Senna equals Jim Clark’s pole record
On May 28th, 1989, around two hours before the start of the Mexican Grand Prix, Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indy 500. Brazil had the chance to see two world champions making history on the...
The story of Heroes
People expect their heroes to be perfect. But I draw inspiration from the imperfect heroes; the ones who stumble and fall, but then get up and try, again and again.
It must have been the...
San Marino Grand Prix 1985
As soon as the Portuguese Grand Prix was over, all the cars and material were loaded into the familiar articulated transporters and, ten days later, everything was unloaded in the paddock at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari...
Watch the Senna movie
It’s not too often you end up watching a movie that would truly leave a lasting impression on you (in this case a documentary).
You don’t have to know anything about car racing at all. Instead, you simply have...
Senna movie review from Singapore
I just watched the Asian premiere in Singapore of the docu-feature on Ayrton Senna (written by Manish Pandey and directed by BAFTA winner Asif Kapadia), a film I have been waiting to watch for...
Remembering The Legend
The release of themovie Senna has highlighted the huge gap left in formula one after the tragic events at Imola in 1994.
The passing of time, it seems, has not dimmed memories of one of...
Last Private moments – (For Roland) – Imola 1994
The photo above is just one shot of the finished piece which I entitled “For Roland”.
“Senna the Movie” has generated an unprecedented amount of discussion and interest into Ayrton Sennas life and indeed, his...
Hamilton ranks alongside Senna and Schumacher
That’s the opinion of Williams ace Felipe Massa who has been impressed with the Mercedes man. Hamilton is closing in on his fourth drivers’ championship as he leads Sebastian Vettel by 66 points with...
From another angle – Senna movie
I’ve recently watched two major sports documentaries that were both out in cinemas last year and that have both received high critical acclaim.
On Saturday night, I watched Senna (dir. Asif Kapadia) on DVD. On...