@Seniku Moonjewel I will never forgive Ecclestone for not letting the doctors declair Ratzenberger dead on the crash place, because the event would have been stopped and he would have lost lots and lots of money
@Seniku Moonjewel Well at least that's what most people say. I think he did. And so lots of others used to . Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I used to know that when racing medics received the message "Code 10" they knew they had to declair the unlucky driver dead out of the track. For the Italian law (and I tell you because I'm Italian ) in the opposite case the event has to be stopped. It would have meant💸💸
Yes, watching this is like being stabbed in the heart every time.. Really hurts, still today. I'm still pretty angry about the way F1 was handled that weekend.
Agree per se but there will always come a better man, Schumi was my great hero as well but I think a guy like Hamilton would have been his equal if not better? Give young Max Verstappen a Mercedes and a few days to get used to maximize his performance in it and I would bet my money on him beating Hamilton today. Hamilton may say he will team mate anyone but yeah only words to media that is not in his heart, of course not he is not stupid talent will recognize talent when they see it but sad cause I hope we get to see exactly just that and many will be forced to eat their hat, talk is cheap and I don't necessarily like Max (think he is a bit too much at times) but have got to respect his talent ..or Ric, think he would give Hamilton a run for his money too and we all know how Hamilton start when under pressure getting beaten? The child within come out, say hello w all who follow know it is the truth.
Mauludin Aryo FIA says you are wrong, the charges were dropped. Everyone has their time. Schumacher just was the best but thing and an exceptional talent as he would prove for years to come.
F1 All time It's up to each person who he prefers. I understand some like Senna more, some Schumacher. They were both the best of all times. I think Schumacher was even better but yeah that's my opinion. But Verstappen is not yet better than Vettel or Hamilton. Maybe in the future but right now he drives quite dirty und makes too many mistakes.
Actally believe it or not, really last interview of Senna was with Croatian journalist Ivica Blazicko in San Marino. Literally last last normal and bigger interview. You have it on youtube of course
Saw some footage of him discussing safety improvements with Berger and Schumacher on race morning as the three made their way to the track, it was Duke's review video of the year.
Senna was insanely amazing, he would go for the gap and risk his own life as well as Alain Prost, crashing them both out of the race Then in the 1992 Spa F1 race he would jump out of the car, risking his own life, in order to save the life of fellow racer Erik Comas ❤ What an incredibly legend, no-one above, on-one on the same level 😎
N.W.A You're really calling that a live?! Let's be real he's a vegetable now .. i hate to say it, but it would have been better for him if he would have died :(
Two drivers led that race. One of them would be dead by the following morning, the other will probably never remember winning the race or anything about that weekend- if he recovers at all. One man had the most to gain from the others' death, and went on to break all records in the sport he had a passion for, making a comeback and then retiring a second time without paying the ultimate price like the other man did. Yet, it was in retirement- with nothing more to prove- that a cruel fate awaited him- all down to an injury eerily similar to the one that claimed the other mans' life almost 20 years previous... In 1994 we were awakened to the fact that drivers couldn't take their safety for granted over a race weekend... In 2013, we were awakened to the fact that even in retirement, a driver still can't assume they've dodged a bullet... In 1994 at Imola, Schumacher saw Senna crash to his death before his very eyes. 9 years later, he won the race knowing his mother had just died. And how unusual it was to be at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari on May 1, 2014 and amidst the commemoration of Ayrton, throughout the paddock people had three words fresh in their minds: Keep Fighting, Michael Two drivers whose careers (and status as the #1 in the sport) overlapped- and whose fates are sadly familiar...
Two fallen angels. Both great drivers. Schumacher is my idol. I remember this all too well. Both have had accidents with their head. I really feel bad for Schumi. I dream he is well enough to speak and live a normal life.
It's sad to watch Ayrton speak about some modifications (1:59) brought to this GP. Specifically the modification of his steering column to better accomodate his driving position in de FW16 that would sadly end his life... We still miss you Ayrton!
Wow! Schumacher showed such poise and maturity at such a young age. Praising the team above him; a being realistic about his competitors. This is a common thread through his life.
@@snappycruise Cheater is some who gets caught using cheatd...Michael was never caught and noone never found any cheats that were used on his 1994 car...all that stories are made up, for dumb idiots like you to believe in..
I had a really hard time watching this.. It's so hard to comprehend that during that interview, Senna only had a few days left to live.. Rest In Peace, Ayrton Senna da Silva.
terrible fate that these two of that time most talented drivers met...well maybe Mika Hakkinen was same level too but he didnt have the car to get the results....also terrible to think that he almost too mate the same fate as Senna. Anyhow both Ratzenbergers and Senna's death might have been prevented with better track safety....both of them went straight into concrete wall, cause they didnt think it was necessary to have tyre barriers at those locations where their deadly accidents happened. I mean maybe they still had been badly injured, but atleast tyre barrier would absord some of the impact and in Senna's case prevent that front right tyre and part of its suspension to hit his head.
@@Balnazzardi , That is what I have been saying for years. Imola couldn't put in tyre barriers like they have now because they were cheap assed pricks that didn't think anyone was going to get hurt, let alone killed. Well, their attitude cost probably the driver that ever lived his life, and the life of Ratzenberger the day before. Twenty-five years later and the racing is on boring circuits with massive runoff areas. F-1 died the day that Senna hit the wall, and the era of chicanes, grooved tyres, narrow track suspensions, etc., came into being. F-1 and Mad Max Mosley made one knee jerk reaction after another, only to make racing unwatchable. I could go on and on, but I will keep it short. Thanks for the memories Ayrton, Michael, you're both still sorely missed.
Sad to see him with so much hope for the weekend and the smile at the end... And I always have to think what was going to happen later on... Still unbelievable... Every time I see the crash I just think: get the fucking car left around the corner... But it will never happen...
Litterally two of the greatest if not THE greatest of all time. So sad that they are both "lost" to the world. Great human beings that have inspired so many young people.
I'm a massive Schumacher and senna fan such a shame these two didn't get the chance to battle it out, it would have made a very exciting season. Rip senna you will always be a legend and never forgotten
If Senna was alive certainly be supporting the Schumi, whatever were his rivals Senna care of truth with their professional colleagues, I wish I had seen these two shaking hands today when already would be retired and quiet, but fate I did not want to.
Prost was lucky to be always in the better teams. Senna was always in the worst teams. When Senna got the chance to race to run with McLaren he defeated Prost all the years they were team mates (except in the year of Balestri polemic decision). In 1992, Prost were temporarily retired an McLaren decided to change the car and fucked up the season of Senna and he went 4th in that season. In 1993 Prost came back and signed with Williams and made a clause with them - forbidden to hire Senna - because Prost wanted to be World Champion and he knew if Williams had hired Senna, Senna would won the title. And Senna wanted to sign with Williams but the clause impided him. So Senna had to stay in a decadent McLaren.
In less than a year I lost two idols. On June 7 1993 Drazen Petrovic died in a car crash in Germany and on May 1 1994 Ayrton Senna diedl. For me it was the end of the world. Drazen and Ayrton are the pinnacles of sport achievement.
"f I ever happen to have an accident that eventually costs me my life, I hope it is in one go. I would not like to be in a wheelchair. I would not like to be in a hospital suffering from whatever injury it was. If I’m going to live, I want to live fully, very intensely, because I am an intense person. It would ruin my life if I had to live partially. " At least this was granted to Ayrton - poor Michael ...
less than 24 hours after that footage was shot, senna called the drivers to a conference because roland ratzenberger died in the qualifying. senna asked the drivers if they would reform the drivers labour to set better safety standards ( for the drivers ) in the sport. after the grand prix schumacher virtually became the polesitter of making the sport safer, taking a leading role in developing the cars, improving new security standards for the race tracks and so on. don't get me wrong, schumacher didnt do that all on his own, but i think what happened around theese days in imola was very special and had a heavy impact on the way schumi thought about the sport he loved. i hope you get my point (:
I remember seeing these interviews just before the race on the BBC in 1994, 1st time I have seen them since. Just so hard to believe that Ayrton was to depart that weekend.
I think Michael would have loved to fight Senna for the championship all the way to the end. He has always said that he thought Senna was the best, before and after his death, and Michael Schumacher is the only driver in the last 30 years who can honestly be compared to Senna.
Marcelo Martins Yes, in '92 and '96 for sure. 1992 Benetton had a stick shift, no traction control and no active suspension, he won in Belgium. 1996 Ferrari was just a horrible car, he won 3 races in it.
Sam R A rare opinion...but I like it. It would have been an awesome season watching those two go head to head for the Championship...imagine them as team mates, that could get scary...
crusherbmx Yeah, Senna would again, premeditatedly take Schumacher out. The media overinflated Senna's already massive ego to a level that he couldn't accept anyone beating him. You can see the incarnation of Senna in Marc Marquez in MotoGP. I hope Marquez gets what he deserves.
they were equally tallented on the road, but you have Senna and Schumacher fans. I'm a Senna fan, but Schumacher was also a great driver, and I think if Senna didn't had that accident, it only would be better for the tension in the championship that year and the years after it, I think Schumacher missed him also as a rival the years after it, because he was the biggest rival he has ever had, period, both top drivers
Two great athletes united in their strokes of fate. Ayrton is immortalised young, a shining light, already mystical and has become a legend. He died where he was at home. Hard, fast, fighting and in the lead, he died on the race track. Michael, fighting, he is just as brave a man as Ayrton. But different. More calculating, more strategic, more conventional, but an equally compassionate man who has supported a lot and now lives in a way that Ayrton would never have wanted. Everyone follows the path they have chosen. I admire them both very much.
Senna was probably the greatest driver of the modern F1 era (1981-present); certainly the fastest. He was amazingly quick because he would do things and go places most if not all F1 drivers would fear to tread. He just cared about F1 more than others and worked harder at it, that's what made him so great. But I still think that Fangio is the greatest F1 driver ever. To think- he won 24 races, 5 drivers titles in 4 different makes and 48 of 51 of his championship starts were on the front row.
indeed, its terrible to think how two perhaps the best drivers of all time suffered such massive head injuries, although in completely different situations...and you could say that the 3rd talented driver around time too (Häkkinen) almost suffered the same fate as well, but luckily recovered.
