Twenty years after his death, Senna remains the God in Interlagos Twenty years after the death of Ayrton Senna, Formula One continues to profess his devotion to the main motorsport God and still makes harder this weekend it Autodromo Interlagos circuit, where the Brazilian eternal idol he began his career. Throughout the week, the protagonists of the great circus of racing in Brazil recalled the figure of the triple world champion (1988, 1990 and 1991), died in 1994, at age 34, in Imola (Italy). Senna is Senna, our main God of motorsports, said Felipe Massa today (Williams) as they enter the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, where this weekends penultimate round of the Formula One World Championship is contested. It will be at the same stage as a giant replica of the legendary green and yellow helmet utilizing Ayrton Senna pay tribute to considered by many as the greatest driver of all time. Best Ayrton Senna was probably, yes, he was the best. I could not go with him, but all in Formula say it was the best, it was amazing, a great idol. One thing that catches my attention is his ferocity on the court his humility and goodness out of it, said eve Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull). Ricciardo, third in the standings with 214 points 102 -a leader Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - chose the number 3 to identify your car in recognition of Senna. While warming engines, other great names of motoring also looked back on the history of F1. The Briton Hamilton, who will look on Sunday at Interlagos his unprecedented win in the Brazilian Grand Prix, met this week with the Senna family and remembered the legacy of the idol that inspired him. I grew up watching Formula One and Senna was always one of my favorites. I saw videos of it, read about it. I came to Brazil for the first time in 2007 was very special for me, said the 2008 world champion (with McLaren). His former McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso Spanish, also gave a speech to the legend of Formula One, When you play championships tracks are always special and Interlagos, which has also decided many championships, its also nice for the legend of Ayrton Senna . My generation has grown up seeing him run and thats exciting, said the double world champion. Under the Brazilian Grand Prix, the English artist Ian Berry presented a portrait for sale made with scraps of jeans in tribute to Senna (1960-1994), whose money will be donated to the foundation of social action Instituto Ayrton Senna. The frame is made from scraps of jeans donated by the family of the pilot Berry, who, in his study of Amsterdam, began to make a picture that apparently has already been booked by a millionaire collector who is not Brazilian. The Institute also launched this week an international online shop intended for race fans and Senna in particular. A replica of the fire suit worn by Senna at Lotus and McLaren, for example, is for sale for 5,000 euros (about $ 6,313), while there are helmets made by Brazilian designer Sid Moska for about 180 euros ($ 227.3 dollars), also similar to those worn by the idol. Senna was born in Sao Paulo on March 21, 1960 and died on May 1, 1994 when it hit the Tamburello curve of Imola, which disputed the San Marino Grand Prix. The pilot achieved 41 Grand Prix victories and 65 top places in the grid. VIA THE WORLD DEPORTIVO.COM
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 07:44:41 +0000
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