Press Senna 1

Press Senna 1 is a car that McLaren used for promoting the Senna. Its colour is "victory grey". The brake calipers, aero blades, and door gas struts are painted in a contrasting orange. The rims are finished in "satin raw metal". Press Senna 1 has three exhaust exits and is left hand drive. The interior features Bowers & Wilkins speakers.

The car's VIN ends with "990010".

Timeline
One picture of the car was released on December 10, 2017. This picture and pictures of VP736-P15 were the first pictures of the Senna that were released (apart from teasers). Additional pictures were released on February 7, 2018. On March 6, the 2018 Geneva Motor Show commenced, at which press Senna 1 was present together with Carbon Theme and GTR Concept.

After that, the car attended the 2018 Beijing Auto Show (Chinese debut of the Senna), which was held between April 25 and May 4. Around May 22, the car was in Tokyo for the Senna's Japanese debut. Press Senna 1 attended the Los Angeles gaming convention E3 Expo, which started on June 12, 2018, marking the North American debut of the Senna. The car was parked at Microsoft's Mixer booth for the promotion of the game "Forza Horizon 4", which was announced during the convention. This particular McLaren Senna is featured on the cover of the game.

The car also attended the gaming convention Gamescom in the German city Cologne. It was the German debut for the McLaren Senna and press Senna 1 was present at Microsoft's Xbox booth to promote "Forza Horizon 4". The convention took place between August 21 and 25, 2018.