I never got to watch senns race, i was only 4 when he died, my dad also never supported him, and i know his been made more famous due to his death, but watching his videos gives me goosebumps, he had amazing car control, schumi was a diff generation, he would've still had a dominate time with ferrari, but senna looks like an animal behind the wheel of any racing car, his pole positions speaks for it, he was mighty on raw pace, i think his downfall was being blown away by the active cars of williams so he craved to be in it, i dont know if he was good at developing cars like schumi was though. To me the amount of championships dont speak coz they lost by silly things there are so many variables that determine the title winner, its just watching man and machine on a hot lap, and senna looks like he was always flying
Really miss Ayrton Senna. He was my idol. I was lucky enough to see him race twice. Once at Silverstone 1992 " Mansell Mania" then in April 1993 Donnington "European GP" in the UK. Still can't believe he's gone after all these years . The greatest of all time. Michael Schumacher too I saw him race in 2003 Melbourne GP. Tragedy what's happened to him too 😢😢
And Fangio did all that in his 40's, when most of the other drivers of mature Fangio's day were young enough to be his children. Granted, the F1 cars of those days were not nearly as fast or as demanding on the body as the ones of later years but the conditions of the 1950's were extremely dangerous. Fangio, Senna, Clark, Schumacher and Prost in that order are IMO the top 5 F1 drivers ever. Imagine if Senna had not been killed what his rivalry with Schumacher would have been like. Awesome.
Ignorant. So Fangio is the only good racer back in the day? I could whip out a whole chart on who was good. Fangio just happens to be the best of all time as the era and the amount of championships he won
@@Mjdecker1234 I never said Fangio was the only good racer back then- don't put words in my mouth. I would put Stirling Moss in the top 10 best ever, Mike Hawthorn was champion in '58, Nino Farina was champion in '50, Alberto Ascari was champion in '52 and '53 and Brabham was champion in '59 (but his greatest successes were in the '60s) Collins, Froilan Gonzalez, Brooks, Taruffi, Villoresi, Behra (very underrated), Castellotti, Schell, among others were also good drivers back then. But Fangio was the best driver of the '50's, and I still think he is the best F1 driver ever. To do what he did back then- winning nearly half the championship races he was in with 4 different constructors- that's incredible.
Just look at Sennas reaction when Murray says you've won here 4 times already and need to make it 5, in my eyes I think he had some kind of sixth sense about what was to come :( RIP Ayrton, From England
With only 5 years old (near to complete 6 years old), I remember when I was going to a club with my family during the race. In a bad Williams Renault car, 3 races with 3 poles. Absolut amazing, faster than a young and faster Michael Schumacher in a cheating Benetton Ford. The rain man has gone. #RIPSenna
Anthony Iuculano That is true, it was the better car. The Benetton did not use TC as the FIA ruled but was a good car when Schumacher was in it. Not as powerful but had a good chassis.
Claire Gorman ~~~~ Claire, you are absolutely right, tragic. I’m not sure what his current functional ability is, but my guess is that he is at the brain stem level, which is enough to be alive. The s ary thing is that there is a disconnect between consciousness and motor function. There are the rare stories of someone waking from a years of coma, and to learn the person heard and felt everything. That scares the hell out of me, and I pray few, including Michael are not trapped in such a position. The thing that generally takes the life from people in Michaels condition is pneumonia. I would like to near that Michael has regained some function. It is, as you so aptly stated, tragic. Given a choice, I would opt for Ayrton’s outcome, to die doing what he loved. When that wheel assembly came flying against his helmet, he lost consciousness on the spot not really knowing what hit him.
Claire Gorman ~~~ I grew up not far from Watkins Glenn and went the SCCA route in the early 60s starting into a spot driving for a team in open wheel races. We drove the opening races on Formula 1 weekends and even took the leap to Europe for a couple of years. The drivers I met and would talk with were Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and a few others. I get the win at any cost thinking and you know who has that and who does not. You were either one of those guys or you are not. The first stunning loss was Jim Clark, and we saw a lot die back the. The Jim Clark loss bothered me a lot. Having shunts and wrecks was part of the game, and I had my share, one was enough to stop me. In the end, I flew Jets for the USAF. Back in the Senna Prost conflicts, I could see the part Prost was playing, and he had finesse. Senna was raw talent and he was the better at getting the most out of an engine and car set up than anyone else. Senna was the better of the two, really. I saw the wreck at Tamberelo live and it was a solid wall on a flat out turn. I really think the steering broke. When the wheel came back and hit Ayrton’s helmet, it was over. Schumacher was not unlike Senna in the way he drove. He too did some things that were a bit unfair but if it was not called, it was all racing. That is the real point, what is racing and what is not. You need to look at what the driver did at a particular part of the track before and during an incident. Unless you have been in in competition, it is hard to paint the picture so everyone understood. Drivers get it, they bitch about it, but they know. The two losses that bothered me the most was Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna. What happened to Schumacher was just plane horrid luck. Formula 1today is not like it was back in the last third of the last century. Today money decides so much and the real feeling for the sport is gone. The drivers are so removed from the fans and younger drivers. I do not like where Formula 1 is today. Good talking with you.👍😎
- so they still must have been pulling some kind of g force. Also, manual gearboxes, no traction control or launch control, no anti-lock brakes in days where one slight mistake could have killed you. This makes clark's drive at a wet spa that was much larger and less safe than it is today even more impressive.
