karlosb 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 Today is the 15th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death - A great driver who should always be remembered - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8027912.stm ------------- Get your kids into F1 ! www.francoandformulafun.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tifosi too! 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 Ayrton Senna was a driver who actually contributed in making his/this sport great, not just a champion. He still has more fans than today's drivers! RIP Ayrton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrton Senna 1 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 I'll just quote dribbler, from last year's anniversary thread. The sickness of that day. Ah, it doesn't take much to get that feeling back. Scary really. I was 21. I remember getting angry with people who were not as bothered as me. I remember realising that even a genius behind the wheel like Ayrton can get it wrong. That realisation was akin to realising that your parents aren't pefect. It shook me. What? master of car control, dead? How does this affect my perception of infallibility? I genuinely started driving more carefully afterwards. It was the day i grew up in a a car. Senna was dead; If i continued to act like an arse on the road, i could be too. It suddenly dawned. Ayrton had helped me to grow up. There was a lesson. I should take heed. Guys like Hendrix, Dean and Morrison were destined to become teen idols because they died early. But Ayrton was that man before he died. He had already established himself as that genius. I'm not religious, but Ayrton's belief and the fact that it drove him on to the dizzy heights he achieved makes me almost want to believe. His belief was part of his success, i loved his success, i loved him. Was i, an athiest, somehow buying into the notion of God? Not sure, don't think so. No. God was not doing it, Ayrton was. Balls out. Scary laps. Scary to him and us. Thoughtful and sensitive. Ruthless like Michael was afterwards but with a passion so deep. On the absolute edge of wherever the most incredible skill level and courage could take a man in a vehicle with four wheels. There he was. Some sort of spiritual being that i can't quite describe without mentioning God again. There was something about that man, quite obviously. The likes of him again? No way. Driving skill?, maybe. Achievement?, already surpassed. The man? The myth? The legend? The soul? Never. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schumisucks 18 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 He is still, hopefully always the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikathegreat2 2 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 R.I.P Senna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 Yes, a great post from Dribs. RIP magic Senna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Rumble Strip 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 Absolutely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TGLeungd Forever 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2009 I watched the documenty on the BBC Site earlier today and I'm hoping the BBC will show it on TV sometime in the next week Senna, the GREATEST Driver of all time ... even in a Mazda road car he drives it like a F1 Car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Rumble Strip 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 His greatest legacy is perhaps now the improved safety in the sport and for that we must be very grateful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackgarrett 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2009 Ya, he is my hero and i only got into F1 in 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ecapdeville 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2009 Senna forever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argento Reloaded 1 Report post Posted May 5, 2009 I watched the documenty on the BBC Site earlier today and I'm hoping the BBC will show it on TV sometime in the next weekSenna, the GREATEST Driver of all time ... even in a Mazda road car he drives it like a F1 Car Noop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites