He was the greatest driver of them all - Senna 20yrs on

[willytheekid]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsp...-Senna-tribute

always thought of this guy as being the best of the best...even when compared to todays greats, Senna had that "Gift", that spark of greatness....and he was just breath taking to watch.

20yrs on...many still feel the same


still shed a tear watching his crash


"I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win!".
...Ayrton Senna

[Kickaha]

always thought of this guy as being the best of the best...

As good as Senna was Prost was even better, he just wasn't as marketable

[carbonhed]

As good as Senna was Prost was even better, he just wasn't as marketable

Here's a video of Prost in a quicker car being anally raped by Senna.

[R650R]

If you ever get to Italy there is a very moving four sided bronze tribute sculpture at the chicane where his corner was at Imola.

[Kickaha]

Here's a video of Prost in a quicker car being anally raped by Senna.

Yeah like it never happened the other way around

[98tls]

No idea got far more satisfaction being a Dick Johnson fan.

[Kickaha]

No idea got far more satisfaction being a Dick Johnson fan.

Goes with your shit taste in cars I suppose

[98tls]

Goes with your shit taste in cars I suppose

Indeed it does.

[MarkH]

Here's a video of Prost in a quicker car being anally raped by Senna.

That was a wet race, in the wet the car makes less difference and it is more a test of driver skill.
More often than not Senna was the quickest driver when it was wet.
The reason was simple - Senna was the best driver ever!

I used to watch each F1 Race live on Sky (back when Sky only had 3 channels), then one night there was a bad crash and the race was stopped. I fell asleep and when I woke up I found out Senna was dead, I haven't been a particularly regular F1 viewer since then. It still makes me sad to think about Senna's crash.
I used to love to watch the tough battles between Prost, Senna & Piquet - those were the days!

[Kickaha]

Senna was the best driver ever!

That must be why Prost had more podiums,more race wins and more world championships

[MarkH]

That must be why Prost had more podiums,more race wins and more world championships

There are many reasons why one driver might win more races - luck, the car, reliability.

But in the wet:

All was not lost though. Senna had huge experience by now and the 1993 European Grand Prix was a wet race - something only he was happy about, as he was the best in the wet. Senna was in fifth position going into the first corner. He had to avoid Michael Schumacher moving across the track at him. By the end of the first lap, Senna was leading the race. Such skill did Senna have in the wet, he went on to lap every car on the track which gave him the title of 'the Rain Master'7.

Another wet race in which Senna proved he was the 'Rain Master' was at the Donnington Park race track. Again, he was to trounce all other drivers by taking a completely different driving line around the track. The only person to not be overtaken by Senna was Damon Hill, but he was still some 80 seconds down the track by the time Senna took the chequered flag.

Many consider racing in the wet to be the greatest test of the driver, Senna was the master of wet racing.

[Kickaha]

There are many reasons why one driver might win more races - luck, the car, reliability.

Or being a better driver

[ellipsis]

Alain Prost was not called 'The Doctor", for nothing. His racing skill was phenomonal, as was Niki lauda, his McLaren team-mate at the time. Ayreton Senna had some big names to beat and he showed he could, but he was also well beaten by his rivals too..sadly,he never got to show how good he could have been...as far as the greatest.......................................... who would know...?