Senna was the best in his time and not long ago also best in history, tha. Came Max Verstappen he is the best ewer , and he is just started, Max and Senna are really similar but Max is now more consistent.
@@stefanmolnar4345 buahahahahahahhahha give Max or any of these spoilt brats car from the 1980s or early 1990s and see how they would do it. Senna achieved in 161 races far more than Max. 65 poles, 6 Monaco’s, 5 Spa’s and still today most wins in the wet…
“You’d be hard pressed to find anyone, racing enthusiast or not, who has not heard the name, Aerton Senna.” Honestly I just don’t think that’s true. Unless you’re older than middle-aged, Brazilian, or a race enthusiast, I don’t think anyone has heard of him. I don’t mean to disparage what his fans think of him, but he’s like Kurt Cobain. His legacy is spectacular potential, burning bright, and dying young. Tragic, absolutely. But outside of racing and national pride, he’s an unknown.
@@quinncide To be a true connoisseur, you need to know and have experienced history. Your words show that you are not that kind of person and that is truly a shame.
@@quinncideno bro, every teen atleast in Brazil and Japan has heard of him. Has known what this hero was up to. Senna left a legacy, not only as a driver but also as a civilian brave enough to go against the system he was in.
It has a weird vibe. It was one of the strangest emotions I've ever felt. Seeing that golden plaque in such a peaceful place, and thinking that all of this is there, just... too much for me. I could not stay there for long.
In 1989 the normally aspirated engines arrived and many thought that Senna would lose some of his amazing speed without turbos. But Ayrton remained supremely fast in all conditions. While going around corners he still refused to take his foot off the gas pedal, a technique he learned as a kid during his karting years. Ayrton Senna's trust in divine intervention helped him to go faster than he normally could have. Being guided by a higher power enhanced his performance beyond what it would have been without religion. His faith made all the difference. Ayrton had an unshakable belief that he was fulfilling God's will. He prepared himself better than any other driver before, both physically and mentally. He was an innovator in using sport psychology, physical, and mental trainer Nuno Cobra before anyone else in Formula 1. He used techniques to control his breathing and relax when he was becoming over-aroused. These methods allowed him to concentrate at almost superhuman level and get into the zone almost at will during races. Prost describes how, after a race at Monaco, Ayrton explains how he monitored his performance during the race itself: He managed to visualize from a 'third person' perspective (i.e. as if watching from outside) during the race and corrected his mistakes. Ayrton Senna had the qualities to be the best racing driver of his time, and that is exactly what he was. His tombstone simply reads: 'Nothing can separate me from Gods love'
I had the privilege of meeting him during the 1988 Canadian GP, I was in his box during qualifying, when he left the car the amount of adrenaline going through his body was so immense that he stood against the wall and he couldn’t speak and left the helmet on for quite some time.
@@quattrocam yes each lap was a life threatening experience… and if I remember well Prost was on pole because he set the fastest time the day before and on that particular Saturday Senna couldn’t beat him because of the strong wind blowing against from the hairpin to the finish line so he had to take huge risks
Im old enough to have seen Senna live on TV. It was magical as was all the drivers and racers at this time. When he died something else died in F1 and it has never been the same. RIP Sir. He was The MAN,....
whats so great about that time? You basically had 3 maybe 4 professional teams and a bunch of amateurs who couldnt finish a third of the races. The gap between top and midfield was multiple seconds...
The Ayrton Senna's Foundation is still active and his family keeps doing an amazing work here in Brasil! Senna is the reason I love F1 to this day. He is the greatest of all time!
It gets really emotional for me to see the greatest racing driver in history being honoured by people who are not from Brazil this way. A really well writing and accurate script, mah man! Great job, bro!
When Hamilton was awarded Senna's race worn helmet in Canada for tieing? Or surpassing the total pole quali laps? I cried like a damn child. They should have maybe warned Hamilton a bit, but that's just cuz it seemed like Hamilton wasn't wanting to step on Senna's grave, not cuz he didn't feel honored. Just, jeez, on a wider point, Senna is the reason we have Pastries(gah dammnit, PiAstri, fuckin RUclips) and Leclerc, Sainz Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, most of the drivers in lower categories, drivers in different disciplines..... Senna was a uniquely impactful and otherworldly talented spark that kinda of started the very spicy racing we've seen in the last 20-30 years! That Donnington first lap in the wet, making up 5 spots, one handed rowing gears around Monaco, just beastmodeing seemingly every time Senna needed a miracle, he would make that miracle come to pass. I'd love, as I'm sure many of you would as well, I'd love to hear what Senna thinks of Hamilton's 2018 Singapore pole lap, or some of the feisty moments up and down the grid.... God, I'd love to know what he thinks of where racing as a whole has gone since his day but also what moves he thinks are perhaps goin to far. Shit, Hamilton winning Silverstone with a blown tire, where the tire carcass didn't do as usual and come off. How legendary would it be? Sorry, if you reading this spaz comment, I just really would love to hear Senna or any drive except for Lance stroll. I don't hate stroll, but he kinda seems like a goober. Not my cup of tea, I think. 😂😂😂
I had the privilege to see the last Ayrton’s practice on saturday morning, 30th april 1994.. In the afternoon he never touched the wheel due to Ratzenberger accident. I loved Senna since 84. I cried in 94. He makes me sad on 2024. Obrigado, Ayrton.
he is like this famous basketballer i forgot his name he was dribbling the ball and lost the ball and he knew something was wrong with the floor and yes the floor had a creak
Honda loved he and that is because the first time he tested a Honda engine he went back to the box and told the enginners that the engine was about to blow up, when they opened the engine and tested parts they found micro cracks in the crankshaft that were about to burst the engine, the only reply of Senna when the enginners asked after is that he could hear that the engine was not good anymore.
My dads been watching F1 since the 80s, Prost was his favorite driver, but he said Senna was the greatest R.I.P Ayrton Senna, a legend through and through
Great video man, I remember watching him qualifying in 1991 at Silverstone and everybody in the crowd was cheering Mansell . There must of been at least 200 of us and I was the only one that put both arms up into the air at the entrance to the corner then as he continued round the corner, he lifted his right hand of the steering wheel, and made a waving hand in reply to my support, which showed to me what detail this man went to, a memory I treasure!
what made Senna who we call the GOAT is that, he drove cars in the majority of the time inferior than the others, their cars didn’t have the “technology” and computer/electronic controls they have now, when Williams had the active suspension in their car Senna still somehow was closer to them than any other team but above all, Senna drove his car many times with few or one gear and WON the race. Those days the physical, i mean PHYSICAL conditions of the drivers was way more important than today… In my humble opinion, he, Senna, was just a special kind of human being in ALL levels. great work in the video but you can make one with things that was/are controversial and amazing regards his driving abilities.
Senna drove many times with few or one gear and won the race... That happened exaclty ONE time. He was stuck in 6th gear for the last 6 or 7 laps (had a lead of 40 sec when that happened). Schumacher did the the same, stuck in 5th gear for 30 laps + PITSTOP and became still second. I don't say it wasnt special or not amazing, just there were otheres with similar skills.
Senna, very ruthless driver. Blocking others and even sometimes really dangerous. Was from 1988 -1991 in a superior car-motor combination. No doubt - one of the best drivers ever, but every time had his masters: Piquet, Prost, Mansell, later Schuhmacher, Alonso, Vettel, name it.
@@kevinprengemann7456Schumacher is probably the closest we have to Senna after him, the level of technology in the car that allowed Schumacher to do it is orders of magnitude higher that what Senna had at his time, also Schumacher had no peers, Senna almost always competed against people close to his skill level. Also despite that it was a one time that h was stuck with one gear, it wasn't a one time thing that he a lot of time run with his gear box busted and with less gears available. If it is wasn't for his u timely death, he would certainly have beaten Fangio, and possibly would have stablish the record Schumi held for much time. Today technology is the min driver of F1, Hamilton is a great pilot, but is nearly impossible for him to win on a technologically inferior car. Some thing Senna did a lot of times, he could win a championship before getting a better car, but he carved his name in history when he was driving a Lotus on the wanning day of team, at those times he didn't win championships, but he made the champion have a run for their money.
Williams killed Senna. The steering column was modified on Senna's just before the race at imola in 94. Senna requested the steering wheel shaft be shortened to find a better seating position and the Williams mechanics did a bad job, it failed Senna in the corner. They failed Senna.
