The Ayrton Senna da silva thread...

[Knightmare]

Hello to you all...
As many of you well know, tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the death of the greatest racing driver that ever lived, Ayrton Senna da silva. The younger generation who know nothing other than Michael Schumacher only have to look to the great Brazilian's tragic death to see why Schumacher has been so successful this past decade.

Senna was blindingly fast, intense, very spiritual with a strong faith, and sworn by many who saw him to be the greatest racing driver who ever lived. But perhaps his most striking attribute was his sense of compassion, especially towards his native people of Brazil, the street children and the poverty-stricken.

Winning was everything for Ayrton, because he knew how much pride it gave his fellow Brazilians to see their countryman beat the rest of the world in Formula 1.
Senna was a perfectionist, who payed attention to the tiniest detail, so that he could continue to be the best, and he was an inspiration to all of those who met him. Although it is now 10 years since his passing, we will always remember:
* His stunning rise to prominence in the wet in the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix.
* His fantastic car control in the wet 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, that saw him win the first of his 41 Grand Prix victories
* His epic battles with Alain Prost
* His incredibly accurate car feedback to the technicians in qualifying and practise
* His unquenchable thirst for victory, to be the best in the world
* His three World Championships in 1988, 1990 and '91.
* His masterful drive in the wet 1993 European Grand Prix, which saw him lap the entire field (yes Sandy, EVEN the "great" Michael Schumacher) and completely dominate the race.
* His freakish abilities, his sixth sense behind the wheel and his car control that earned him the nickname "Magic"

*And lastly, his record of 65 Pole Positions, which still stands today. Michael Schumacher holds the record for every other aspect of Grand Prix racing, except for this one.

Farewell Ayrton, you are still the very best in the eyes of many millions all over the world, including myself. I look foward to seeing you again one day, as we all do......

AYRTON SENNA- 21/3/1960- 1/5/1994
Goodbye Champion, thanks to your compassion, the children of Brazil continue to grow up with hope.
"Obrigada por tudo!"

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

I know a girl who lost her virginity to Senna's brother. Those playboys from Sao Paulo get a hell of a lot of young lady action, let me tell you.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Senna was a legend!!, the best!!.....My favourite driver has always been Hakkinen....but when i started viewing F1 for the first time Senna was in another league.....RIP, pitty the good die young.

Schumacher has been made to look good by arguably the weakest field the F1's has seen in years, Rakkinon, Montoya & Alonzo do have massive potential though.

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

I don't think its thedrivers that are _that_ bad, the difference in cars is a lot larger than the gap between driving abilities. But Schumacher was winng championships on lesser cars in his earlier years.

RIP to Senna, though. Hats off to a true legend of sport.

 

[xXSANDYXx]

all my respect to senna, a great loss to f1

 

[hrundi99]

AYRTON SENNA- 21/3/1960- 1/5/1994
Goodbye Champion, thanks to your compassion, the children of Brazil continue to grow up with hope. "Obrigada por tudo!"

I'll never forget the weekend he died.

My brother was and still is a massive Senna fan. He bought heaps of merchandise, and even got his autograph in Adelaide one year.

My parents and I went to Canberra to catch up with my family as we'd been living in Canada. We were back for a few weeks. My grandma had died while I was in Canada and it was the 1st time I'd had a chance to really deal with the fact that she was gone.

On the Sunday night, we watched the GP. We saw the accident, and heard Murray trying to be optimistic about it. I couldn't help but fear the worst. I'd seen other drivers in big crashes (Berger at the same corner; my brother and I thought we were watching one of our favourite drivers burn to death in front of our eyes), and I felt as though someone had kicked me in the guts. I turned over and tried to get to sleep, telling myself that he would be ok, and thinking of my brother who was back in Sydney watching the same footage by himself and probably also fearing the worst.

The next morning we heard the confirmation of his death on the radio. Later in the morning we went out to the cemetary to see my Grandma's final resting place (for me for the first time). We put some flowers on her name plate and stood motionless for a while. My uncle started crying, and I had to walk away, feigning that I was putting the plastic the flowers were wrapped in, in the bin. I walked around the corner and burst into tears.

 

[Agent Mulder]

One word sums up Senna.....Legend
The guy was a champion and was one of my favorites as well along with Berger and Hakkinen.

I can't wait to get the new Senna DVD.

The death of this champion really hurt F1 for some time,I know Berger being Senna's best friend nearly gave up driving in F1.

Schumacher is a great driver but had nothing on this guy thats for sure.

 

[Knightmare]

I know a girl who lost her virginity to Senna's brother. Those playboys from Sao Paulo get a hell of a lot of young lady action, let me tell you.

