A tribute to a legend!
Caption: Aryton Senna lifting the winners trophy at the Australia GP in 1988
Source: Formula 1.com
I personally believe that I
need to highlight the life of an absolute legend! Ayrton Senna da Silva (21 March 1960 – 1
May 1994) was a Br racing driver who won
three Formula One world championships. Senna began his
motorsport career in karting, moving up to open-wheel racing in 1981, and
winning the British Formula 3 championship in 1983. He made his
Formula One debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984 before moving to Lotus-Renault the following
year and
winning six GrandPrix’s over the next three seasons. In 1988, he joined Frenchman Alain
Prost at McLaren-Honda. Between them, they won
all but one of the 16 Grand Prix’s that year and Senna claimed his first World Championship. Prost claimed the
championship in 1989, and Senna his second and third championships in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, the Williams-Renault combination began to
dominate Formula One. Senna nonetheless managed to finish the 1993
season
as runner-up, winning five races and negotiating a move to Williams in 1994.
Caption: Aryton Senna piloting his McLaren around Monaco
Source: Formula 1.com
Senna has been voted the best driver of all time in
various motorsport polls. He was recognised for his qualifying speed over
one lap and from 1989 until 2006 held the record for
most pole positions. He was also acclaimed for
his wet weather performances, such as the 1984
Monaco Grand Prix, the 1985
Portuguese Grand Prix, and the 1993
European Grand Prix. He holds a record six victories at the prestigious Monaco
Grand Prix,
and is the third most successful driver of all time in terms of race wins. Senna courted controversy throughout his
career, particularly during his turbulent rivalry with Alain Prost. Both the
1989 Championship won by Prost and the 1990 Championship won by Senna were
decided by collisions between the pair at those years' Japanese
Grands Prix.
Gone too soon!
Source: Senna (2010) documentary.
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