@@nichendrix Who are you to assess in which car it is easier to stuck in one gear? Are you mechanical engineer or are you just licking Senna's balls? Just because the car is newer it has absolutely no relevance to how easy a car can be driven when stuck in a certain gear - give me a break...
im brazilian, im 40 years old, i did watch Senna.. man.. simply amazing.. every sunday on Brazil was a family meeting or friends meeting to watch F1 races.. to watch Senna... times that no longer comes back
Bear in mind that Senna was driving during the insanity that was the 1980s turbo era. During which, engine manufacturers were squeezing an unheard of 1,400 BHP from 1.5 litre V6 engines at the peak of the era. These engines were propelling cars that were featherweights in comparison to 2020s era F1 cars, and had virtually no driver aids. The reaction times needed simply to pilot one of these cars around a track competently on its own, with no other traffic to worry about, are phenomenal. To *race* one of these cars at full chat against opposition of the calibre of Prost, Mansell and Piquet, is quite possibly a full two orders of magnitude beyond again. I remember Murray Walker commentating on one of the Monaco Grands Prix in which Senna participated, and Walker mentions that Senna was capable of responding to tiny changes in chassis stress under the seat, and point his car where he wanted it with laser precision AND do so in the wet. It was as if the car became an extension of his nervous system when he sat in it. He could bend to his will a machine that would kill 99% of the rest of us if we tried to operate it at even 25% of his level ... assuming any of us mere mortals would even reach that point of course. In the cockpit of an F1 racing car, he existed on a different plane to everyone else.
@@TomásRodrigues-k7z ... actually, the octane rating of some F1 fuel mixtures at the time was significantly HIGHER that jet fuel ... if memory serves, at least one outfit was running on fuel that had, wait for it, a 118 octane rating ... with a brace of synthetic additions that would have made it suitable to propel a manned space mission ...
@@Calilasseia didn't know that but thanks for the info! Honestly F1 in the 80s/ early 90s was just a completely different breed, just like the rest of motorsports.
@@Calilasseia jet fuel is very close to Diesel fuel; that time the octane rate was limited; but the fuel was full of „ additives“ surpressing self-detonations and increase internal cooling. Even water injection was tried. However BMW-Paul Rosche once said: while increasing the amount of water injected, the power decreased, so the conclusion was that water does not burn.
@@TomásRodrigues-k7z Jet fuel is blend of approximately 30% kerosene and 70% gasoline, it is known as wide-cut fuel. I think you made that bullshit story up. Running F1 cars on Kerosene would be a funny day.
I was born in the monday morning, after Senna`s death, May 2° 1994, in a small town in Brasil. My parents raised me with Senna`s perspective of how to be a human being and for that ill be always thankfull. He is our hero and even now, 30 years later, i still try to be a better person and never giving up on my country. Great video!
As an American who has spent a lot of time in Brasil - I love your country. You should always be proud of it, for it is an amazing place. God Bless Brazil and its people, especially Senna.
One of my most prized possessions is a custom made replica of Senna 's 1991 helmet. The only driver's helmet i will ever have. That is how much his memory means to me. Not only was he a great driver but a true genius and philosopher as well. We will not see his like again
@quattrocam what makes it even more special is that it is a race ready Bell helmet and I have won cart races wearing it. I got mine from Racereplicas off the internet in England. Nigel does phenomenal work and it takes about 3 weeks for him to make one. He makes replica helmets of most of the great f1 drivers past and present. They run around 350 to 500 Euros but are worth every penny because they are not just static show pieces but actual helmets you can wear on the track while channeling your "inner Senna".
@quattrocam I always wear a balaclava before I put it on to keep sweat from getting inside the helmet. I hope you are able to get your own Senna helmet soon! You made a fantastic tribute to a legendary driver. WELL DONE!!!
There's a brazilian photographer, Alex Ruffo, that used to take pictures of the Monaco GP. He says that in the 1989's GP, he stayed in one specific corner and took various pictures of Senna, everytime he passsed by. Once he sended the photographs to the printer and got them back, he thought the guy had printed the same photograph multiple times because the pictures looked the same, but then he realized the background moved from photo to photo, so there're from different laps. That was Senna's precision.
@@quattrocam he said he once asked Senna about it. Because the man was hitting the exact same spot, and he meant EXACT SAME (he says they used references like a mark on the corner, like some paint, and Senna was getting it to the millimeter), so how could he do it? Ruffo says that Senna response was that he took a lap and got feedback from the pits. Maybe he broke to late or too early in one specific corner. Maybe he accelerated too quickly or too late in another specific corner. Every lap, he improved what the team said he could improve. It usually took Senna 5 or 6 laps to get everything right. After that, he just repeated the perfect lap dozens of times in a row. That was his response.
@@nilychkirilov wow, thanks for sharing that, Senna just becomes more mythical by the day, we might have to do another video including some of the things people have brought to our attention that everyone should really know
I can't even write anything right now, I'm just crying, there was no better man in F1 than him and will never be for sure, it was not just an amazing racer - it was a fantastic man, a great human being, a great MAN!
I CRY ALL the TIME, whenever I watch a documentary on Ayrton Senna. I CANNOT accept his death! I hear you and feel your pain brother. Long may Ayrton Senna's memory live!
Senna was simply an extraordinary human being! My forever hero who lives on in many hearts around the globe. The most remarkable Brazilian of all time, who did more for his country than anyone else. He was and is still an example of dedication, patriotism, compassion, faith and love for his profession, his family, his fans and others. Long live Ayrton Senna of Brazil! 🇧🇷🙏🏻🏎️💨
I was living in Brazil during the first years of Senna in F1. Incredible talent. His death in 1994 was a huge shock to me. I was able to visit his grave in Sao Paulo some years ago. Very moving. Yes he was the greatest. Legend.
In every sport somebody comes along that completely defies logic. In F1 it was Senna. He was magical every time he sat in the cockpit. I have never had that feeling of excitement and joy when I have watched other drivers past or present. He was universally accepted and loved and if you watched his funeral you knew the importance and the impact it had not only in F1 but in sport globally. He simply the greatest!!.
The absolute absurd paradoxical nature of Senna was always something that left me with an undoubted level of respect for him. Here was a man, driven to succeed so much that he'd leave you with the ultimate choice on the track, and yet had such compassion for his fellow drivers safety and his own. I can't fathom that level of thinking, nor understanding, with the exception being that Senna was so competitive, that he felt every risk was worth it, until it wasn't. Comas, Donnelly, Barrichello and of course Ratzenburger showed Senna that he wasn't immune from the same fate, or even worse. By the time Senna had become more safety concious and aware, it was already too late. For me, Senna sticks out as the most naturally gifted formula one driver, along with Clark. For me personally, that fateful day in May 94, was the beginning of the end for my love of F1. When Senna died, it wasn't just the end of a great era of F1, it was the end of someone I thought was the greatest ever. People say that when great people die, they become legends and imortalised by their death, Senna was already at that status for me when he was living. His death and subsequent hero worshipping has only reinforced my beilef of what I already knew. To quote a famous wrestler saying - the best their was, the best there is and the best there ever will be.
I remember watching Senna’s crash on the BBC as it happened. Obviously we did not know that Ayrton had died at that point but one thing was clear, it was not driver error. As to whether Senna is the greatest, that is subjective but he is definitely up there and very much a unique talent. I am just glad that I got to watch Senna when he was alive and at his peak. Senna’s drives against Prost, Mansell etc. are moments of pure magic. Thank you for a wonderful video.
Thirty years later and I am still gutted every time I think about that horrible day. The man was more than any other drive has been or will be. A combination of the best of spirit, body and mind. Those who never saw him drive, never heard him speak simply cannot comprehend what he meant to the sport, what he meant to the world.
You and me BOTH! Gut wrenching pain. That leaves you numb, in pain and sorrow! What a TRAGIC TRAGIC loss for all MANKIND and F1. One of a kind HUMAN BEING! A Shining Light to us ALL!
I saw him LIVE racing at the Hungaroring track. He loved that track and we Hungarians loved him as well. I am still a Senna fan and I always will be. The day he died was one of the saddest day of my life!
May 1, 1994 was possibly the saddest day in the history of Brazilian sport. Senna was an idol even among athletes in other categories. On the day of his death, games took place between big football teams that were rivals. And the sadness was great on the field and the rival fans shouted in chorus "Senna, Senna"
Having watched nearly every single documentary about Senna, this is the first time I've cried Great narration and most importantly, you moved my emotions with the last bits
I was 7, watching alone in my home the race. After his death, I went outside to play. I was that kind of child that cryed all the time, but that day I just couldn't cry. Tossed my toy aside and just felt the sadness alone.
I was a 14 year old kid and looked at Senna as a demi-god although I didn't really follow F1 closely. I remember the day Senna died. I remember everything I did that day. I remember next monday going back to school and everyone was teary, people were talking about it, some crying. My mom and dad, who couldn't care less about F1 were genuinely sad about Senna passing away. We did a minute of silence in class... It was literally the very first minute of silence I ever did in my life. I didn't even know "minutes of silence" existed. This was in Portugal. A country with no F1 history, with some F1 fans but not nearly to the extent people in Brazil and all around the world probably followed F1. To me, this will always represent what Senna was. He made everyone sad when he died... Everyone.
