Legends of Formula 1: Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger never made any bones about why he left McLaren for Ferrari at the end of 1992. "It was because of Senna," he said. "I really liked the guy he was the closest friend in racing I ever had, but while he was...
Senna’s kart at KartMania
Gala Performance is delighted to announce that, as well as trading in the KartBoot at the 2016 KartMania event on 26th and 27th November at the Silverstone Wing venue, we will also be exhibiting Ayrton Senna’s 1981 DAP Kart on the Sunday session.
Widely understood...
Patrick Tambay on Senna and Villeneuve
Patrick Tambay already had over 70 Grands Prix starts and two wins to his name when the young Ayrton Senna da Silva arrived in Formula One. The Brazilian was widely heralded in the F1 paddock as the Second Coming, not least by Tambay. The Frenchman...
Senna and Audi signed the partnership 23 years ago
Exactly 23 years ago, Ayrton Senna signed a historic partnership with Audi, the German automaker. Initially, the three-time champion and his company "Senna Import" had the goal of marketing 100 cars per month in Brazil to accelerate the growth of the brand, which would...
GT6 with Ayrton Senna continues to be the hit game on PS3
The PlayStation 3 is completing 10 years this 17th November . The Sony console has been quite successful around the world and one of its main games is the Gran Turismo 6, exclusive to the PS3, where you can play with Lotus (1985), the...
Ron Dennis coming to end of his 35-year adventure
The 69-year-old will be told by fellow shareholders on Tuesday that he must give up his position as chairman and chief executive of the McLaren Group. He does not want to step down and failed in a High Court bid last week to prevent McLaren...
F1 History: The greatest lap ever driven
Subjective, of course. Some say Juan Manuel Fangio running down Mike Hawthorn on lap 21 of 22 at the Nurburgring in 1957, after setting record lap after record lap. Others cite Tazio Nuvolari, same circuit and same race (German GP), back in 1935. He took...
Verstappen drive earns Senna comparisons
Max Verstappen’s stunning charge through the field in the Brazilian Grand Prix has been likened to some of the greatest ever wet-weather Formula 1 drives from Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
The Red Bull driver was forced to recover from a late pitstop to change...
Lewis Hamilton receives National Cap with signature of Senna’s mother
Fan of Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton received on Friday 10th November in Interlagos a replica of the National Cap with the signature of Dona Neyde, mother of the Ayrton Senna. The delivery to the Briton will be shown in a special article in the...
F1 Gunfight: Ayrton Senna vs Eddie Irvine
Most drivers, after winning a race, are usually in the mood to celebrate, or at the very least to bask in the glory of the moment for a while. Not so Ayrton Senna, whose primary motivation after winning the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix was...