In a motor racing magazine once, they did a feature on Top Pole Positions and Ayrton's pole from Brazil this year was on the list as well as is 'Twilight Zone' lap at Monaco in 98
So sad his life and career were cut short by an avoidable accident. It is also amazing Williams won the world championship in '94 after such a disasterous start. Incredible team effort.
Senna and Jim Clark were the all-time best all-rounder formula 1 drivers, in my humble opinion. But there are several other drivers who were, at times worthy of that accolade, such as Stirling Moss and Fangio, Gilles Villeneuve and Jackie Stewart. Prost was also capable of thinking his way to a win. Schumacher was a great team driver, as were Jack Brabham and Nikki Lauda. But if I could pick one driver to have in my team, it would be Jim Clark.
Barcelona 1994: "Michael Schumacher was already on pole and going even faster on his last run while arguing with his race engineer (Pat Symonds) about how fast he still had to go. *Pat just hit the radio button and kept repeating the instruction to “SLOW DOWN” there was no need to show the opposition just how much performance the combination of Michael and the car had* ." - _Willem Toet_ B194 Engineer.
0:15 What a great hypocrisy from him, knowing that HE actually had the very best and winner car - in that peculiar year of deep changes in rules - giving a declaration like that only to 'convey' the 'image' of "oh, they have Senna and the dream car, while I drive a humble Benetton". Then people see him beating them, disgusting manipulation!
Don't forget that in Brazil both Schumacher and Senna lapped Hill around midrace. That gives an indication as to how much better the Schumacher/Benetton combination was than HIll, and how much better Ayrton as a driver was than both of them.
Schumacher was such a gentleman. He only followed the orders of the team boss. He was german perfection but he was never as hungry as senna. This younster max has the Dutch wisdom the german precision and the Brazilian hunger. He is lining up to be the modern day goat.
That smile of Ayrton at the end of the video... I miss him.
@Seniku Moonjewel I will never forgive Ecclestone for not letting the doctors declair Ratzenberger dead on the crash place, because the event would have been stopped and he would have lost lots and lots of money
@Seniku Moonjewel Well at least that's what most people say. I think he did. And so lots of others used to . Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I used to know that when racing medics received the message "Code 10" they knew they had to declair the unlucky driver dead out of the track. For the Italian law (and I tell you because I'm Italian ) in the opposite case the event has to be stopped. It would have meant💸💸
Yes, watching this is like being stabbed in the heart every time.. Really hurts, still today. I'm still pretty angry about the way F1 was handled that weekend.
A great man taken from us in his prime
Yes... That smile. Those eyes. That carisma. I miss him too.
The 2 greatest champions of all time, R.I.P Senna, Schumi, keep fighting!
Agree per se but there will always come a better man, Schumi was my great hero as well but I think a guy like Hamilton would have been his equal if not better? Give young Max Verstappen a Mercedes and a few days to get used to maximize his performance in it and I would bet my money on him beating Hamilton today. Hamilton may say he will team mate anyone but yeah only words to media that is not in his heart, of course not he is not stupid talent will recognize talent when they see it but sad cause I hope we get to see exactly just that and many will be forced to eat their hat, talk is cheap and I don't necessarily like Max (think he is a bit too much at times) but have got to respect his talent ..or Ric, think he would give Hamilton a run for his money too and we all know how Hamilton start when under pressure getting beaten? The child within come out, say hello w all who follow know it is the truth.
bennetton use launch control and traction control, williams dont use it, its pure senna skill driving
F1 All time What a ridiculous post. It is ok to be a fanboy but if you want to be taken seriously you need to start making sense.
Mauludin Aryo FIA says you are wrong, the charges were dropped. Everyone has their time. Schumacher just was the best but thing and an exceptional talent as he would prove for years to come.
F1 All time It's up to each person who he prefers. I understand some like Senna more, some Schumacher. They were both the best of all times. I think Schumacher was even better but yeah that's my opinion. But Verstappen is not yet better than Vettel or Hamilton. Maybe in the future but right now he drives quite dirty und makes too many mistakes.
“I would love to” his last ever words in front of the camera and media
Ayrton is Sensei of Our Life to us
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Actally believe it or not, really last interview of Senna was with Croatian journalist Ivica Blazicko in San Marino. Literally last last normal and bigger interview. You have it on youtube of course
Saw some footage of him discussing safety improvements with Berger and Schumacher on race morning as the three made their way to the track, it was Duke's review video of the year.
@@vivacehome1
Greetings from brazil ✊
Senna was amazing man...His personality outshone any athlete in history.His personality, kindness, emotion, passion, humility, intelligence....was amazing ..amazing.
You have spoken the truth.
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Senna was insanely amazing, he would go for the gap and risk his own life as well as Alain Prost, crashing them both out of the race
Then in the 1992 Spa F1 race he would jump out of the car, risking his own life, in order to save the life of fellow racer Erik Comas ❤
What an incredibly legend, no-one above, on-one on the same level 😎
Very sad destine, both of them :'(
Ye, if they only had known what awaited them =(....for Senna the next day, for Schumi nearly 20 years later....
Dr. Finnegan senna biggest fear in life was not death but to end up like schumi totally handikept
Djoker Dominator it’s true, his own words.
The life of speedsters.
"I would love to" Me too Ayrton....me too. RIP. The finest since 1994, no equal yet.