Ayrton was something else… I was 14 yo when he passed and I just remember that deep feeling of sadness when you know your hero is gone, that he is human and that it was his last battle… couldn’t contain the tears and years after I began to feel grateful to my dad for introducing me to F1 and to have lived during Senna times.
Senna was a hero for Brazilians just when the country was going through some harsh times... When he died, people were devastated. I remember seeing people crying in the streets, a general somber feeling... Everyone was quiet and sad. Ask any Brazilians what they were doing when Senna died and they'll probably tell you a story. It's one of those era defining moments that people just can't entirely forget.
It is difficult to quantify this without a lot of data, but the performance of your car against its peers should really count towards how good a driver you are. The best driver ever in the world isn't winning races consistently in a car that's seconds off the pace. If you can even get close, that's a sign that you're truly remarkable. Hamilton, for all that he's been consistent, has also generally been in one of the strongest cars on the track.
It was the engine that failed him in 1993. The chassis + electronics was better than the Williams. And it really showed when it started to rain. Then lack of power is not such an issue.
I don't know how many times I've watched this video. It's aways the same good yet tough emotion. Unfortunately, i wasn't fortunate enough to see Senna driving live, but he's been inspiring me throughout his legacy. I'd like to thank you for adding a bit more to it. Afterall, in my humble view, life is about passion, dedication, compassion and freedom. That's what comes to my mind when I think about Senna.
What a Goat! When all those legends like Max Verstappen, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso and the only 2 seven time champions ever in F1 so far say that Senna was number one, i think that says enough! He was an absolute monster! And such a wonderful human being as well! Rest in Peace Ayrton!
There is not a single video talking about our national pride, Ayrton Senna, that I won't be down in tears. He was a hero to all of us, every Sunday morning all our family would gather around the TV and watch him scorch tires on the track bringing joy to millions of brazilians that were cheering for him. He's not just THE GOAT as a driver, but as a person as well. He committed his life to the sport and to his cause and he would risk his life for it, to the point the sport has changed forever since he passed away. Long live Ayrton Senna, the greatest of all time, undoubtedly Brazil's most memorable hero in sports.
It was the fact that the cars back then were much much harder to control. Now, the driver doesn’t have much in put. If you didn’t watch F1 during those days you wouldn’t understand that Senna was special.
Dear @@ricardagottschalk_duran2677 , Maybe it was harder to drive but nowadays it is much harder mentally. You have to take care of a lot more things, than those days... But I think, I know, what you ment. God bless you! ;)
@@Theworthsearcher buttons? Jezz that’s all you got? Lol Have you ever heard of no traction control? Manual gear box? Not much safety? Right, buttons….
Dear@@thiaguinhooitodois2211 , Yes. A lot of buttons... Those days there a manuel gearbox, what made those cars phisically harder to drive. But nowadays it is mentally harder to drive.
I learned about senna from GT6, and I always knew he was a truly extraordinary driver. I didn't learn until last year that he was also a truly extraordinary human as well....
i’m too young to have ever seen Senna’s racing times. My parents really loved and admired him so i’ve definitely hear about him. in fact, nothing in this video was news to me. and yet here i find myself crying for his loss. May he be resting in piece
Beautiful... you nailed it mate!! I was 12 years old when he died... I never cried so much in all my life... As Tina Turner sang to him in 1993: "You're simply the best!"
For me, Senna and Hamilton are two drivers F1 would never see again. Immense raw speed, incredible wet-weather performances, phenomenal winning mentality, off track excellence such as charity work, stood-out above other world champions early in their careers; both drivers are incrediblly similar in talent and personality. What disappoints me is that one is loved and respected as result of his early death, while the other is underappreciated and hated despite being the best of his generation.
You brought tears to my eyes. You were able to describe exactly what my heart and soul always felt, it was just beyond the racing tracks (which by the way "Senna was Senna"), the rest was the rest. He was an angel that made all the difference in motorsports, he is and will always be, simply THE BEST ! He was just pure inspiration🙌🙏
I literally remember I was in Ivory Coast 1994, My dad was in tears when he announced that Senna Passed away. Living in Luanda prior to his passing. People would literally leave the church early enough to arrive home by 12pm(if the F1 race was in Europe). Calling their their friends and family. Sundays were literally Senna's days.
Top three, no doubt. For me Jim Clark will always be the absolute best, but Senna and Fangio were very, very close. Sadly for today’s drivers it’s almost impossible to win without the best car.
@@sej8806 Absolutely. This is a video about Senna, so there are, understandably, mostly pro Senna comments, but Clark was the best. Senna was immense too, there hasn't been a driver of his talent since, but Clark was so good it defies belief. When both Fangio and Senna said Clark was the best, it would seem very egotistical for anyone to say they were wrong.
Great video, he was my hero. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Adelaide GP in 1993 when I was 11, he was so nice, he signed for me an autograph but then asked about my dreams, he was genuinely a nice guy. I still remember watching that Imola race live it,was a Sunday night Australia time. I was devastated, I literally didn't stop crying for 2 days
What a beautiful tribute to our beloved Ayrton Senna. He was the greatest of all times. Our country on that very morning losted a Hero. Someone to make us Brazilians inspired, motivated and proud of our selves. And lets not forget, it was one of the fews who had the balls to confront Jean Marie Balestre in many occasions, fighting for what is right. Thanks for the video.
Listen to Senna’s own comments on the ‘84 Monaco GP: he was in direct contact with the human superconsciousness. No wonder he was deeply ‘religious’ - spiritual -, deeply happy and grateful for his experience and wishing the same for everyone.
Many great drivers have graced the tracks, like Lewis, Vettel, Schumacher, Alonso, Verstappen, and others. But then, there’s Senna, in a class of his own - cant be compared.
Ayrton is still as inspiring as ever. His passion, dedication, perfectionism and incomparable drive, a desire to give his everything and then some more... He always fought through even in a subpar car, regardless of adversity and sometimes plain injustice. When I feel down I watch his legendary charge in Suzuka 88, when I feel like I am ready to give up - I rewatch Suzuka 89, when I feel angry & am boiling inside because of some kind of unfairness - I rewatch Suzuka 90'. To me watching Senna racing is transfixing. There's indeed magic about it. Thank you for the great tribute to a unique talent, a very special human being and the absolute best in his craft -- Ayrton Senna. May his soul rest in peace.
Always wondered how we all look at F1 today had Senna survived and went on to rival Schumacher, especially since Senna wanted to end his career with Ferrari in the year 2000, right when Schumacher was within the team. The Senna-Schumacher rivalry would most likely eclipse the Senna-Post McLaren rivalry
I honestly don't think that Schumacher would have been any significant challenge for Senna. Schumacher was great to an extent, but Senna was mentally superior
Nice job man, I'm brazilian, here in Brazil we all love Senna. One country cry in 05/01/1994. Sorry for my bad english. The Ayrton Senna's institute still exist.
As a brasilian i want to congratulate you for this video. We will never forgot Senna and those happy Sunday mornings. This video is a statement of his life. Over here we call him "The Boss" just because he is. For us Senna was more than just another a F1 Driver... Thanks for this vid, man! Cheers from Brazil!
I'm from Brazil and I started to watch F1 recently, but since I was a kid, senna always was a inspiration, not just for me, but for all the Brazilians. The video highlighted not just who important and brilliant Senna was to formula 1, but how important he was to a hole word, I'm really proud to can say that I'm Brazilian as Ayrton Senna was. eu te amo, Senna ❤
Senna was everything to us. In a country of harsh struggles and few dreams, we had Senna. He was the country's son, he was all our hopes in the world stage, a show that us Brazilians could be SO much. When he died, Brazil died with him. Last week was the 30th anniversary of his death, you can't even mention his name there without people crying. Hell, I'M crying typing this, he was THAT impactful, he was everything to us.
Senna was more than a driver I screamed for on race weekends as a 12 yrs old. We loved him like a family member. I remember very clearly watching him in the Toleman at Monaco 84. He was a part of the car he drove, there is no other way to extract so much performance from a car. I didn't watch the end of your video because I still can't watch that last lap to this day, it's just too painful. My son's middle name is Ayrton. RIP my brother.
Thank you for such a great video. Having met him and raced against him at Rye House, he really was that good. You did him an absolutely wonderful tribute in presenting this. Thank you.
First of all... this video is a master piece Alex. Perfectly written, edited and narrated. Congratulations. I'm a 44 yo Brazilian who grew up watching him EVERY sunday. Senna, Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel are all great drivers and human beings.
Thanks for this man. I was 8 when he died and I remember watching the race in Brasil, we couldn’t believe it. My street, the city got quiet. My father cried - and he never cries. We knew we lost something big, someone special. I don’t know if he was the best or whatever, but he was definitely a special person who made our Sundays happier. Every now and then I think of him, and I’m sure I’m not alone. God bless him.
