Valeu Senna

[pascal]

Interresting videos

This one about the accident

This about his driving technique

Heel-and-Toe !!!

And some interresting readings.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/sports/autoracing/glimpses-behind-the-senna-legend.html?_r=0

His driving ability is fabulously described by a former McLaren driver, John Watson, who raced at the team in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

“I witnessed visibly and audibly something I had not seen anyone do before in a racing car,” Watson recalled. “It was as if he had four hands and four legs. He was braking, changing down, steering, pumping the throttle, and the car appeared to be on that knife edge of being in control and being out of control.”

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/apr/30/ayrton-senna-john-watson

It was not only the speed he was carrying but the way he controlled the car, changing gear, turning the steering wheel and using the throttle to keep the turbo boost from dropping away. And remember, we had conventional gears, clutch, break and throttle in those days.
To do one thing at the speed he was going would have been something but to multitask the way he did was remarkable. I don't know how he did it to this day. He had this wonderful mental capacity to put a number of inputs into the car at the same time. And he was frighteningly quick.
The way he made the car dance on the track that day reminded me of the rain jumping on the street in the title track of Singing in the Rain. It was wonderful.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Always love reading about Ayrton Senna. Greatest F1 racing driver, ever, IMO. Back when car development wasn't nearly as restrictive as it is now days. And when there were far fewer driver assists available.

Regards,
SB

 

[pascal]

Requiescat in pace

 

[pascal]

A few more very interestings readings

The Data Processor:
http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/ayrton-senna-an-outstanding-data-processor?artid=166186

“Ayrton was a stunning mental processor. He was able to process massive quantities of information in just a fraction of a second. We had tests that clearly demonstrated that. Several engineers say that without any sort of data acquisition systems, Senna was able to recall all his lap times, as well as the engine revs, turbo boost, water and oil temperatures and detailed car behaviour from corner to corner, lap after lap. He was just phenomenal, and solely dedicated to success,” Dallaire ended.

The Psych:
https://elitesportconsulting.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/ayrton-senna-inside-the-mind-of-a-champion/

The F1 Drivers Poll:
http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=1

AUTOSPORT invited drivers who have raced in the Formula 1 world championship (including those who raced under F2 rules in 1952-1953) to vote for their top 10 "greatest" drivers of the world championship era.

 

[pascal]

McLaren 720S - Raise Your Limits

Senna voice.

 

[Davros]

Grand Prix The Killer Years

 

[digitalwanderer]

I dislike grand prix, F1, etc. I'm much more a rallycross kind of guy, but god damn do I respect the fuck out of Senna! That man could drive like I only wish I could, and he seemed like a good human being if he wasn't behind a steering wheel. (I LOVE the interviews with other drivers about him. They hate him, but respect him)

Respects, he was seriously one of the greatest.

 

[pascal]

F1 was a cutthroat environment and Senna worked very hard and with passion to achieve his goals.
He was ruthless but also was a good human being.

As example see the video below when he helped the french driver Eric Comas.
The F1 cars have no eletric fans for the cooling system and the Comas´ car engine was running high after the crash and could explode at any moment.
Senna risk his own life to turn off the engine and estabilized Comas´ neck.

 

[pascal]

In the end Alain Prost missed him.

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[pascal]

Videos from the Formula 1 channel.

 

[Pete]

This is a cool peek into his driving (he modulated his throttle input similar to how ABS modulates brakes):