Memories: 1984 Monaco Grand Prix

It was atrocious weather in Monaco, enough to stun F1 viewers, racers, and Murray Walker and James Hunt who were commentating that Sunday. The clouds hung low, the yachts were silent, and the prestigious street circuit of Monaco was treacherous. The tunnel was dry,...

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. So, halfway around the world from Imola in Bowen, the...

Hublot MP06 Senna

Bruno Senna Hublot
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 2006 held the record for most pole positions. He was also...

Senna’s Famous interview with Sir Jackie Stewart

Jackie Stewart: Ayrton Senna said he’d never speak to me again after I accused him of crashing into Alain Prost to win the title. I had done my homework and Ayrton Senna, at that time, had been involved in more collisions with other drivers than...

Senna’s top 10 moments in Formula One

Ayrton Senna in USA in 1984
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 clawed his way through the field from 13th on the...

Legend: Remembering his McLaren successes

Ayrton Senna Spa Francorchamps 1992
Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest Grand Prix driver of all time, died 21 years ago after crashing in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. For six of his glorious 10 years in Formula 1, the Brazilian was winning races and championships for the Woking-based McLaren...

Senna’s luxury villa goes on the market

Ayrton Senna Mansion
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 fitness-loving lifestyle. Formula One great Ayrton Senna's luxury villa in Portugal...

The Catholic who lived at 200 miles an hour

Ayrton Senna portrait
Manish Pandey on the deep faith of Ayrton Senna, the daredevil racing driver who died 21 years ago. I knew him, as most people who follow Formula One did, mainly from the television. Murray Walker and James Hunt were my guides into this glamorous world...

Top six Ayrton Senna F1 race cars

Ayrton Senna in France 1988
It's has been twenty one years since the passing of Ayrton Senna, from an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix were Senna crashed his Williams at Tumbrello on lap seven of the race. He would have been 54, if he was still around...

Ayrton Senna made the Honda NSX exceptional

Senna in Testing of Honda NSX
It took the touch of a master to create Honda's masterpiece. You'd hesitate to use phrases like "half-baked" about an automotive legend, but when the Acura NSX bowed at the Chicago Auto Show 26 years ago, it wasn't quite done yet. Had the cherry-red machine...