Senna: Come drive with me
A new film about racing legend Ayrton Senna puts you in the cockpit with him. Asif Kapadia explains how he did it.
When I was...
A hero remembered: Ayrton Senna
The events that played out on my TV screen in the early morning hours 18 years ago today were ingrained forever into my mind,...
Legendary cars: The McLaren Honda MP4/4
This is Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost’s car, the one that dominated all but one race of the 1988 F1 season. The one with...
Time Machine: McLaren versus Balestre
December 1st 1989
FISA President Jean-Marie Balestre recently suggested that "prestigious heads may risk a fall" over the Suzuka affair. At a press conference in...
The glorious majesty of Imola
Indubitably, in the 1980s and 1990s, Ayrton was primus inter pares – first among equals – and his track record proves it.
Granted, Michael Schumacher’s...
Adrian Newey on Ayrton Senna
Newey feels “guilty” about Ayrton Senna’s crash
In a brand new autobiography, “How to Build a Car”, Red Bull Racing’s chief technical officer has revealed...
A miracle at Imola: San Marino Grand Prix 1989
Miracles do happen in motor racing. We saw one at Imola during the San Marino Grand Prix
It may not have been quite the sort...
Senna vs Gilles Villeneuve: Who was more exciting to watch?
This year sees the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Gilles Villeneuve, a man nowhere near as famous as Senna to the world at...
Uncut – Senna
It’s not difficult to understand why the early death of an accomplished person bathes its victim in a halcyon haze. They are spared, if...




