Senna always acknowledged that despite racing being his passion and having it be a part of him, he was also a human being and saw his rivals on the track as such. Senna died 5 years before I was born, but to say he’s an inspiration and hero would be the biggest understatement of the year. His name will forever be a legacy. I hope you’re racing in peace Ayrton
I always wish I was old enough to have watched Senna live. From the clips I’ve seen, he was nothing short of magical. I can’t imagine what it was like watching Senna in person. He’s without a doubt the most gifted driver to ever sit in a race car. We will never, ever see anyone like him again. Absolutely fantastic tribute.
Senna was the greatest driver around the world and an amazing person, for me Senna wasn't died, i always see him everyday in my life, remembering his thoughts and lessings for life, without him i wouldn't be the man who i am, If it weren't for him I wouldn't be who i am today, i miss and love him imensely, rest in peace Ayrton.
Dont ask how good was Senna. The Word good does not fit to Senna. There is no word for this master. The best there is the best there was and the best that ever will be. One of the very best videos out there from our beloved Ayrton. Thank you🙏💪💪
I'm from Brazil. *EVERY* sunday had a family gathering to watch Senna. Not just in my home, but in many many others in Brazil. No sunday was the same after his passing
That Fangio not only won so many titles but survived the unsafe at the time motorsport shows the incredible finesse he had, almost a sixth sense avoiding accidents (for example the 1955 Le Mans race disaster). Remember he was already an old man, opponents were much younger like Stirling Moss, and still it was very very difficult to win to "that crazy old man". Best wishes.
I'm from Adelaide, Australia, where Ayrton stood on the top step of the podium for the last time. I saw him race at Adelaide many times. No driver has ever made a Grand Prix car dance like he could, neither before nor since. Pure artistry. He was much more than a driver though, he was a philosopher, a deep thinker with enormous compassion, a complex and beautiful human being. For me I knew there was never going to be another like him, LONG before his death. He was an enormous part of my life...late nights, every second Sunday. I had no idea he was so loved outside of Brazil until after he died. I honestly felt like - with the poor press he often received in the English-speaking world right from his early F1 days - that I was his biggest fan outside of his native Brazil. Little did I know...there so much love for him around the world. It took many years for me to follow the sport again after 1994. I do still watch it, but it will never be the same for me. I think it was Maricio Gugelmin who once said, "if you put 26 double decker buses alongside each other on the Silverstone grid, and Senna was in one of them, you know you'd win, don't you"
Most of the time he was the greatest driver of all time… and then, sometimes, he would turn god mode “on”. Trying to compare anyone else to him is purely heretical.
Peak Human. that's what i would say. The duality of man. risk it all for the win, but stopping when seeing someone might not be okay. He is us, and we are him. Rest easy champ.
Great video and thank you for showcasing Senna as he was. I would like to comment on the race where Senna crashed Prost off the track in Suzuka. What many don't comment on is the fact that Prost did the same to him the year prior, since then, Prost was ahead in the championship. Senna however, being Senna, wouldn't stop. He got back on the race and actually won it. Meanwhile Prost rushed to the marshals and officials and got Senna disqualified. Jean Marie Balestre fined and suspended Senna's License for the whole year, and the worst is that he did NOT break any rules that day. So yeah, Senna didn't just Crash Prost out of nowhere because it would gaurantee his victory. He did it as revenge for the previous year
Senna is the ! GOAT, the number one, the legend. He was bold and have no fear during the races. Never will be a driver so focused, determined with the spirit of a winner.
You’ve made one of the best videos I’ve seen on RUclips! I have had this conversation numerous times with friends that hang on other drivers successes while not taking into consideration the ratios. I now only have to show your video. Well done!! Well done!
Most beautiful homage video i have seen. As a brazillian child during his stint, at a time where the country was completely unstable economically and politically, he rose as an inspiration, a true hero of the people, motivating a whole nation to punch thru the difficulties. I watched almost 200million people shutdown upon his death. And it still is one of the
Years after Ayrton's death, I remember seeing my father watching Formula 1 every Sunday morning and asking him why he watched Formula 1 because he didn't see anything special and he told me that Ayrton Senna was the reason he watched Formula 1 and that he It was impressive in every aspect and that it was the reason he fell in love with F1. And I'm here now researching Ayrton Senna and seeing how motivating this guy was.
I was 5 when he died. I remember like it was yesterday. It was the first time I felt a real loss in my life, and it really hurt. To me he was like a real life superhero...I used to keep all the magazines with pictures of him, and he was in EVERY brazilian magazine back then. I used to feel like Brazil was a great country back then, only because of him.
Nobody loved winning more than Ayrton his dedication to his sport from 4 yrs old until his untimely death. The modified steering column which was extended and rewelded failed which was determined in the investigation. This critical failure at 190 mph. cost Senna his life. In my opinion this was negligence and overlooked .
f1 was a family event here in Brazil. My dad used to make barbcue some beers and watch f1 over the window.When senna died,we were watching,nobody could believe, my dad stopped watching f1.In fact i personally know a lot of people that stopped watching f1 after his passing.Not only a great sportsman, but a great human being...the last Brazillian hero,someone that truly made us proud
Senna was Senna, nothing can compare, nobody will be the next Senna, there is only one, there will be only one "Ayrton Senna"
Mansell overtook Berger not Senna!
Amen to that comment, Senna was truly unique.
Indeed, senna was incredible. And always seemed like a genuine real person and a gentleman
Senna was the best in his time and not long ago also best in history, tha. Came Max Verstappen he is the best ewer , and he is just started, Max and Senna are really similar but Max is now more consistent.
@@stefanmolnar4345 buahahahahahahhahha give Max or any of these spoilt brats car from the 1980s or early 1990s and see how they would do it. Senna achieved in 161 races far more than Max. 65 poles, 6 Monaco’s, 5 Spa’s and still today most wins in the wet…
Hamilton's childhood hero was senna he mentioned numerous times senna was the greatest ever
Senna didn’t die. He’s just one lap ahead of everyone else.
Nah that’s “The Intimidator”, Dale Earnhardt’s place bud.
@@tgj42495both are legendary and true race car drivers
Senna the best ever
Beautiful.
@@tgj42495 both were beasts, different categories, don't start shit ok?
Every time I see documentaries about Senna, I get goosebumps.
Ayrton Senna: Simply the best! Better than all the rest.
But an asshole
“You’d be hard pressed to find anyone, racing enthusiast or not, who has not heard the name, Aerton Senna.”
Honestly I just don’t think that’s true. Unless you’re older than middle-aged, Brazilian, or a race enthusiast, I don’t think anyone has heard of him. I don’t mean to disparage what his fans think of him, but he’s like Kurt Cobain. His legacy is spectacular potential, burning bright, and dying young. Tragic, absolutely. But outside of racing and national pride, he’s an unknown.
@@quinncide To be a true connoisseur, you need to know and have experienced history. Your words show that you are not that kind of person and that is truly a shame.
😂😂 Prost schooled this prick.
@@quinncideno bro, every teen atleast in Brazil and Japan has heard of him. Has known what this hero was up to. Senna left a legacy, not only as a driver but also as a civilian brave enough to go against the system he was in.
If you come to Sao Paulo, Brazil go visit Senna’s grave. It’s a peaceful place with lots of tributes. He’s a truly hero 😢🙏🏼
To tentando ir agora nos 30 anos.
The last nacional hero…
It has a weird vibe. It was one of the strangest emotions I've ever felt. Seeing that golden plaque in such a peaceful place, and thinking that all of this is there, just... too much for me. I could not stay there for long.
Lies again? Taking Names Ares
I did this already... Below the tree...
In 1989 the normally aspirated engines arrived and many thought that Senna would lose some of his amazing speed without turbos. But Ayrton remained supremely fast in all conditions. While going around corners he still refused to take his foot off the gas pedal, a technique he learned as a kid during his karting years.
Ayrton Senna's trust in divine intervention helped him to go faster than he normally could have. Being guided by a higher power enhanced his performance beyond what it would have been without religion. His faith made all the difference. Ayrton had an unshakable belief that he was fulfilling God's will.
He prepared himself better than any other driver before, both physically and mentally. He was an innovator in using sport psychology, physical, and mental trainer Nuno Cobra before anyone else in Formula 1. He used techniques to control his breathing and relax when he was becoming over-aroused. These methods allowed him to concentrate at almost superhuman level and get into the zone almost at will during races.
Prost describes how, after a race at Monaco, Ayrton explains how he monitored his performance during the race itself: He managed to visualize from a 'third person' perspective (i.e. as if watching from outside) during the race and corrected his mistakes.
Ayrton Senna had the qualities to be the best racing driver of his time, and that is exactly what he was. His tombstone simply reads: 'Nothing can separate me from Gods love'
This is amazing! I really hope I can meet him in Heaven when Jesus comes back
I had the privilege of meeting him during the 1988 Canadian GP, I was in his box during qualifying, when he left the car the amount of adrenaline going through his body was so immense that he stood against the wall and he couldn’t speak and left the helmet on for quite some time.