Still no equal
As of 2024, 30 years on, I would say still no equal
Oh, Senna You make my heart ache just hearing the hope for a victory in your beautiful voice!
Who would imagine that the two best drivers that ever existed would end up their lives in such a tragic way.
marcio amadeu ms is alive but...
N.W.A You're really calling that a live?! Let's be real he's a vegetable now .. i hate to say it, but it would have been better for him if he would have died :(
Two drivers led that race. One of them would be dead by the following morning, the other will probably never remember winning the race or anything about that weekend- if he recovers at all.
One man had the most to gain from the others' death, and went on to break all records in the sport he had a passion for, making a comeback and then retiring a second time without paying the ultimate price like the other man did. Yet, it was in retirement- with nothing more to prove- that a cruel fate awaited him- all down to an injury eerily similar to the one that claimed the other mans' life almost 20 years previous...
In 1994 we were awakened to the fact that drivers couldn't take their safety for granted over a race weekend...
In 2013, we were awakened to the fact that even in retirement, a driver still can't assume they've dodged a bullet...
In 1994 at Imola, Schumacher saw Senna crash to his death before his very eyes. 9 years later, he won the race knowing his mother had just died. And how unusual it was to be at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari on May 1, 2014 and amidst the commemoration of Ayrton, throughout the paddock people had three words fresh in their minds:
Keep Fighting, Michael
Two drivers whose careers (and status as the #1 in the sport) overlapped- and whose fates are sadly familiar...
Senna biggest fear in life was not death, but NOT to end up like schumi.
@@Serbinator_Dominator Have you interviewed him? Did you know him personally and intimately? No, isn't it? So spare us such nonsense!
So sad. We will never forget you Ayrton. El mejor piloto de la historia.
Two fallen angels. Both great drivers. Schumacher is my idol. I remember this all too well. Both have had accidents with their head. I really feel bad for Schumi. I dream he is well enough to speak and live a normal life.
+ Scarredcobra Punishment for Rogue is over invalid ...
You really showed just how much couth an class you have with that comment!
Schumi is pretty much a vegetable now.
It's sad to watch Ayrton speak about some modifications (1:59) brought to this GP. Specifically the modification of his steering column to better accomodate his driving position in de FW16 that would sadly end his life... We still miss you Ayrton!
Wow! Schumacher showed such poise and maturity at such a young age. Praising the team above him; a being realistic about his competitors. This is a common thread through his life.
Mick Psyphon oh yeah, praising cheaters like him. Maturity? Hahaha. You're a fool.
@@snappycruise Cheater is some who gets caught using cheatd...Michael was never caught and noone never found any cheats that were used on his 1994 car...all that stories are made up, for dumb idiots like you to believe in..
I had a really hard time watching this.. It's so hard to comprehend that during that interview, Senna only had a few days left to live.. Rest In Peace, Ayrton Senna da Silva.
1994 is a cursed year in F1.
Sad now that Michael is in his current situation. Keep fighting MS!
terrible fate that these two of that time most talented drivers met...well maybe Mika Hakkinen was same level too but he didnt have the car to get the results....also terrible to think that he almost too mate the same fate as Senna.
Anyhow both Ratzenbergers and Senna's death might have been prevented with better track safety....both of them went straight into concrete wall, cause they didnt think it was necessary to have tyre barriers at those locations where their deadly accidents happened. I mean maybe they still had been badly injured, but atleast tyre barrier would absord some of the impact and in Senna's case prevent that front right tyre and part of its suspension to hit his head.
@@Balnazzardi , That is what I have been saying for years. Imola couldn't put in tyre barriers like they have now because they were cheap assed pricks that didn't think anyone was going to get hurt, let alone killed. Well, their attitude cost probably the driver that ever lived his life, and the life of Ratzenberger the day before. Twenty-five years later and the racing is on boring circuits with massive runoff areas. F-1 died the day that Senna hit the wall, and the era of chicanes, grooved tyres, narrow track suspensions, etc., came into being. F-1 and Mad Max Mosley made one knee jerk reaction after another, only to make racing unwatchable. I could go on and on, but I will keep it short. Thanks for the memories Ayrton, Michael, you're both still sorely missed.
Cursed year, but still the best F1 season ever.
@@is-gy7vt nop its 1982
Michele Alboreto and Andrea de Cesaris drove that weekend and also died in accidents.
Sad to see him with so much hope for the weekend and the smile at the end... And I always have to think what was going to happen later on... Still unbelievable... Every time I see the crash I just think: get the fucking car left around the corner... But it will never happen...
Litterally two of the greatest if not THE greatest of all time. So sad that they are both "lost" to the world. Great human beings that have inspired so many young people.
I'm a massive Schumacher and senna fan such a shame these two didn't get the chance to battle it out, it would have made a very exciting season. Rip senna you will always be a legend and never forgotten
If Senna was alive certainly be supporting the Schumi, whatever were his rivals Senna care of truth with their professional colleagues, I wish I had seen these two shaking hands today when already would be retired and quiet, but fate I did not want to.
We would love to see you wining that race too, Ayrton. You were the best!
Two best drivers of formula 1
Johan Fouche senna better...
Johan Fouche He wasn't even close in the same cars. The statistics completely deny your opinion.
