On the morning of the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994, Ayrton Senna placed an Austrian flag in his racing car. The great Brazilian champion had planned to wave the flag as he passed the finishing line...
In 1991 three Autocar journalists shadowed Ayrton Senna for 24 hours, gaining an insight into the world champion's life. Here is that story from the archives.
Sunday 23 June 1991, 6:30pm, Kidlington Airport – Michael Harvey reports
The sky is as...
It was Monday 24th May 1993, the day after Ayrton’s record breaking 6th win at the most glamorous of all races!
And it had been a particularly difficult win in Monaco as, on Thursday free practice, he had crashed and...
September 1998
"McLaren were very good to me," Berger said, "and I would say that Ron Dennis and I were friends, and still are. But he never realised that his team was built completely around Senna. He accepted anything from...
Certain years in the history of motor racing are overshadowed by a single terrible weekend. 1955 is forever remembered for the Le Mans tragedy and 1968 for the passing of Jim Clark (and others). The death of Ayrton Senna...
Adrian Newey – most successful Formula One car designer, current chief technical officer of the Red Bull Racing, has reveals the new details of the modification made to Ayrton Senna’s Williams FW16 ahead his fatal crash during the 1994...
When the Frenchman drove in Formula 1 at Ligier in 1992 he crashed heavily during a practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. Ayrton Senna was the first driver to see the crashed Ligier on the asphalt. Senna decided...
In sharp contrast to previous years, the Formula 1 "close season" has been very much longer this winter, stretching from Kyalami in mid-October 1983 until the Brazilian Grand Prix opened the 1984 season on March 25th. In the past...
Ayrton Senna is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all-time, having registered three world championships and 41 race wins in a 10-year career.
The Brazilian’s life was tragically cut short by a crash at the...
The following speech was given by former Grand Prix driver and Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever from the United States of America for inducting Ayrton Senna into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
” It is a previledge to be...
