"Senna's Last
Victory" by Ivan Berryman
Senna by Peter Deighan An evocative portrayal of possibly the greatest motor
racing driver in the modern era. Ayrton Senna is depicted driving the
supreme JPS in the wet; the condition in which he had no equal.
Ayrton Senna by Stephen Doig Ayrton Senna was first introduced to racing by his father when on his
fourth birthday he was given a 1 hp kart. His first legal race was
in 1973 at the tender age of 13. Ayrton displayed all of the pent up
energy he had built up and won his first race.
Senna by Michael Thompson. Senna strapped into his McLaren waits for the start
of the race.
Number 1 Man by Michael Thompson. Ayrton Senna. McLaren MP4/6-Honda 1991
Mansell's Taxi Service
by Robert Tomlin In this very famous episode during
the Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1992, the late Ayrton Senna was behind a
dominant Mansell. During the last lap, Senna ran out of fuel!. Ever
the gentleman, Nigel Mansell took pity on Senna who was at the sharp end
of some heckling and carried him back to the pits. The 1993 European Grand
Prix, held at the refurbished, historic race circuit of Donington Park in
Leicestershire on a soggy Easter Sunday, was one of the most remarkable
races in the history of Formula One. It produced what is generally
accepted to be the Lap of the Century.
And Senna Goes Through
by Robert Tomlin After having been seriously
outclassed in practice by Prost and Hill in the Williams and narrowly by
Schumacher’s Benneton, Senna found himself in fourth place on the grid.
As the race started and the sprint for the first corner got under way,
Prost and Hill streaked away whilst a battle developed between Senna and
Schumacher. As the Benneton cut across Senna’s line he took
avoiding action which let the Sauber of Wendlinger through into third
place and pushed Senna into fifth out of the first corner. With grim
determination Senna reacted immediately. He quickly forced his way
past Schumacher and taking to the wet part of the track made a dramatic
flat-out overtaking pass on Wendlinger through the fast Craner Curve.
At McLeans he was already on the tail of Hill who was still grappling with
the wet conditions. Senna pushed through on the inside and by the
time the Esses came up for the first time he was amazingly up behind
Prost. With the slow Melbourne Hairpin coming next, Senna again did
the unthinkable and took the wet line, surprising and outbraking Prost.
As our picture shows, he dived through on the inside to take the lead.
In less than one lap Senna had achieved the impossible, climbing from
fifth to first place, and went on to win one of the most memorable races
in the history of F1.
Senna
by Robert Tomlin The late, great Ayrton da Silva Senna looks quizzically
at the artist, perhaps trying to read his thoughts instead of vice-versa.
Sadly missed, 2004 is the 10th anniversary of his untimely death.
Ayrton Senna da Silva by Martin Smith Ayrton Senna da Silva in the Williams
suit with famous T-shirt displayed as he walks before getting finally
ready for the forthcoming race.