Prost was lucky to be always in the better teams. Senna was always in the worst teams. When Senna got the chance to race to run with McLaren he defeated Prost all the years they were team mates (except in the year of Balestri polemic decision). In 1992, Prost were temporarily retired an McLaren decided to change the car and fucked up the season of Senna and he went 4th in that season. In 1993 Prost came back and signed with Williams and made a clause with them - forbidden to hire Senna - because Prost wanted to be World Champion and he knew if Williams had hired Senna, Senna would won the title. And Senna wanted to sign with Williams but the clause impided him. So Senna had to stay in a decadent McLaren.
So far.. Hamilton continue..
@ You really don't have a clue about racing cars do you!
I want Senna Back!
I love them both.
This gaze into the eternity… in Senna’s eyes .. 😢
Ayrton Senna o melhor piloto da história do automobilismo mundial
MICHAEL SHUMACHERS IS THE GOAT, VIUVINHA
Senna simply the best of all time. Followed immediately by MS... Keep fighting MS ... Senna is my role model 😞
I miss this 2 legend😭💔
This video is special guys. Two of the best, most highly intelligent guys ever seen in modern formula one.
Probably the 2 greatest F1 drivers. Both tragic stories....
senna said at the end : I WOULD LOVE TO...!
AYRTON SENNA, YOU MEAN A LOT TO MY LIFE.
WE ALL MISS YOU AYRTON...
RIP senna you will never be forgotten 🙏❤️
God bless You Ayrton.
We will never forget You & the joy You brought to millions.
You're our Hero, We love You forever.
❤❤❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤❤❤
They were both the greatest and the "twin" drivers - ruthless, extremely commited, both fantastic in the rain and both bit controversial on the track.
"I would love to"- if Ayrton didn't smiled so gently at the end i would have cried
In less than a year I lost two idols. On June 7 1993 Drazen Petrovic died in a car crash in Germany and on May 1 1994 Ayrton Senna diedl. For me it was the end of the world. Drazen and Ayrton are the pinnacles of sport achievement.
"f I ever happen to have an accident that eventually costs me my life, I
hope it is in one go. I would not like to be in a wheelchair. I would
not like to be in a hospital suffering from whatever injury it was. If
I’m going to live, I want to live fully, very intensely, because I am an
intense person. It would ruin my life if I had to live partially.
" At least this was granted to Ayrton - poor Michael ...
always Team Senna.The greatest ever
RIP Ayrton, get well soon Michael!!! Both my heroes, both hugely controversial, both amazing humans.
two men died still the race was a go...thats just so stupid..what a great man..just watching him speak u can see his beautiful soul..
I agree with you, he was very articulate in the way he spoke and carried himself in interviews, a truly great human being.
SENNA FOREVER ❤
SENNA SEMPRE. NUMBER 1 !
Senna was my #1 but Schumacher was a class act too. Both are great F1 legends.
R.I.P Senna. Wish you a full recovery Schumacher xx
less than 24 hours after that footage was shot, senna called the drivers to a conference because roland ratzenberger died in the qualifying. senna asked the drivers if they would reform the drivers labour to set better safety standards ( for the drivers ) in the sport. after the grand prix schumacher virtually became the polesitter of making the sport safer, taking a leading role in developing the cars, improving new security standards for the race tracks and so on. don't get me wrong, schumacher didnt do that all on his own, but i think what happened around theese days in imola was very special and had a heavy impact on the way schumi thought about the sport he loved.
i hope you get my point (:
"Williams Renault Senna team"
Senna was the team principal too
I remember seeing these interviews just before the race on the BBC in 1994, 1st time I have seen them since. Just so hard to believe that Ayrton was to depart that weekend.
a piece of history 👊
two generations,nice.
We were robbed from exciting seasons. 1994-1995 and at least 1996. A big shame.
Ayrton Senna Eterno DO BRASIL 🇧🇷
Schumi & Senna simply The best!!
congratulations!!!!ok senna the best!!!
I think Michael would have loved to fight Senna for the championship all the way to the end. He has always said that he thought Senna was the best, before and after his death, and Michael Schumacher is the only driver in the last 30 years who can honestly be compared to Senna.
+ Crusherbmx MS ganhou corridas com carros limitados??
Marcelo Martins Yes, in '92 and '96 for sure. 1992 Benetton had a stick shift, no traction control and no active suspension, he won in Belgium. 1996 Ferrari was just a horrible car, he won 3 races in it.
+crusherbmx To be compared? he was better than Senna. He beat senna more than senna beaten him.
Sam R A rare opinion...but I like it. It would have been an awesome season watching those two go head to head for the Championship...imagine them as team mates, that could get scary...
crusherbmx Yeah, Senna would again, premeditatedly take Schumacher out. The media overinflated Senna's already massive ego to a level that he couldn't accept anyone beating him. You can see the incarnation of Senna in Marc Marquez in MotoGP. I hope Marquez gets what he deserves.
they were equally tallented on the road, but you have Senna and Schumacher fans. I'm a Senna fan, but Schumacher was also a great driver, and I think if Senna didn't had that accident, it only would be better for the tension in the championship that year and the years after it, I think Schumacher missed him also as a rival the years after it, because he was the biggest rival he has ever had, period, both top drivers
svenson 76 Well said, they were both the greatest and interesting characters.
