"Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last minute stemina. They have to be faster. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger then the skill" -Ayrton Senna
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RIP, one of the best, if only he were still around now to mentor... can not wait for the movie.
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Questions about Senna's intentions for 1993 lingered throughout 1992, as he did not have a contract with any team by the end of the year. He felt the McLaren cars were less competitive than previously (especially after Honda bowed out of Formula 1 at the end of the 1992 season). Joining Williams alongside Prost (who had secured a drive for the team for 1993) became impossible, since Prost had a clause on his contract vetoing Senna as a team-mate, even though the Brazilian offered to drive for free. An infuriated Senna called Prost a coward in a press conference in Estoril.[49][50] In December, Senna went to Phoenix, Arizona and tested Emerson Fittipaldi's Penske IndyCar.[51] McLaren boss Ron Dennis meanwhile was trying to secure a supply of the dominant Renault V10 engine for 1993.[52] When this deal fell through, McLaren was forced to take a customer supply of Ford V8 engines which were two specifications behind that of Ford's factory team, Benetton.[53] McLaren hoped to make up for the inferior horsepower with mechanical sophistication, including an effective active suspension system.[54] Dennis then finally persuaded Senna to return to McLaren. The Brazilian, however, agreed only to sign up for the first race in South Africa, where he would assess whether McLaren's equipment was competitive enough for him to put in a good season. After driving McLaren's 1993 car, Senna concluded that the new car had a surprising potential, albeit the engine was still down on power and would be no match for Prost's Williams Renault.[55] Senna declined to sign a one-year contract but agreed to drive on a race-by-race basis, eventually staying for the year.[56]
After finishing second in the opening race in South Africa,[57] Senna won in changing conditions in Brazil and Donington. The latter has often been regarded as one of Senna's greatest victories.[58] He was fifth at the first corner and led the race at the end of the first lap going on to lap the entire field in a race where up to seven pit stops were required by some drivers for rain or slick tyres.[59][60] Senna then scored a second-place finish in Spain and a record-breaking sixth win at Monaco.[61] After Monaco, the sixth race of the season, Senna unexpectedly led the championship from Prost in the Williams-Renault.[62] As the season progressed, Prost and Damon Hill asserted the superiority of the Williams-Renault car, with Prost securing the drivers' championship while Hill moved up to second in the standings. Senna concluded the season and his McLaren career with two wins in Japan and Australia, finishing second overall in the championship.[54][63] The penultimate race was noted for an incident where Jordan's rookie Eddie Irvine unlapped himself against Senna. The incensed Brazilian later appeared at Jordan's garage and after a lengthy and heated discussion[64], punched the Irishman in the face.Â
seriously counting down the days until the movie/documentary hits cinemas, cannot wait
olson on April 17, 2011 at 21:35
I've seen the movie already... It's been out over seas for a long while... It was awesome... Lots of unseen footage and a real in sight as to how badly he was treated by a biased french f1 president who clearly favoured Alain Prost... Screwing him out of a 4th champoinship in 89...
Donington Park GP 1993... Clearly shows his brilliance and courage that no body else could muster
when does the movie come out again???
This is going to be one of the all time favourite movies on any race car driver!!
Yes, after watching that incident again, it's clear Senna was not in the wrongMatt Nicholson said:
I've seen the movie already... It's been out over seas for a long while... It was awesome... Lots of unseen footage and a real in sight as to how badly he was treated by a biased french f1 president who clearly favoured Alain Prost... Screwing him out of a 4th champoinship in 89...Donington Park GP 1993... Clearly shows his brilliance and courage that no body else could muster
Will he be remembered as "the greatest"? I think so.
for those of us who remember the crash, this is certainly interesting to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjSIZfG5rk&feature=related
olson on April 18, 2011 at 22:52
Yes quite interesting... There are many theorys as to why the crash occured... I'd say the biggest issue though was F1 safety in general... No head boulsters back then that would have saved him now...
I think it is possible that his steering colum broke... As senna was not happy with the steering wheels possition prier to the race... The team was unable to get a shorter one to the track in time so the team cut and shortened it...
It should noted to that The FW 16 (senna car) originally designed to be computer controlled with active suspension, traction control and other driving aids... In fact it was pretty much the same as Prosts 93 car that ran those drivers aids all year. Prosts car is still the most advance F1 car ever built and was known to be "undriveable" without the computer aids switched on...
When Senna, Hill and Couldthard began testing and racing FW 16 it was a nightmare to drive as new rules in f1 ment no driving aids could be used... Williams had a new car FW16B (designed without driver aids) on the way but the team had to make do with a car that was undrivable ...
Look a Senna pace in the first 3 race weekends of 1994 compared to Hills... Senna was driving much much faster... Only Shuemacher can keep up with him in the Benetton that was designed with the new rules in
mind... Senna was (as always) driving the wheels off that car... A car that was flawed...
Furthermore ... The imola circut was in very poor condition very bumpy and very fast and dangrous... Senna and Burger had previously told the FIA this... Yet it was ignored... Roland died the day before because his cars front wing broke a couple of hundred metres down the track from where Senna died... Senna told the FIA again that the track was to dangerous for the cars of the day.
Senna died because F1 safety was poor and drivers calls for saftey were ignored because no body had died in F1 for over 10 years...
Senna died at the sceen... The F1 doctor (who was close friends with Senna) stated that he died after was pulled from the car... Senna was "kept alive" artificially so that the race could continue... If he was decleared dead at the scene, race would have been stopped...
I followed Senna's career from his first arrival in Europe to race karts. I was fortunate enough to see him race FF2000, F3 and F1 - for both Lotus and McLaren.
For those who are unaware how good he was in a kart I remember that I first heard of him when he arrived from Brazil to race at the World Champs. Alan Burgess from the UK Karting Magazine immediately stated that he had just seen a future F1 World Champion.
for me, the most telling thing is Senna's head at the point when the car went straight ... it fell forward. he was braking. you steer your way through under/oversteer, you dont brake.Michael O'Brien said:
for those of us who remember the crash, this is certainly interesting to watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjSIZfG5rk&feature=related
olson on April 19, 2011 at 14:29
He deffinately braked...