hadn't managed to keep up his tradition of walking the race track before his race. i heard this is the only time he'd not managed to do this ,
2006-07-15 00:18:59 · 9 answers · asked by stephen s 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
i believe so. there is a lot of mystique surrounding the whole weekend.
seemed to me his cards were marked. senna was deeply troubled by the death of ratzenberger and also the condition of countryman rubens barrichello who had a huge accident earlier in the weekend.
it is said that the steering column sheered off in ayrtons hands as he entered the 190mph tamburello left hander.
the rest is tragic history.
f1 has never recovered in my opinion.
ayrton was a god in his own country and his legacy lives on.
the history books show schumacher as the most succesful but an f1 fan knows the reality.
2006-07-17 01:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by squalalala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but I met Ayrton at Club Med Turks & Caicos just after the Mexican Grand Prix, I recall maybe in 1986. He was a very cautious guy. We played soccer and water polo and in both cases, he played goal to protect his legs. He was not at all arrogant and when I tried to engage him in a discussion of F1, he only wanted to talk about other Club Meds. His hobby was flying radio-controlled planes, with which he dive-bombed the club.
I saw him race a number of times. I recall an early race in Montreal, before he became champion, when he was driving for Lotus-Renault. He had a bad start and had to start from the back, but he was able to claw back and finish amongst the leaders, although not win.
We all miss him. Probably the greatest F1 Pilot ever.
2006-07-15 00:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by hellbent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows. Reminds me of a story about one of the Flying Wallendas. Walked a tightrope frequently and did amazing stuff. One day he became unusually obsessed about all the riggning and safety on the rope and ended up simply falling to his death.
What I am saying is, if it is true about Senna, it is not so much about superstition than about fixation - if he hadn't done his usual walk he may have become obsessed and it distracted him all round the track on the fateful day.
Moral of the story - if you're fixated, don't drive an F1 car or walk a tightrope.
2006-07-15 00:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by izzieere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was afraid to because he heard the call of the banshee the night before.
2006-07-15 00:20:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodness, 12 years have passed since Aayrton left us, thank you for rekindling my memories of this bigger then life man
2006-07-15 00:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by gamerunner2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can read the story about the crash at the link below..
John
2006-07-15 00:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by Scorpion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange thing....
Anyway, what happened happened.
2006-07-15 03:13:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they say
sad day, he would have given that german guy (can't remember his name) a run for his money
2006-07-15 00:22:11 · answer #8 · answered by mad john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this may help
2006-07-15 00:21:13 · answer #9 · answered by k-swiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