Lol, yeah, Leonardo, Ayrton's younger brother And yes RJ, Mika Hakkinen was my last favorite driver as well. In my eyes, Mika should have won alot more championships than he did, and who can forget that in his first ever race at McLaren, he outqualified Senna!
Mike reminds me in some ways of Ayrton- quiet, fast and ultra-determined. Hakkinen was the last of the real racers, but unfortunately, like Ayrton I no longer see his name at the top of the F1 ladder, where it belongs.
Good luck Mika, and I will be cheering your son Hugo when he makes it in F1 one day. What a pity Ayrton never had a little boy as well, we could have had the "dream team" once more......

 

[Manly Preniers in 2005]

R.I.P Ayrton Senna, a true legend. I never saw him race but am a huge F1 Fan, now I support McLaren, but Senna will always be a legend in my eyes.

 

[Manly Preniers in 2005]

And yes RJ, Mika Hakkinen was my last favorite driver as well. In my eyes, Mika should have won alot more championships than he did, and who can forget that in his first ever race at McLaren, he outqualified Senna!
Mike reminds me in some ways of Ayrton- quiet, fast and ultra-determined. Hakkinen was the last of the real racers, but unfortunately, like Ayrton I no longer see his name at the top of the F1 ladder, where it belongs.
Good luck Mika, and I will be cheering your son Hugo when he makes it in F1 one day. What a pity Ayrton never had a little boy as well, we could have had the "dream team" once more......

Couldn't agree more mate.

 

[Sweeper]

Winning was everything for Ayrton, because he knew how much pride it gave his fellow Brazilians to see their countryman beat the rest of the world in Formula 1.

I'm not a fan of F1... but that was not Senna's attitude.

'Senna didn't like Schu's attitude towards F1'
15/04/04
Michael Schumacher may hold the late Ayrton Senna in high regard but according to Ron Dennis the feelings were never mutual.

Ten years after Senna's death at the San Marino GP the debate still rages over who is the best - the Brazilian or Schumacher. The argument, though, is one that will probably never be answeered and given that they only competed against each other in one full season the answer depends largely on which driver you prefer.

It's also an argument that Schumacher has often shied away from because he doesn't believe it's a fair one as in his opinion, "Senna was a symbol for Formula One and did so much for the sport."

But according to Senna's former McLaren team boss if the triple World Champion was alive today he probably would not be saying such kind words back to Schumacher as Senna felt the German's attitude to F1 was wrong.

Asked what the Brazilian had thought of Schumacher, Dennis told Reuters: "He felt that there was a part of Formula One that was prepared to win at all costs. It was a group of people that fell into that category, not just drivers, but elements of teams or whole teams. And he felt that certainly Michael fell into that category and that was never his way of going into Formula One."

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On the 7th day GOD created Holden....on the 8th day there was a recall!

 

[Sweeper]

Stupid moderators... where do they find these f**k knuckles?

 

[Jimbo]

Asked what the Brazilian had thought of Schumacher, Dennis told Reuters: "He felt that there was a part of Formula One that was prepared to win at all costs. It was a group of people that fell into that category, not just drivers, but elements of teams or whole teams. And he felt that certainly Michael fell into that category and that was never his way of going into Formula One."

I can't remember Schumacher ever driving straight into the back of anyone, with his throttle flat...

 

[EWS]

Asked what the Brazilian had thought of Schumacher, Dennis told Reuters: "He felt that there was a part of Formula One that was prepared to win at all costs. It was a group of people that fell into that category, not just drivers, but elements of teams or whole teams. And he felt that certainly Michael fell into that category and that was never his way of going into Formula One."

I can't remember Schumacher ever driving straight into the back of anyone, with his throttle flat...

Coulthard spa 98....u have a poor memory jimbo

 

[Jimbo]

I stand corrected. How could I forget the mother and father of all brake tests?

:x

 

[hrundi99]

Hill in Adelaide in '94 (?)
JV in Spain '97

The difference was that Senna felt he'd been wronged by Prost.

Schumacher was just trying to cheat.

 

[bender]

Asked what the Brazilian had thought of Schumacher, Dennis told Reuters: "He felt that there was a part of Formula One that was prepared to win at all costs. It was a group of people that fell into that category, not just drivers, but elements of teams or whole teams. And he felt that certainly Michael fell into that category and that was never his way of going into Formula One."

This sounds a bit dodgy too me. Senna was often criticised for his win at all costs attitude. In fact, ironically, it wasnt all that long before Senna tragically died that Alain Prost had a long running battle with Senna about his tactics (and other things) and i can recall Prost noting several times that if he did not change his attitude on the track, someone would get killed.

 

[Preniers]

No Driver of the Century loses a tyre under sftey car, and no one in their right mind does a brake test in the tunnel.

 

[hrundi99]

Word!