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Ayrton Senna articles archive
Netflix reveal actor who will play Senna in upcoming new series
2023 F1 season
Posted onNetflix has announced Brazilian actor Gabriel Leone will play the role of Ayrton Senna in its upcoming dramatisation of his life.
After disappearing from Williams’ car, Senna’s logo is now on the McLaren
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren have added the logo of their late former driver Ayrton Senna to their car ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
“He died and we didn’t even know”: How one fan witnessed the 1994 San Marino GP
F1 history
Posted onOne fan headed to Imola in 1994 excitedly anticipating their first live Formula 1 race, not expecting the tragic weekend which unfolded.
Why Williams have stopped carrying a tribute to Ayrton Senna on their F1 car
2022 F1 season
Posted onWilliams will no longer feature a tribute logo to Ayrton Senna on the nose of their Formula 1 cars, CEO Jost Capito has confirmed.
Hamilton: Senna also faced a system which wasn’t always kind to him
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Ayrton Senna “faced alone a system that wasn’t always kind to him, something I experienced too in my career”.
Hamilton: Senna diamond trophy for Imola win is a “definitely a keeper”
2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said his trophy for winning the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which features a commemoration of the place where his hero Ayrton Senna died, is one he will treasure.
Senna’s crash scene marked on Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix trophy
2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onThe scene of the crash which claimed the life of Ayrton Senna is marked on the trophies which will be awarded to the top finishers in today’s race at Imola.
Netflix to screen “fictional drama” about Ayrton Senna in 2022
2020 F1 season
Posted onNetflix has announced a new Formula 1 project based on the life of three-times world championship Ayrton Senna.
Brawn and Smedley explain how they calculated ‘F1’s fastest driver’
F1 history
Posted onHow did F1 rank its top 20 ‘fastest drivers’? Should Heikki Kovalainen be ahead of Sebastian Vettel? Did they take different fuel loads into account? F1 chiefs Ross Brawn and Rob Smedley explain.
Senna and Schumacher faster than Hamilton, official F1 study claims
2020 F1 season
Posted onA study comparing Formula 1 drivers across the past 37 years has determined Ayrton Senna to be the fastest of all time, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
What could Ayrton Senna have achieved at Williams in 1992?
F1 history
Posted onAyrton Senna’s former manager revealed the three-times champion nearly joined Williams two years early, in 1992. What could he have achieved in Nigel Mansell’s all-conquering FW14B?
Senna turned down contract to drive for Williams in 1992 ‘out of loyalty to Honda’
F1 history
Posted onAyrton Senna was persuaded by Honda to turn down a contract to drive for Williams in 1992 shortly before the Japanese manufacturer pulled out of Formula 1.
“We knew we’d got something special” – Senna’s mechanic on his first win, 35 years ago today
F1 history
Posted onFormer Lotus mechanic Chris Dinnage described how the team knew Ayrton Senna was special when he won his first F1 race with them on this day 35 years ago.
Senna’s ‘private kart mechanic’ Tche reveals the secret to his speed
Interview
Posted onOn the 25th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death his karting mechanic ‘Tche’ shares his experience of the F1 champion’s insatiable pursuit of racing perfection.
Todt reveals why he turned down chance to sign Senna for Ferrari in 1994
F1 history
Posted onJean Todt has revealed how Ayrton Senna urged him to break a contract with one of Ferrari’s drivers for 1994 so he could drive for the team.
Renault reveals ‘Ayrton Senna homage’ Sandero RS Grand Prix concept car
F1 pictures
Posted onRenault has revealed a concept car styled in homage to Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, dubbed the Sandero RS Grand Prix.
Watch F1 rookie Ayrton Senna beat 10 world champions in identical cars
F1 history
Posted onA full-length video of a race which saw a young Ayrton Senna take on and beat a group of Formula One world champions has recently appeared.
“If you no longer go for a gap which exists you are no longer a racing driver”
F1 history
Posted onAyrton Senna uttered these famous words 25 years ago, but the true story behind them tends to get ignored.
Hamilton aims to ‘salute Senna’ with first Brazilian GP win
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said it would be a “salute” to his hero Ayrton Senna if he were able to score his first Brazilian Grand Prix victory this weekend.