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Introduction:
Ayrton Senna (Portuguese: Ayrton Senna da Silva, 1960 Nian 3 Yue 21 Ri – May 1, 1994), was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4-year-old started driving go-karts, 13-year-old began karting, a 24-year-old joined the Formula one team Dolman started his F1 career. Once in 1988, 1990, 1991 and three times to win the F1 world championship. May 1, 1994, died in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix.
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Personal experience:
childhood
Senna was born into a wealthy family, his father Milton is a successful businessman, but also lovers of motorsport, Senna his childhood playing in his father’s repair shop a variety of automotive parts, 4 years old, his father gave Milton Senna built a small go-kart. When he first opened the car will be able to drive freely, he ran a lap around the streets, the presence of adults are surprised by this child’s driving talent.
the age of 13 became a kart driver Ayrton Senna and competition, in July 1973, Senna Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, won his first victory. According mechanic Senna year TCHE memories Senna in training do not usually count with a complete lap time, but the Interlagos circuit is divided into four sections, and each section will try to do the limit, and then in the race he would have learned something in all four sector times together, ran the fastest lap.
In 1974, Senna won the Youth Championship in Sao Paulo kart race. In 1975, Senna won the national runner-up in the Brazilian karting youth group, in addition, he also won the Youth Championship Nacinal Italcolomy Tour. In 1976, Senna get more honors, he won the championship in Sao Paulo karting 100cc Group B competition, finished third in the Brazilian Grand Prix 100cc Group B game, the game and get the victory in Sao Paulo three hours in Group A 100cc kart race.
In 1980, Senna won the International Karting Championship and South American champion Brazil Nations Cup, in addition, the world karting 135cc category which was held at Nivelles in Belgium took second place . And in the audience of that game, a man named Michael Schumacher’s 11-year-old boy, was watching the Seine. Years later, Schumacher recalls:. “That was the first time I saw Elton on the track, he was driving line, driving his way, really enjoyable.”
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brief marriage
lifetime there had been numerous girlfriend Senna and short-lived marriage, his ex-wife Mingjiao Li Lin da 瓦斯康赛洛斯. In 1980 winter, Senna met Lillian, she was a blonde, her mother is the mother of a friend Senna, Senna decided to pursue Lillian.
“Few people really know me, they do not understand when the cost of a racing driver. I want to leave friends and family thousands of miles away, living in Europe so young, he has been in competition, it all comes easy. “Senna said. Every morning, Lillian will be ready for breakfast, go out after Senna finished training. Lillian also often give Senna did he likes to eat chocolate cake, then that is waiting for him to come home. This young couple living in a foreign country trying to overcome the loneliness, the end of training when Senna came home, he would hold Lillian to his lap, the two are often tightly hugged and cried for hours.
“For God’s sake, do not come near me. I still race tomorrow!” The night before in Formula Ford race, Senna always the case. In order not to affect the game preparation, he and his wife would be sub-bed and sleep, he will take off wedding ring, thenWear it into a necklace, this ring will not affect the feel when he took the wheel. And each won the race, Senna always use the winner’s wreath surrounded Lillian, which can be considered in those difficult years, to give him support her thanks.
However, just before the end of the season, Senna his father’s company appeared in financial difficulties, only the first stop funding for Senna, after repeated efforts still can not find other sponsors, 1981 in October, Senna announced his retirement, and his wife returned to Brazil together. Senna took four months to manage his father’s construction company, but his heart the desire to want to return to racing but more and more intense. At this point, let Senna father of their choice: in business or racing, Senna did not hesitate to choose the latter. Milton understands that his son will be racing as the pursuit of life, and since then, just like the original home to support his karting as to support his racing career.
February the following year, Senna again returned to England, he asked Lillian to stay in Brazil, a few days later, Senna call Lillian from England, they decided to divorce. “The game of Elton is more important than any woman. The game was his life. That’s why he was able to cause the greatest drivers of all the women he disregard all!” Lillian said.
contact with F1
1982 years Senna on behalf of Van Diemen team participated in 27 games Formula Ford 2000 Group A match in the UK Championship and the European Championship, he was on pole 16 times, 23 times to create fastest lap and won the championship 22 times. In the Snetterton race track, Senna racing brake in the case of system failure, still crossed the finish line, everyone is surprised at his fantastic driving style, even from the monitoring data can not see the braking system something is wrong.
This is also the final year of Senna karting, he won the Grand Prix in Porto Alegre, ranked 14th in the World Championship. In November, Senna also for the first time by virtue of a wild card to participate in the F3 race, after set the fastest lap to win the race. The next season, Senna had one from the McLaren F1 team test driver offer, but he refused.
Senna decided to prove themselves in F3 before entering F1, he participated in the 1983 British F3 Championship, due A.da silva this name is too cumbersome, difficult to recall the media and fans, and since then, he changed the name on the racing Ayrton Senna, Senna was his mother’s maiden name. 20 games throughout the season, Senna won 15 career starts and 13 wins, eventually won the championship. Now is the time to open the F1 journey.
officially entered F1
Armando Botelho is senna parents’ friends, also Senna’s agent, he is responsible for handling about sponsors, contracts and advertising and other services, while also taking care of the Seine living in Europe. July 19, 1983, Botelho was Senna to test for the Williams F1 team opportunities. That day, for the first time got into the Senna F1 car, he drove the 600-horsepower F1 car at Donington Park track ran 83 laps. Surprisingly, in less than 10 laps, Senna had already tied the single-lap speed record held by Williams test driver, then it is to break the record.