Wow, not surprising given how fast they were flying around those days with pretty much zero safety in place
@@quattrocam yes each lap was a life threatening experience… and if I remember well Prost was on pole because he set the fastest time the day before and on that particular Saturday Senna couldn’t beat him because of the strong wind blowing against from the hairpin to the finish line so he had to take huge risks
@@anthonysauco1191 they were just a different breed!
@@quattrocam absolutely, today they are moving PlayStation machines with the comfort of a Bentley
WOW. That would've been Fucken AMAZING to see. I would've given almost anything to have been able to be there & see that.
"When it comes to completing a task, there´s no negotiation, you either do it right or you don´t."
-Senna
Im old enough to have seen Senna live on TV. It was magical as was all the drivers and racers at this time. When he died something else died in F1 and it has never been the same. RIP Sir. He was The MAN,....
Especially with rules being manipulated
Indeed I feel the same. Aryton senna was brilliant and when he died I just couldn't believe it...
whats so great about that time? You basically had 3 maybe 4 professional teams and a bunch of amateurs who couldnt finish a third of the races. The gap between top and midfield was multiple seconds...
He certainly was.
Great times also after senna.
The Ayrton Senna's Foundation is still active and his family keeps doing an amazing work here in Brasil! Senna is the reason I love F1 to this day. He is the greatest of all time!
No, the foundation was dissolved years ago. Now it’s the Instituto.
It gets really emotional for me to see the greatest racing driver in history being honoured by people who are not from Brazil this way. A really well writing and accurate script, mah man! Great job, bro!
Thank you, he was something very special, not just behind the wheel but an outstanding example for all humanity, the world needs more people like him!
When Hamilton was awarded Senna's race worn helmet in Canada for tieing? Or surpassing the total pole quali laps?
I cried like a damn child. They should have maybe warned Hamilton a bit, but that's just cuz it seemed like Hamilton wasn't wanting to step on Senna's grave, not cuz he didn't feel honored.
Just, jeez, on a wider point, Senna is the reason we have Pastries(gah dammnit, PiAstri, fuckin RUclips) and Leclerc, Sainz Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, most of the drivers in lower categories, drivers in different disciplines..... Senna was a uniquely impactful and otherworldly talented spark that kinda of started the very spicy racing we've seen in the last 20-30 years!
That Donnington first lap in the wet, making up 5 spots, one handed rowing gears around Monaco, just beastmodeing seemingly every time Senna needed a miracle, he would make that miracle come to pass.
I'd love, as I'm sure many of you would as well, I'd love to hear what Senna thinks of Hamilton's 2018 Singapore pole lap, or some of the feisty moments up and down the grid.... God, I'd love to know what he thinks of where racing as a whole has gone since his day but also what moves he thinks are perhaps goin to far.
Shit, Hamilton winning Silverstone with a blown tire, where the tire carcass didn't do as usual and come off.
How legendary would it be?
Sorry, if you reading this spaz comment, I just really would love to hear Senna or any drive except for Lance stroll.
I don't hate stroll, but he kinda seems like a goober. Not my cup of tea, I think. 😂😂😂
There are racing drivers. Then there is Ayerton Senna. A true legend. ❤
I had the privilege to see the last Ayrton’s practice on saturday morning, 30th april 1994.. In the afternoon he never touched the wheel due to Ratzenberger accident. I loved Senna since 84. I cried in 94. He makes me sad on 2024. Obrigado, Ayrton.
RESPECT brother! I hear you and feel you! We lost a SUPER DEAR FRIEND and REAL BROTHER! May he Rest in Peace forever!
The morning of the imola race he read a piece of the Bible. It said god will grant you the greatest gift . Of god himself
I was in Sao Paulo the day of the funeral. I was in high school at the time. It's still one of the saddest memories of my entire life.
That concrete block story is mad…. man was an artist
he is like this famous basketballer i forgot his name he was dribbling the ball and lost the ball and he knew something was wrong with the floor and yes the floor had a creak
@@georgesangeda1090 Steph curry during the warmup🔥
A GENIUS. MASTER TACTICIAN. A SEE'R. A VISIONARY!
@@georgesangeda1090but that’s different any player could have figured out but knowing that a wall moved by a millimeter is just crazy
Honda loved he and that is because the first time he tested a Honda engine he went back to the box and told the enginners that the engine was about to blow up, when they opened the engine and tested parts they found micro cracks in the crankshaft that were about to burst the engine, the only reply of Senna when the enginners asked after is that he could hear that the engine was not good anymore.
My dads been watching F1 since the 80s, Prost was his favorite driver, but he said Senna was the greatest
R.I.P Ayrton Senna, a legend through and through
Great video man, I remember watching him qualifying in 1991 at Silverstone and everybody in the crowd was cheering Mansell . There must of been at least 200 of us and I was the only one that put both arms up into the air at the entrance to the corner then as he continued round the corner, he lifted his right hand of the steering wheel, and made a waving hand in reply to my support, which showed to me what detail this man went to, a memory I treasure!
Wow that's an amazing story ❤
@@evecathcart 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊😊❤️
Wow, that was intense man
This part of my life is called "envy"
omg
I met him in person, I have three autographs from him; two of them in photographs that I had taken a year before. The best car racer EVER!!!
what made Senna who we call the GOAT is that, he drove cars in the majority of the time inferior than the others, their cars didn’t have the “technology” and computer/electronic controls they have now, when Williams had the active suspension in their car Senna still somehow was closer to them than any other team but above all, Senna drove his car many times with few or one gear and WON the race. Those days the physical, i mean PHYSICAL conditions of the drivers was way more important than today… In my humble opinion, he, Senna, was just a special kind of human being in ALL levels.
great work in the video but you can make one with things that was/are controversial and amazing regards his driving abilities.
Senna drove many times with few or one gear and won the race... That happened exaclty ONE time. He was stuck in 6th gear for the last 6 or 7 laps (had a lead of 40 sec when that happened). Schumacher did the the same, stuck in 5th gear for 30 laps + PITSTOP and became still second. I don't say it wasnt special or not amazing, just there were otheres with similar skills.
Senna, very ruthless driver. Blocking others and even sometimes really dangerous. Was from 1988 -1991 in a superior car-motor combination. No doubt - one of the best drivers ever, but every time had his masters: Piquet, Prost, Mansell, later Schuhmacher, Alonso, Vettel, name it.
@@kevinprengemann7456Schumacher is probably the closest we have to Senna after him, the level of technology in the car that allowed Schumacher to do it is orders of magnitude higher that what Senna had at his time, also Schumacher had no peers, Senna almost always competed against people close to his skill level. Also despite that it was a one time that h was stuck with one gear, it wasn't a one time thing that he a lot of time run with his gear box busted and with less gears available. If it is wasn't for his u timely death, he would certainly have beaten Fangio, and possibly would have stablish the record Schumi held for much time. Today technology is the min driver of F1, Hamilton is a great pilot, but is nearly impossible for him to win on a technologically inferior car. Some thing Senna did a lot of times, he could win a championship before getting a better car, but he carved his name in history when he was driving a Lotus on the wanning day of team, at those times he didn't win championships, but he made the champion have a run for their money.
Williams killed Senna. The steering column was modified on Senna's just before the race at imola in 94. Senna requested the steering wheel shaft be shortened to find a better seating position and the Williams mechanics did a bad job, it failed Senna in the corner. They failed Senna.
@@nichendrix Who are you to assess in which car it is easier to stuck in one gear? Are you mechanical engineer or are you just licking Senna's balls? Just because the car is newer it has absolutely no relevance to how easy a car can be driven when stuck in a certain gear - give me a break...
im brazilian, im 40 years old, i did watch Senna.. man.. simply amazing.. every sunday on Brazil was a family meeting or friends meeting to watch F1 races.. to watch Senna... times that no longer comes back
Bear in mind that Senna was driving during the insanity that was the 1980s turbo era.
During which, engine manufacturers were squeezing an unheard of 1,400 BHP from 1.5 litre V6 engines at the peak of the era. These engines were propelling cars that were featherweights in comparison to 2020s era F1 cars, and had virtually no driver aids.
The reaction times needed simply to pilot one of these cars around a track competently on its own, with no other traffic to worry about, are phenomenal. To *race* one of these cars at full chat against opposition of the calibre of Prost, Mansell and Piquet, is quite possibly a full two orders of magnitude beyond again.
I remember Murray Walker commentating on one of the Monaco Grands Prix in which Senna participated, and Walker mentions that Senna was capable of responding to tiny changes in chassis stress under the seat, and point his car where he wanted it with laser precision AND do so in the wet. It was as if the car became an extension of his nervous system when he sat in it. He could bend to his will a machine that would kill 99% of the rest of us if we tried to operate it at even 25% of his level ... assuming any of us mere mortals would even reach that point of course.
