ọkwa iri na otu n'ime oge atọ, Johansson ka na-emeri ma ọ bụghị otu ndị otu kachasị elu chọrọ (ọ nwere olile anya isonyere Williams na 1988 dị ka onye nnọchi anya onye mmeri ụwa nke 1987 bụ Nelson Piquet mana Williams bịanyere aka Riccardo Patrese kama). Ọ laghachiri na McLaren dị ka onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala na 1991, na-anwale Honda V12 engine na Suzuka na Japan.