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The day I win out Ayrton Senna

RAC FF1600, Silverstone, June 1981 Ayrton had a great pedigree in karts but this was his first year with cars. I only started racing when I was 24 and by this point I had been...

Drivers vote: Ayrton Senna the greatest ever

In 2009 Ayrton Senna has been voted the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time by a unique poll of 217 of his fellow world championship drivers conducted by AUTOSPORT magazine. Senna beat Michael Schumacher...

When Ayrton Senna drove in the desert

The Bahrein Grand Prix takes place this Sunday, in the Sakhir desert, which only started hosting Formula One races in 2004, long after Ayrton Senna’s time. The three-time F1 world champion did step into...

Will Buxton: Ayrton Senna

I never met Ayrton Senna. I never even saw him drive in the flesh. And so I’m afraid that this article will give you no amazing new insight into him as a person or...

Memories: Nurburgring 1984

As an Ayrton Senna fan, I recently wondered when Senna was “known” for the first time. Yes, I know he raced in karts from a young age, and moved up through the ranks of...

Ayrton Senna: A Legacy of Love (1st may story)

There is something extraordinary that has been happening. Something beautiful. And it has been happening for some time now. It happened all through last year, as the world connected over a single phrase, a hashtag #SennaSempre, interlinked...

SPEED’s William Dale on Ayrton Senna

21 years ago, news still took a bit of time to spread across the world. The internet was in its infancy, and niceties like Twitter and my iPhone were still a long, long way off....
Bruno Senna Hublot

Hublot MP06 Senna

Ayrton Senna has often been voted as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time in various motorsport polls. He was recognised for his qualifying speed over one lap and from 1989 until...
Ayrton Senna in USA in 1984

Senna’s top 10 moments in Formula One

1. Monaco Grand Prix, 1984 In the first five races of his debut season, Senna had not particularly grabbed everyone’s attention. But in a sodden Monte Carlo that all changed. Driving an uncompetitive Toleman, he...
Ayrton Senna Mansion

Senna’s luxury villa goes on the market

F1 legend Ayrton Senna's luxury villa in Portugal goes on the market for €9.5million Senna invited a wealth of guests round to his self-styled pad for evenings of entertainment, while it was designed for his...