In the cockpit of an F1 racing car, he existed on a different plane to everyone else.
Don't forget that cars didn't run on gasoline but on jetfuel ahahah
@@TomásRodrigues-k7z ... actually, the octane rating of some F1 fuel mixtures at the time was significantly HIGHER that jet fuel ... if memory serves, at least one outfit was running on fuel that had, wait for it, a 118 octane rating ... with a brace of synthetic additions that would have made it suitable to propel a manned space mission ...
@@Calilasseia didn't know that but thanks for the info! Honestly F1 in the 80s/ early 90s was just a completely different breed, just like the rest of motorsports.
@@Calilasseia jet fuel is very close to Diesel fuel; that time the octane rate was limited; but the fuel was full of „ additives“ surpressing self-detonations and increase internal cooling. Even water injection was tried. However BMW-Paul Rosche once said: while increasing the amount of water injected, the power decreased, so the conclusion was that water does not burn.
@@TomásRodrigues-k7z Jet fuel is blend of approximately 30% kerosene and 70% gasoline, it is known as wide-cut fuel. I think you made that bullshit story up. Running F1 cars on Kerosene would be a funny day.
I was born in the monday morning, after Senna`s death, May 2° 1994, in a small town in Brasil. My parents raised me with Senna`s perspective of how to be a human being and for that ill be always thankfull. He is our hero and even now, 30 years later, i still try to be a better person and never giving up on my country. Great video!
RESPECT and BLESSINGS! No better role model to have!
As an American who has spent a lot of time in Brasil - I love your country. You should always be proud of it, for it is an amazing place.
God Bless Brazil and its people, especially Senna.
He was in another dimension. It's not possible compare him to anyone.
Yes, absolutely right. We were privileged to see, what he was able to do. It was magic, out off this world.
love him but there are drivers who matched him
Compare him eith Prost and see who had the most points and also the higher win- percentage
NEVER! Not ANYONE! He was taken AWAY from us WAY TOO EARLY! A HUGE LOSS for mankind and F1.
And yet lost to Prost 🤣🤣🤣🤣
People are welcome to their opinions if they think differently, but to me Senna is the greatest. There was something magical about him.
One of my most prized possessions is a custom made replica of Senna 's 1991 helmet. The only driver's helmet i will ever have. That is how much his memory means to me. Not only was he a great driver but a true genius and philosopher as well. We will not see his like again
Had my eye on one of those for a while, one day maybe!
@quattrocam what makes it even more special is that it is a race ready Bell helmet and I have won cart races wearing it. I got mine from Racereplicas off the internet in England. Nigel does phenomenal work and it takes about 3 weeks for him to make one. He makes replica helmets of most of the great f1 drivers past and present. They run around 350 to 500 Euros but are worth every penny because they are not just static show pieces but actual helmets you can wear on the track while channeling your "inner Senna".
@@frankwaugh1894 They do look good, awesome that you can also use them, a functional work of art!
@quattrocam I always wear a balaclava before I put it on to keep sweat from getting inside the helmet. I hope you are able to get your own Senna helmet soon! You made a fantastic tribute to a legendary driver. WELL DONE!!!
@@frankwaugh1894 thank you & I hope so 😊
SENNA THE SOUL OF F1
There's a brazilian photographer, Alex Ruffo, that used to take pictures of the Monaco GP. He says that in the 1989's GP, he stayed in one specific corner and took various pictures of Senna, everytime he passsed by. Once he sended the photographs to the printer and got them back, he thought the guy had printed the same photograph multiple times because the pictures looked the same, but then he realized the background moved from photo to photo, so there're from different laps. That was Senna's precision.
Wow! 100% believable when you consider what the man could do
@@quattrocam he said he once asked Senna about it. Because the man was hitting the exact same spot, and he meant EXACT SAME (he says they used references like a mark on the corner, like some paint, and Senna was getting it to the millimeter), so how could he do it? Ruffo says that Senna response was that he took a lap and got feedback from the pits. Maybe he broke to late or too early in one specific corner. Maybe he accelerated too quickly or too late in another specific corner. Every lap, he improved what the team said he could improve. It usually took Senna 5 or 6 laps to get everything right. After that, he just repeated the perfect lap dozens of times in a row. That was his response.
@@nilychkirilov wow, thanks for sharing that, Senna just becomes more mythical by the day, we might have to do another video including some of the things people have brought to our attention that everyone should really know
The Greatest Racing Driver of all time
You are one the lucky few to understand and fully appreciate it 💯
I can't even write anything right now, I'm just crying, there was no better man in F1 than him and will never be for sure, it was not just an amazing racer - it was a fantastic man, a great human being, a great MAN!
He sure was 🇧🇷
I CRY ALL the TIME, whenever I watch a documentary on Ayrton Senna. I CANNOT accept his death! I hear you and feel your pain brother. Long may Ayrton Senna's memory live!
Senna was simply an extraordinary human being! My forever hero who lives on in many hearts around the globe. The most remarkable Brazilian of all time, who did more for his country than anyone else. He was and is still an example of dedication, patriotism, compassion, faith and love for his profession, his family, his fans and others. Long live Ayrton Senna of Brazil! 🇧🇷🙏🏻🏎️💨
jorbley what about pele?/
I was living in Brazil during the first years of Senna in F1. Incredible talent. His death in 1994 was a huge shock to me. I was able to visit his grave in Sao Paulo some years ago. Very moving. Yes he was the greatest. Legend.
Respect Brother. We lost a very special human being! One of a kind!
In every sport somebody comes along that completely defies logic. In F1 it was Senna. He was magical every time he sat in the cockpit. I have never had that feeling of excitement and joy when I have watched other drivers past or present. He was universally accepted and loved and if you watched his funeral you knew the importance and the impact it had not only in F1 but in sport globally. He simply the greatest!!.
The absolute absurd paradoxical nature of Senna was always something that left me with an undoubted level of respect for him. Here was a man, driven to succeed so much that he'd leave you with the ultimate choice on the track, and yet had such compassion for his fellow drivers safety and his own. I can't fathom that level of thinking, nor understanding, with the exception being that Senna was so competitive, that he felt every risk was worth it, until it wasn't. Comas, Donnelly, Barrichello and of course Ratzenburger showed Senna that he wasn't immune from the same fate, or even worse. By the time Senna had become more safety concious and aware, it was already too late. For me, Senna sticks out as the most naturally gifted formula one driver, along with Clark.
For me personally, that fateful day in May 94, was the beginning of the end for my love of F1. When Senna died, it wasn't just the end of a great era of F1, it was the end of someone I thought was the greatest ever. People say that when great people die, they become legends and imortalised by their death, Senna was already at that status for me when he was living. His death and subsequent hero worshipping has only reinforced my beilef of what I already knew. To quote a famous wrestler saying - the best their was, the best there is and the best there ever will be.
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As a Brazilian I couldn't hold tears on the final... Nice video!
No matter what they tell you today Senna is the greatest driver of all time and it's not even close.
Jim Clark.
I totally agree different class
What about nickita mazepin
@@r6liam657 🤣🤣🤣
Senna wished he was close to Latifi
I remember watching Senna’s crash on the BBC as it happened. Obviously we did not know that Ayrton had died at that point but one thing was clear, it was not driver error. As to whether Senna is the greatest, that is subjective but he is definitely up there and very much a unique talent. I am just glad that I got to watch Senna when he was alive and at his peak. Senna’s drives against Prost, Mansell etc. are moments of pure magic. Thank you for a wonderful video.
Thank you for watching & taking the time to share 🙏
Thirty years later and I am still gutted every time I think about that horrible day. The man was more than any other drive has been or will be. A combination of the best of spirit, body and mind. Those who never saw him drive, never heard him speak simply cannot comprehend what he meant to the sport, what he meant to the world.
You and me BOTH! Gut wrenching pain. That leaves you numb, in pain and sorrow! What a TRAGIC TRAGIC loss for all MANKIND and F1. One of a kind HUMAN BEING! A Shining Light to us ALL!
Ayrton Senna was and will always be my number 1 F1 driver of all time
I saw him LIVE racing at the Hungaroring track. He loved that track and we Hungarians loved him as well. I am still a Senna fan and I always will be. The day he died was one of the saddest day of my life!
May 1, 1994 was possibly the saddest day in the history of Brazilian sport. Senna was an idol even among athletes in other categories. On the day of his death, games took place between big football teams that were rivals. And the sadness was great on the field and the rival fans shouted in chorus "Senna, Senna"
Having watched nearly every single documentary about Senna, this is the first time I've cried
Great narration and most importantly, you moved my emotions with the last bits
Thank you, I won't lie, it was very hard to record it, glad you enjoyed it
@@quattrocam the piano playing in the background was hauntingly sweet and beautiful.. perfect selection!
@@jrex3575 Thank you, probably the hardest part in the whole process is music, glad we got the right feeling!
I CRY at ALL his documentaries, videos, biographies. I CANNOT come to grips with his death! I never will.
I was 7, watching alone in my home the race. After his death, I went outside to play. I was that kind of child that cryed all the time, but that day I just couldn't cry. Tossed my toy aside and just felt the sadness alone.
I was GRIEF stricken. Stunned, Shocked, Deeply depressed. I mourned his death for days. I was NEVER the same again.
I was 8, and after we was carried into the helicopter, I thought he'd be okay.
I was a 14 year old kid and looked at Senna as a demi-god although I didn't really follow F1 closely.
I remember the day Senna died. I remember everything I did that day.
I remember next monday going back to school and everyone was teary, people were talking about it, some crying. My mom and dad, who couldn't care less about F1 were genuinely sad about Senna passing away. We did a minute of silence in class... It was literally the very first minute of silence I ever did in my life. I didn't even know "minutes of silence" existed.
This was in Portugal. A country with no F1 history, with some F1 fans but not nearly to the extent people in Brazil and all around the world probably followed F1.
To me, this will always represent what Senna was. He made everyone sad when he died... Everyone.
Ayrton was something else… I was 14 yo when he passed and I just remember that deep feeling of sadness when you know your hero is gone, that he is human and that it was his last battle… couldn’t contain the tears and years after I began to feel grateful to my dad for introducing me to F1 and to have lived during Senna times.
Great job, man. Wonderful and deserved tribute for the King of Motor Racing Drivers.
Thank you 🙏
Senna was a hero for Brazilians just when the country was going through some harsh times... When he died, people were devastated.
I remember seeing people crying in the streets, a general somber feeling... Everyone was quiet and sad. Ask any Brazilians what they were doing when Senna died and they'll probably tell you a story. It's one of those era defining moments that people just can't entirely forget.
I think his best season was 1993 strangely. Against machinery that was 2.5 secs clear of the field he took it to them and won 5 races.
This is my opinion as well.
It is difficult to quantify this without a lot of data, but the performance of your car against its peers should really count towards how good a driver you are. The best driver ever in the world isn't winning races consistently in a car that's seconds off the pace. If you can even get close, that's a sign that you're truly remarkable. Hamilton, for all that he's been consistent, has also generally been in one of the strongest cars on the track.
It was the engine that failed him in 1993. The chassis + electronics was better than the Williams. And it really showed when it started to rain. Then lack of power is not such an issue.
I don't know how many times I've watched this video. It's aways the same good yet tough emotion. Unfortunately, i wasn't fortunate enough to see Senna driving live, but he's been inspiring me throughout his legacy. I'd like to thank you for adding a bit more to it.
Afterall, in my humble view, life is about passion, dedication, compassion and freedom. That's what comes to my mind when I think about Senna.
What a Goat!
When all those legends like Max Verstappen, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso and the only 2 seven time champions ever in F1 so far say that Senna was number one, i think that says enough! He was an absolute monster! And such a wonderful human being as well!
Rest in Peace Ayrton!
There is not a single video talking about our national pride, Ayrton Senna, that I won't be down in tears.
He was a hero to all of us, every Sunday morning all our family would gather around the TV and watch him scorch tires on the track bringing joy to millions of brazilians that were cheering for him.
He's not just THE GOAT as a driver, but as a person as well.
He committed his life to the sport and to his cause and he would risk his life for it, to the point the sport has changed forever since he passed away.
Long live Ayrton Senna, the greatest of all time, undoubtedly Brazil's most memorable hero in sports.
It was the fact that the cars back then were much much harder to control. Now, the driver doesn’t have much in put.
If you didn’t watch F1 during those days you wouldn’t understand that Senna was special.
Not really. Nowadays drivers have to play with many bottons on the steering wheel for the optimum braking and so on...
@@Theworthsearcher The Cars back than were harder to Drive.
If you believe it or not it is a Fact.
Dear @@ricardagottschalk_duran2677 ,
Maybe it was harder to drive but nowadays it is much harder mentally. You have to take care of a lot more things, than those days...
But I think, I know, what you ment.
God bless you! ;)
@@Theworthsearcher buttons? Jezz that’s all you got? Lol
Have you ever heard of no traction control? Manual gear box? Not much safety?
Right, buttons….
Dear@@thiaguinhooitodois2211 ,
Yes. A lot of buttons... Those days there a manuel gearbox, what made those cars phisically harder to drive. But nowadays it is mentally harder to drive.
I learned about senna from GT6, and I always knew he was a truly extraordinary driver. I didn't learn until last year that he was also a truly extraordinary human as well....
Where would I rank him amongst he greats 12:53 ? I do not put him "amongst" the greats...he is in his own category...
i’m too young to have ever seen Senna’s racing times. My parents really loved and admired him so i’ve definitely hear about him. in fact, nothing in this video was news to me. and yet here i find myself crying for his loss. May he be resting in piece
Beautiful... you nailed it mate!!
I was 12 years old when he died... I never cried so much in all my life...
As Tina Turner sang to him in 1993: "You're simply the best!"
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
For me, Senna and Hamilton are two drivers F1 would never see again. Immense raw speed, incredible wet-weather performances, phenomenal winning mentality, off track excellence such as charity work, stood-out above other world champions early in their careers; both drivers are incrediblly similar in talent and personality. What disappoints me is that one is loved and respected as result of his early death, while the other is underappreciated and hated despite being the best of his generation.
Excellent video with straight to the point fact-based commentary. Senna was an E.T.
You brought tears to my eyes. You were able to describe exactly what my heart and soul always felt, it was just beyond the racing tracks (which by the way "Senna was Senna"), the rest was the rest. He was an angel that made all the difference in motorsports, he is and will always be, simply THE BEST ! He was just pure inspiration🙌🙏
The greatest of them, great heart, great talent, great human being
I literally remember I was in Ivory Coast 1994, My dad was in tears when he announced that Senna Passed away. Living in Luanda prior to his passing. People would literally leave the church early enough to arrive home by 12pm(if the F1 race was in Europe). Calling their their friends and family. Sundays were literally Senna's days.
Clarke, Fangio and Senna. The giants of F1.
Also my top three in chronological order. But Senna is at the top.
Top three, no doubt. For me Jim Clark will always be the absolute best, but Senna and Fangio were very, very close. Sadly for today’s drivers it’s almost impossible to win without the best car.
@@sej8806 Absolutely. This is a video about Senna, so there are, understandably, mostly pro Senna comments, but Clark was the best. Senna was immense too, there hasn't been a driver of his talent since, but Clark was so good it defies belief. When both Fangio and Senna said Clark was the best, it would seem very egotistical for anyone to say they were wrong.
@@sej8806 Clark above the taxi driver from Sao Paulo every time.
I would only switch Clark with Fangio, that's it. Perfect TOP 3. Fangio the Best, Hamilton the greatest (due his numbers) and Senna the fastest.
Great video, he was my hero. I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Adelaide GP in 1993 when I was 11, he was so nice, he signed for me an autograph but then asked about my dreams, he was genuinely a nice guy.
I still remember watching that Imola race live it,was a Sunday night Australia time. I was devastated, I literally didn't stop crying for 2 days
The man from another dimension.
What a beautiful tribute to our beloved Ayrton Senna. He was the greatest of all times. Our country on that very morning losted a Hero. Someone to make us Brazilians inspired, motivated and proud of our selves. And lets not forget, it was one of the fews who had the balls to confront Jean Marie Balestre in many occasions, fighting for what is right. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and sharing, glad you enjoyed it 🙏
Listen to Senna’s own comments on the ‘84 Monaco GP: he was in direct contact with the human superconsciousness. No wonder he was deeply ‘religious’ - spiritual -, deeply happy and grateful for his experience and wishing the same for everyone.
This video brought me to tears.
As a Brazilian, I can only say thank you for this video.
Many great drivers have graced the tracks, like Lewis, Vettel, Schumacher, Alonso, Verstappen, and others. But then, there’s Senna, in a class of his own - cant be compared.
Ayrton is still as inspiring as ever. His passion, dedication, perfectionism and incomparable drive, a desire to give his everything and then some more... He always fought through even in a subpar car, regardless of adversity and sometimes plain injustice. When I feel down I watch his legendary charge in Suzuka 88, when I feel like I am ready to give up - I rewatch Suzuka 89, when I feel angry & am boiling inside because of some kind of unfairness - I rewatch Suzuka 90'. To me watching Senna racing is transfixing. There's indeed magic about it. Thank you for the great tribute to a unique talent, a very special human being and the absolute best in his craft -- Ayrton Senna. May his soul rest in peace.
Always wondered how we all look at F1 today had Senna survived and went on to rival Schumacher, especially since Senna wanted to end his career with Ferrari in the year 2000, right when Schumacher was within the team. The Senna-Schumacher rivalry would most likely eclipse the Senna-Post McLaren rivalry
Schum was not better than Prost in my opinion, Senna was above so rivality most likely will not eclise Senna Prost but will be similar.