Senna seria octa
Two great athletes united in their strokes of fate. Ayrton is immortalised young, a shining light, already mystical and has become a legend. He died where he was at home. Hard, fast, fighting and in the lead, he died on the race track. Michael, fighting, he is just as brave a man as Ayrton. But different. More calculating, more strategic, more conventional, but an equally compassionate man who has supported a lot and now lives in a way that Ayrton would never have wanted. Everyone follows the path they have chosen. I admire them both very much.
Miss you Ayrton
Senna was probably the greatest driver of the modern F1 era (1981-present); certainly the fastest. He was amazingly quick because he would do things and go places most if not all F1 drivers would fear to tread. He just cared about F1 more than others and worked harder at it, that's what made him so great.
But I still think that Fangio is the greatest F1 driver ever. To think- he won 24 races, 5 drivers titles in 4 different makes and 48 of 51 of his championship starts were on the front row.
I really miss ayrton :(
Beautifull person was and is Senna,my dream men,love him,rip
This is such a great video...thank you for posting it!!!
To me Mansell and Senna are the prime examples of the best of the best f1 drivers of the 80's and early 90's...man i miss those days.
Airton Senna the best driver ever. R I P
Love the realistic thinking of schumacher. He never was cocky. Always trying to learn from others
Both suffered a catastrophic injury to the right side of the head, looks eerily like the hand of fate at work.
indeed, its terrible to think how two perhaps the best drivers of all time suffered such massive head injuries, although in completely different situations...and you could say that the 3rd talented driver around time too (Häkkinen) almost suffered the same fate as well, but luckily recovered.
I never got to watch senns race, i was only 4 when he died, my dad also never supported him, and i know his been made more famous due to his death, but watching his videos gives me goosebumps, he had amazing car control, schumi was a diff generation, he would've still had a dominate time with ferrari, but senna looks like an animal behind the wheel of any racing car, his pole positions speaks for it, he was mighty on raw pace, i think his downfall was being blown away by the active cars of williams so he craved to be in it, i dont know if he was good at developing cars like schumi was though. To me the amount of championships dont speak coz they lost by silly things there are so many variables that determine the title winner, its just watching man and machine on a hot lap, and senna looks like he was always flying
Really miss Ayrton Senna. He was my idol. I was lucky enough to see him race twice. Once at Silverstone 1992 " Mansell Mania" then in April 1993 Donnington "European GP" in the UK. Still can't believe he's gone after all these years . The greatest of all time. Michael Schumacher too I saw him race in 2003 Melbourne GP. Tragedy what's happened to him too 😢😢
SENNA para siempre, el automovilismo te extraña tricampeón 🇧🇷💔
Sad watching that on his last weekend
Senna,siempre en mi corazón
And Fangio did all that in his 40's, when most of the other drivers of mature Fangio's day were young enough to be his children. Granted, the F1 cars of those days were not nearly as fast or as demanding on the body as the ones of later years but the conditions of the 1950's were extremely dangerous. Fangio, Senna, Clark, Schumacher and Prost in that order are IMO the top 5 F1 drivers ever.
Imagine if Senna had not been killed what his rivalry with Schumacher would have been like. Awesome.
Ignorant. So Fangio is the only good racer back in the day? I could whip out a whole chart on who was good. Fangio just happens to be the best of all time as the era and the amount of championships he won
@@Mjdecker1234 I never said Fangio was the only good racer back then- don't put words in my mouth. I would put Stirling Moss in the top 10 best ever, Mike Hawthorn was champion in '58, Nino Farina was champion in '50, Alberto Ascari was champion in '52 and '53 and Brabham was champion in '59 (but his greatest successes were in the '60s) Collins, Froilan Gonzalez, Brooks, Taruffi, Villoresi, Behra (very underrated), Castellotti, Schell, among others were also good drivers back then. But Fangio was the best driver of the '50's, and I still think he is the best F1 driver ever. To do what he did back then- winning nearly half the championship races he was in with 4 different constructors- that's incredible.
Senna could have won 94-97 straight, and instead of Schumi, the former would have been the 7 time champion...
2:50
the last words from senna i love to....i want to cry
Just look at Sennas reaction when Murray says you've won here 4 times already and need to make it 5, in my eyes I think he had some kind of sixth sense about what was to come :( RIP Ayrton, From England
Senna looks so depressed, anxious and disappointed. Schumacher looks happy and confident. Too bad we didn't have the chance to see them battling.
Senna the best, ever
With only 5 years old (near to complete 6 years old), I remember when I was going to a club with my family during the race. In a bad Williams Renault car, 3 races with 3 poles. Absolut amazing, faster than a young and faster Michael Schumacher in a cheating Benetton Ford. The rain man has gone. #RIPSenna
I was 9 and i cried like a baby bro. Also Flavio Briattore cheating in Benneton was very disgusting. RIP for our example - Senna
+burns985 > I hate Briatore. And I hate what Schumacher did in 1994.
the Williams was generally faster over one lap than the Benetton.
Anthony Iuculano That is true, it was the better car. The Benetton did not use TC as the FIA ruled but was a good car when Schumacher was in it. Not as powerful but had a good chassis.
God bless you, you are right!
SENNA SEMPRE !!!! Portugal Loves you SENNA
*Todos os fanáticos por automobilismo ao redor do mundo xD
I read this post on another clip; Schumacher a table in book of statistics. Senna Epic Poetry. Sums it up nicely I think !
rip champion
15 YEARS, SENNA.....RIP
I miss you Senna
mmm what a man senna RIP
Os 2 melhores de TODOS os tempos.
