Simon Jazbec on how fast Ayrton Senna would be in this day and age
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Ayrton Senna - Memory of the F1 legend
Just like every year, Formula One fans at the May Day bonfires remember the tragic May Day weekend of 1994, in which Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna lost their lives. We were in Imola 25 years ago, at the San Marino GP witnessing one of the most tragic weekends in Formula One history. As early as Friday, Rubens Barrichello crashed badly, jumping over a curb where the car lifted off the ground and then crashed hard into a protective fence made of rubber. Fortunately, the Brazilian only broke his nose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ufd-V4iRHQ Death already had lunch on Saturday This was followed by the shocking loss of Roland Ratzenberger on Saturday in the qualifiers. In the 1994 season, the Austrian finally managed to make his dreams come true and compete in Formula One. Otherwise it's age
Senna's family gave Hamilton a legendary helmet
Lewis Hamilton reached the 65th best starting position in qualifying on Saturday, tying with legendary Brazilian Ayrton Senna. The Briton achieved his first Formula One victory on the same day exactly ten years ago, and for his achievement he received as a gift from the Senna family one of the protective helmets Ayrton used in racing. The Mercedes racer said: "I'm shaking, I'm speechless. I know he was a favorite racer for many of you, but he was also my favorite racer who inspired me to be able to get to where I am today. It is a great honor for me to be on par with him and to receive this gift, so I thank the Senna family deeply. " Hamilton will start the race for the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time today at the racetrack in Montreal. "Montreal
Hamilton equaled Ayrton Senna in the 65th pole position
Lewis Hamilton took second place in the qualifications for the Canadian Grand Prix with the best starting position, according to the number of first places achieved in the qualifications on the eternal scale of racers. The Briton has achieved 65 of the best starting positions so far, tying with legendary Ayrton Senna. With a time of 1: 11.459, the Mercedes racer defeated Sebastian Vettl by a good three tenths of a second, who will start the race from second place. Third was Valtteri Bottas ahead of compatriot, Finn Kimi Raikkonen. Max Verstappen was better than teammate Daniel Ricciard in fifth place. Seventh was Felipe Massa, ahead of Force India duo Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon. The last place in the top ten went to Renault racer Nico Hulkenberg.
Rosberg and Hamilton as Senna and Prost?
For the third time in less than a month, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton got involved in a race at the racetrack. Connoisseurs say there have been no clashes between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost so many times in such a short time. And apparently the Mercedes racers continue to fight each other in the style of big Formula 1 icons. “I believe that such duels between us will be more and more interesting. Formula 1 fans definitely want to see such mutual matches, "said the proud winner of Sunday's race, who was not too affected by the whistles at the award ceremony. Hamilton does not believe that this will worsen the relationship between him and Rosberg. “I believe everything will remain as it is. We are both fighting for victory and we both have a right to do so. The difference between the points is not such that I could surrender right now, "Ha continued
Vettel overtook the legendary Ayrton Senno
With today’s win, Sebastian Vettel has racked up 42 wins in his career and 3 wins this season. Thus, on the scale of all victories, he overtook the legendary Ayrton Senna and lags only behind Michael Schumacher, who has 91 victories, and Alain Prost, who has 51 victories. And the Ferrari team? They recorded their 224 win and 225 win for the Ferrari engine. Sebastian Vettel gave them one victory at Toro Rosso in 2008. For the first time since 2013, two Ferrari drivers stood on the podium in Spain, recording 690 and 691 podiums. Ferrari has won twice in Singapore so far. Vettel celebrated its fourth victory in the night race in Singapore and scored a total of 120 points, which is the most of all the racetracks where he raced, and at the same time consolidated the status of the most successful
Dominator Hamilton on the trail of Senna's success
Lewis Hamilton is this year’s “ruler” of Formula 1. In the last race at Monza, he mastered everything. He was the fastest in all trainings, he won the first starting place and won, and he also won the fastest lap. Lewis Hamilton has won 40 of his career. If he also wins Sunday’s race in Singapore, he will have the same number of wins as Ayrton Senna and Sebastian Vettel. Alain Prost's record of 51 victories is also within his reach. Only the record of 91 victories recorded by Michael Schumacher is still far from him. He also overtook Aryton Senna with 81 first, second or third places in the number of podiums, recording 80. "I always wanted to ride like him (Ayrton Senna). him and in doing so I experience my childhood s
21 years since the deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger
Just like every year, Formula One fans remember the tragic May Day weekend in 1994, when Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna lost their lives. 21 years ago, we witnessed one of the most tragic weekends in the history of Formula One in Imola. As early as Friday, Rubens Barrichello had a bad accident, jumping over the curb and crashing hard into a protective fence made of rubber. Fortunately, the Brazilian only broke his nose. This was followed by the shocking loss of Roland Ratzenberger on Saturday in the qualifiers. In the 1994 season, the Austrian finally managed to realize his dreams and compete in Formula One. Otherwise, he won a contract with the Simtek team for only five races. He failed to qualify for the first of these in Brazil, as he was eliminated in the qualifiers. First, but also sorry
Verstappen wants to break all records
Next Sunday, Max Verstappen will become the youngest racer to ever drive in Formula 1, but this is not the only record the 1-year-old wants to break. His exact age next Sunday will be seventeen years and one hundred and sixty-six days, breaking the old record by about two years. He told the Telegraph that the fact that he is the youngest does not bother him at all, and he sets high goals for the coming years. "I want to break other records, I want to break all records, a record for the most wins, the most championship titles. That's all that matters. Age doesn't matter for wins, I just want to win the championship." Some Formula XNUMX names judge the young man with much praise. Helmut Marko compares him to Ayrton Senna, and racing engineer Xevi Pujolar as the best he has ever seen
Exactly 25 years ago, the rivalry turned into a legend - the 1989 Grand Prix of Japan
October 22. This date is very important in the F1 community, and even more so today. On this day, exactly 25 years ago, the biggest rivalry in the history of Formula 1 reached a spectacular climax. Two races before the end of the 1 Formula One World Championship, Alain Prost had a 1989-point advantage over McLarn teammate Ayrton Senna. Senna started the race from first place, but lost his position as soon as the green light came on. Prost started very well, while Senni's start crashed and he lost a few places. Now the Brazilian has become a hunter, knowing that he urgently needs to take away a few points from a teammate if he wants to count on the chance of winning the world title in the last race. A handful of laps before the end, Senna made his move. Did it exist there