I honestly don't think that Schumacher would have been any significant challenge for Senna. Schumacher was great to an extent, but Senna was mentally superior
Senna is the most beloved man in Brazil, period. We are very proud of him. Thanks for this video!
Nice job man, I'm brazilian, here in Brazil we all love Senna. One country cry in 05/01/1994. Sorry for my bad english. The Ayrton Senna's institute still exist.
Thank you for the nice words, he was a very special human being, we need more like him!
Greetings from Greece my friend
@@CelicaSainz greetings 👋
As a brasilian i want to congratulate you for this video. We will never forgot Senna and those happy Sunday mornings. This video is a statement of his life. Over here we call him "The Boss" just because he is. For us Senna was more than just another a F1 Driver... Thanks for this vid, man! Cheers from Brazil!
This video was my first intro to your channel...needless to say I subscribed immediately. Senna was Senna, you got that right.
I'm from Brazil and I started to watch F1 recently, but since I was a kid, senna always was a inspiration, not just for me, but for all the Brazilians. The video highlighted not just who important and brilliant Senna was to formula 1, but how important he was to a hole word, I'm really proud to can say that I'm Brazilian as Ayrton Senna was.
eu te amo, Senna ❤
The Greatest of the great! "There can be only one"....The God of racing...God rest your soul my good Friend 🧡
As a Brazilian, I can guarantee that he will always be remembered as Brazil's top 1 idol ever. Senna is the one and only GOAT
Senna was everything to us.
In a country of harsh struggles and few dreams, we had Senna.
He was the country's son, he was all our hopes in the world stage, a show that us Brazilians could be SO much.
When he died, Brazil died with him.
Last week was the 30th anniversary of his death, you can't even mention his name there without people crying.
Hell, I'M crying typing this, he was THAT impactful, he was everything to us.
Senna was more than a driver I screamed for on race weekends as a 12 yrs old. We loved him like a family member. I remember very clearly watching him in the Toleman at Monaco 84. He was a part of the car he drove, there is no other way to extract so much performance from a car. I didn't watch the end of your video because I still can't watch that last lap to this day, it's just too painful. My son's middle name is Ayrton. RIP my brother.
Thank you for such a great video.
Having met him and raced against him at Rye House, he really was that good. You did him an absolutely wonderful tribute in presenting this. Thank you.
Thank you, was a pleasure to learn even more about him on and off the track, a special driver and a fantastic human being
@@quattrocam He was great evening karting all those years ago.
First of all... this video is a master piece Alex. Perfectly written, edited and narrated. Congratulations.
I'm a 44 yo Brazilian who grew up watching him EVERY sunday.
Senna, Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel are all great drivers and human beings.
Thank you 🙏 appreciate you taking the time to watch 👍
Thanks for this man. I was 8 when he died and I remember watching the race in Brasil, we couldn’t believe it. My street, the city got quiet. My father cried - and he never cries. We knew we lost something big, someone special. I don’t know if he was the best or whatever, but he was definitely a special person who made our Sundays happier. Every now and then I think of him, and I’m sure I’m not alone. God bless him.
Senna always acknowledged that despite racing being his passion and having it be a part of him, he was also a human being and saw his rivals on the track as such. Senna died 5 years before I was born, but to say he’s an inspiration and hero would be the biggest understatement of the year. His name will forever be a legacy. I hope you’re racing in peace Ayrton
I always wish I was old enough to have watched Senna live. From the clips I’ve seen, he was nothing short of magical. I can’t imagine what it was like watching Senna in person. He’s without a doubt the most gifted driver to ever sit in a race car. We will never, ever see anyone like him again. Absolutely fantastic tribute.
Senna was the greatest driver around the world and an amazing person, for me Senna wasn't died, i always see him everyday in my life, remembering his thoughts and lessings for life, without him i wouldn't be the man who i am, If it weren't for him I wouldn't be who i am today, i miss and love him imensely, rest in peace Ayrton.
Dont ask how good was Senna. The Word good does not fit to Senna. There is no word for this master. The best there is the best there was and the best that ever will be.
One of the very best videos out there from our beloved Ayrton. Thank you🙏💪💪
Thank you, glad you liked it 🙏🇧🇷
I'm from Brazil. *EVERY* sunday had a family gathering to watch Senna. Not just in my home, but in many many others in Brazil. No sunday was the same after his passing
That Fangio not only won so many titles but survived the unsafe at the time motorsport shows the incredible finesse he had, almost a sixth sense avoiding accidents (for example the 1955 Le Mans race disaster).
Remember he was already an old man, opponents were much younger like Stirling Moss, and still it was very very difficult to win to "that crazy old man".
Best wishes.
100% agree with you, we are covering Fangio very soon and we look forward to learning more about him as a person and a driver
Senna himself considered Fangio the greatest driver of all times
I'm from Adelaide, Australia, where Ayrton stood on the top step of the podium for the last time. I saw him race at Adelaide many times. No driver has ever made a Grand Prix car dance like he could, neither before nor since. Pure artistry. He was much more than a driver though, he was a philosopher, a deep thinker with enormous compassion, a complex and beautiful human being. For me I knew there was never going to be another like him, LONG before his death. He was an enormous part of my life...late nights, every second Sunday. I had no idea he was so loved outside of Brazil until after he died. I honestly felt like - with the poor press he often received in the English-speaking world right from his early F1 days - that I was his biggest fan outside of his native Brazil. Little did I know...there so much love for him around the world. It took many years for me to follow the sport again after 1994. I do still watch it, but it will never be the same for me. I think it was Maricio Gugelmin who once said, "if you put 26 double decker buses alongside each other on the Silverstone grid, and Senna was in one of them, you know you'd win, don't you"
Most of the time he was the greatest driver of all time… and then, sometimes, he would turn god mode “on”. Trying to compare anyone else to him is purely heretical.
He even said that in 88 monaco he was driving out of his mind, watching his driving from another plane to make the perfect monaco lap ever.
Peak Human. that's what i would say. The duality of man. risk it all for the win, but stopping when seeing someone might not be okay. He is us, and we are him. Rest easy champ.
Great video and thank you for showcasing Senna as he was.
I would like to comment on the race where Senna crashed Prost off the track in Suzuka. What many don't comment on is the fact that Prost did the same to him the year prior, since then, Prost was ahead in the championship. Senna however, being Senna, wouldn't stop. He got back on the race and actually won it. Meanwhile Prost rushed to the marshals and officials and got Senna disqualified. Jean Marie Balestre fined and suspended Senna's License for the whole year, and the worst is that he did NOT break any rules that day.
So yeah, Senna didn't just Crash Prost out of nowhere because it would gaurantee his victory. He did it as revenge for the previous year
Senna is the ! GOAT, the number one, the legend. He was bold and have no fear during the races. Never will be a driver so focused, determined with the spirit of a winner.
You’ve made one of the best videos I’ve seen on RUclips! I have had this conversation numerous times with friends that hang on other drivers successes while not taking into consideration the ratios. I now only have to show your video. Well done!! Well done!
Thank you, glad you liked it! It is pretty crazy how far Clarke, Senna and Fangio are when you look at the ratios and not just the pure numbers
Ayrton Senna = G.O.A.T....Rest in Peace & Rise in Glory 😇🕊🙏
Most beautiful homage video i have seen. As a brazillian child during his stint, at a time where the country was completely unstable economically and politically, he rose as an inspiration, a true hero of the people, motivating a whole nation to punch thru the difficulties. I watched almost 200million people shutdown upon his death. And it still is one of the
Years after Ayrton's death, I remember seeing my father watching Formula 1 every Sunday morning and asking him why he watched Formula 1 because he didn't see anything special and he told me that Ayrton Senna was the reason he watched Formula 1 and that he It was impressive in every aspect and that it was the reason he fell in love with F1.
And I'm here now researching Ayrton Senna and seeing how motivating this guy was.
I'm a McLaren fan for life. What an incredible talent.
I was 5 when he died. I remember like it was yesterday. It was the first time I felt a real loss in my life, and it really hurt. To me he was like a real life superhero...I used to keep all the magazines with pictures of him, and he was in EVERY brazilian magazine back then. I used to feel like Brazil was a great country back then, only because of him.
Nobody loved winning more than Ayrton his dedication to his sport from 4 yrs old until his untimely death. The modified steering column which was extended and rewelded failed which was determined in the investigation. This critical failure at 190 mph. cost Senna his life. In my opinion this was negligence and overlooked .
f1 was a family event here in Brazil. My dad used to make barbcue some beers and watch f1 over the window.When senna died,we were watching,nobody could believe, my dad stopped watching f1.In fact i personally know a lot of people that stopped watching f1 after his passing.Not only a great sportsman, but a great human being...the last Brazillian hero,someone that truly made us proud