It is so ironic for these two star-crossed champions. RIP Ayrton, my heart is so heavy for Michael and his family.😢😢.
Claire Gorman ~~~~
Claire, you are absolutely right, tragic. I’m not sure what his current functional ability is, but my guess is that he is at the brain stem level, which is enough to be alive. The s ary thing is that there is a disconnect between consciousness and motor function. There are the rare stories of someone waking from a years of coma, and to learn the person heard and felt everything. That scares the hell out of me, and I pray few, including Michael are not trapped in such a position. The thing that generally takes the life from people in Michaels condition is pneumonia.
I would like to near that Michael has regained some function. It is, as you so aptly stated, tragic. Given a choice, I would opt for Ayrton’s outcome, to die doing what he loved. When that wheel assembly came flying against his helmet, he lost consciousness on the spot not really knowing what hit him.
Claire Gorman ~~~
I grew up not far from Watkins Glenn and went the SCCA route in the early 60s starting into a spot driving for a team in open wheel races. We drove the opening races on Formula 1 weekends and even took the leap to Europe for a couple of years. The drivers I met and would talk with were Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and a few others. I get the win at any cost thinking and you know who has that and who does not. You were either one of those guys or you are not. The first stunning loss was Jim Clark, and we saw a lot die back the. The Jim Clark loss bothered me a lot. Having shunts and wrecks was part of the game, and I had my share, one was enough to stop me. In the end, I flew Jets for the USAF.
Back in the Senna Prost conflicts, I could see the part Prost was playing, and he had finesse. Senna was raw talent and he was the better at getting the most out of an engine and car set up than anyone else. Senna was the better of the two, really. I saw the wreck at Tamberelo live and it was a solid wall on a flat out turn. I really think the steering broke. When the wheel came back and hit Ayrton’s helmet, it was over. Schumacher was not unlike Senna in the way he drove. He too did some things that were a bit unfair but if it was not called, it was all racing. That is the real point, what is racing and what is not. You need to look at what the driver did at a particular part of the track before and during an incident. Unless you have been in in competition, it is hard to paint the picture so everyone understood. Drivers get it, they bitch about it, but they know. The two losses that bothered me the most was Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna. What happened to Schumacher was just plane horrid luck.
Formula 1today is not like it was back in the last third of the last century. Today money decides so much and the real feeling for the sport is gone. The drivers are so removed from the fans and younger drivers. I do not like where Formula 1 is today.
Good talking with you.👍😎
Senna The best of All time!!!!!
- so they still must have been pulling some kind of g force. Also, manual gearboxes, no traction control or launch control, no anti-lock brakes in days where one slight mistake could have killed you. This makes clark's drive at a wet spa that was much larger and less safe than it is today even more impressive.
Most drivers are there to drive, and care less for the stardom.
Schumacher was the most serious, well prepared driver you will find.
I love you Senna forever ...
Senna and schumi.. Legend of formula one driver.
I like the way he says race
r.i.p a racing legand i would have loved to have met senna i would have loved to see him raced
In a motor racing magazine once, they did a feature on Top Pole Positions and Ayrton's pole from Brazil this year was on the list as well as is 'Twilight Zone' lap at Monaco in 98
So sad his life and career were cut short by an avoidable accident. It is also amazing Williams won the world championship in '94 after such a disasterous start. Incredible team effort.
Senna and Jim Clark were the all-time best all-rounder formula 1 drivers, in my humble opinion. But there are several other drivers who were, at times worthy of that accolade, such as Stirling Moss and Fangio, Gilles Villeneuve and Jackie Stewart. Prost was also capable of thinking his way to a win. Schumacher was a great team driver, as were Jack Brabham and Nikki Lauda. But if I could pick one driver to have in my team, it would be Jim Clark.
Fully agreed . jim clark was on another. Level. He drove very fast easily . jim clark is more or less on par with senna or better
Barcelona 1994: "Michael Schumacher was already on pole and going even faster on his last run while arguing with his race engineer (Pat Symonds) about how fast he still had to go. *Pat just hit the radio button and kept repeating the instruction to “SLOW DOWN” there was no need to show the opposition just how much performance the combination of Michael and the car had* ." - _Willem Toet_ B194 Engineer.
0:15 What a great hypocrisy from him, knowing that HE actually had the very best and winner car - in that peculiar year of deep changes in rules - giving a declaration like that only to 'convey' the 'image' of "oh, they have Senna and the dream car, while I drive a humble Benetton". Then people see him beating them, disgusting manipulation!
dang... how much I miss him
Schumacher was a created hero!
Williams was a fabulous racing team. Senna.
Don't forget that in Brazil both Schumacher and Senna lapped Hill around midrace. That gives an indication as to how much better the Schumacher/Benetton combination was than HIll, and how much better Ayrton as a driver was than both of them.
Schumacher was such a gentleman. He only followed the orders of the team boss. He was german perfection but he was never as hungry as senna. This younster max has the Dutch wisdom the german precision and the Brazilian hunger. He is lining up to be the modern day goat.
Super rivalry it could had been
Ayrton is the BEST ♥️
😥😥❤❤