Williams has no plans to leave the Seine, just to let him test his accumulated experience, feelings of racing opportunities. Subsequently, Paul Ricard, Senna tried to Brabham car. He made in the case of tires results, only one second slower than the year’s F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, but do not want to Piquet and his fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna as teammates.
race driver Ayrton Senna could not get seats in the big teams, in order to start his F1 career, and he can only weaker small fleet of cooperation. In the end, Tolman Senna and the team reached a three-year entry agreement, provided that if the car is not good enough, Senna can choose other teams. If you do not want to put the team Tolman people, Senna right to immediately stop the competition. March 1984, the Tolman team, the future of F1 legend began his maiden season.
a new season, Senna get from the Lotus team a new contract, the lotus is a powerful help Senna won races in the fleet, in line with his talent, the team strive to provide him all necessaryTo support. April 21, 1985, the Portuguese Grand Prix, a race is carried out in the rain, on a wet track, Senna was driving the black and gold Lotus racing across the finish line first, he set almost all the other riders laps. This is the first F1 races Senna, but also a very interesting game, because on the same day, Brazil’s first democratically elected president Tancredo Neves died of illness, the whole country suddenly plunged into sadness, Senna’s victory for the Brazilian people and the country as a whole is an inspiration.
in the first year of Team Lotus, Senna won a total of seven starts, as well as Portugal, Belgium two races. The next year he won eight career starts and Spain, the United States two races. In 1987, the Lotus team last season, Senna has become F1年度季军 year. However, Senna’s goal is to win the F1 world championship, but Lotus Racing at the middle level, can not provide competitive enough, so once again changed the team Senna.
McLaren during the Triple Crown
In 1988 McLaren absorbed in the Lotus team was already famous Senna, McLaren this season, won 16 races in 15 stations victory, Senna made eight sub-station (Imola, Canada, Detroit, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium and Japan) champion, 13 pole position and his first world title.
1990 season, Senna’s teammate Berger replaced this year with 78 points Senna won his second drivers’ championship, but the start of the season, Senna was very depression, he is still not out of the Japanese Grand Prix from the previous year to the shadow of defeat, but the United States stand in the race to the first station, Senna has been the strong support of the home fans, which in turn aroused his fighting spirit and for victory desire to compete with Thailand in sharp Alessi’s team, Senna had the last laugh.
1993 Ford engine replaced the Honda engine, motor racing has also been a big change, development Mansell to the United States, Prost joined the Williams, Senna became Andeneidi teammate (after half of the season as Hakkinen). Since Ford’s full support for Benetton, Senna’s McLaren during the season performance is not very good, it received a total of four races, three in the rain. SennaWon one of the most classic champion in F1 history on the European Grand Prix at Donington Park, United Kingdom held. In heavy rain, Senna in the first lap ahead of him beyond the five racing until win the championship.
In 1994, Senna and Williams signed the transfer annual salary of $ 15 million, two-year agreement. Categorically that he was determined to find his past glory in Williams.
sudden and unexpected
1994 at 14:18 on May 1, F1 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola tamburello corner on lap seven, three hundred kilometers per hour and suddenly the FW16 after leaving the established track, I heard a loud bang in the heavy impact fragmented collapse on a concrete parapet, the yellow-green helmet startling to drawn aside, the rapid spread of blood …… 10 years in a narrow single-seater cabin, had witnessed the black May Day “Equipe” reporter Philippe Brunel for each scene took place in Imola remember: unusually hot weather, one after another ominous, Halo Senna. Instinct is always urging him to give up. “The track was slippery and there is not enough heat,” “the car difficult to drive, very unstable,” before his family, the team, the media more than once referred to his concerns. However, for too many people quit can not imagine. TV channels, sponsors, Ecclestone …… countless business interests seems to have blocked the road back, and moreover out of the race means to confess their fears, Senna’s legendary fade. In the first hours after the test novice orchid killed when Reichenberger, he rushed to the accident corners, then talk to witnesses, grief and loss clearly written on the piece of usually serene face. A day later, eyebrows furrowed, his face pale, he is still sitting in the FW16, I could not straighten out the yellow-green helmet, right index finger toward the sky like a motion calling for his critical moment will always indicate the direction of God.
head trauma, burst arteries, blood transfusions, tracheostomy and heart massage just drop in the bucket, at the urgent delivery of this equipment is quietly departed soul of the body to the nearby city of Bologna hospital helicopter, blood from his nose, mouth, ears Tuan Tuan outflow, surgery has been of no avail, entered a deep coma Senna set foot on the Soul’s final journey after two hours, the line for the priesthood he said he was dying ceremony black eyes never seem to go out. –1 time of death1994 at 18:40 on May 1.
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Further reading
Related Videos: Forever Rider SENNA
starring: Ayrton Senna / Alain Prost / Frank Williams
Genre: Documentary / biography / sports
producer countries / regions: United Kingdom
language: English / Portuguese [123 ] release date: 2011-06-03 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 106 minutes / 162 minutes (blue plate)
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video Introduction
tells the story of the legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna legendary life. Formula One driver Senna participate in his career of 161 Grands Prix, 41 championships, 65 pole position, three times Formula One Grand Prix championship, its courage, wisdom, Mercedes-Benz in the game for 10 years, create extraordinary achievements and become the contemporary world’s best racer, known as the “Prince of the car” …… Unfortunately, the crash killed at San Marino at Imola on May 1, 1994, only 34 year old.