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Todt: Senna had his sights on Ferrari

 XPB Images The story has been told before, but FIA President Jean Todt brought it forward once again, confirming that Ayrton Senna was once ready to be led to the gates of Maranello. Todt revealed that a meeting between himself and the Brazilian took place one late night in 1993 at the VIlla d'Este on Lac Como. Senna expressed his interest in leaving McLaren for Ferrari, an opportunity Todt could not fulfill however as the Scuderia already had both Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi under contract. "He [Senna] wanted to come to Ferrari and Ferrari wanted him," Todt told Auto Bild Motorsport. "I had a long meeting with him in 1993 and I was fascinated by the sound of...
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