Ayrton Senna

Back in 1989, I was a brash seven-year-old who drove my parents insane by always going a million miles per hour. I would never do anything slowly. Should my parents look away for a second, I would be gone in a flash.

It was with this in mind that, on my 8th birthday, I got a present they thought symbolised my approach to life.  The book: a pictorial review of the 1988 Formula 1 season. What was Formula 1? I had no idea. All I knew is that the book was full of great pictures of the fastest cars on the planet and that got little eight-year-old me pretty excited.

That season was a watershed year in car racing.  On one hand it was the most lop-sided competition in sports history (two cars won everything and no one else had a chance). Yet, it was also one of the closest sporting events in history as the two drivers in the cockpits of these cars were the fastest drivers on the planet. The drivers: Alain Prost from France, and Ayrton Senna from Brazil.

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  • Simon says:

    03:14pm | 09/08/11

    I was 14 when he died so I only remember seeing him drive a few times but I can’t get enough of the footage of his career. Dylan is spot on about this film (although Senna deserves so much respect and reverence that I think the headline above should be… Read more »

  • Dylan Malloch says:

    09:15am | 09/08/11

    You got to meet him?  Awesome!  And agreed - he was the master in wet conditions. Read more »

 

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