The Making of Senna part 2: Meeting the Sennas
Interview
27 May 2011 by Keith Collantine
Senna was not the first film about the life of Ayrton Senna to be approved by his family.
The year after his death, Senna’s relatives approved plans for a...
Senna continues to inspire
Ayrton Senna has created memories on every continent throughout his career as a Formula One driver. That’s why several parts of the planet have honored the Brazilian, and it’s not unusual to see tributes...
History: Senna beats Mansell by 0.01s
13 April 1986
Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna crossed the finishing line in Jerez just 0.014 seconds apart.
The 1986 Spanish Grand Prix witnessed one of the closest finishes in F1 history.
Mansell came desperately close to...
Suzuka 1989: A Sensation in Japan
Would Benetton unwittingly have played a role in influencing the outcome of the World Championship? That was one of the intriguing questions spewed out of the volcano that was the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix,...
Those daring young men and their racing machines
Senna captures the rivalry, conflict and intensity of Formula One action
Were this tale of daring and rivalry on the racetrack not already true, Hollywood would have had to invent it.
Senna, an often thrilling documentary...
Monaco Story 1988
Senna's win in the rain at Donington in 1993 with the McLaren-Ford, when at one point he had lapped the entire field, including Alain Prost in the (then-faster) Williams-Renault, was probably the finest race...
Race to remember : Brazilian Grand Prix 1994
In March 1994, the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil witnessed the hotly-anticipated first race of 1994. It promised to be the beginning of a new era following the banning of active suspension, traction...
A Salute to Ayrton Senna
Sao Paulo came to a standstill 20 years ago as young and old, rich and poor, said goodbye to the man they all idolised.
The first flush of daylight was lining the eastern sky as...
Ayrton Senna: The Legend Begins
Ayrton Senna's legend is complete now, but everyone's reputation has to start somewhere. In his case it probably started at the 1984 Race Of Champions.
The irony is, he should not have even been competing...