Thirty years after his death, F1 recalls Senna with awe and gratitude

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PARIS, April 30 — Thirty years after his death at the San Marino Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is still adored in Formula One, a sport his fatal accident reshaped. The 34-year-old...

A man walks near a photograph of Ayrton Senna , taken by photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch, as he visits the ‘ Ayrton Senna Forever’ exhibition, paying tribute to the late Brazilian's F1 driver Ayrton Senna on the 30th anniversary of his death, at the 'Museo dell'Automobile' , in Turin April 23, 2024. — AFP picPARIS, April 30 — Thirty years after his death at the San Marino Grand Prix , Ayrton Senna is still adored in Formula One , a sport his fatal accident reshaped.

The day before, in qualifying, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger had died in a crash. Senna commandeered a course car to rush to the scene. Watkins wrote that Senna replied: “Sid, there are certain things over which we have no control. I cannot quit, I have to go on.” While Formula One had already begun to pay more attention to safety, thanks to the initiative of drivers such as three-time world champion Jackie Stewart, Senna’s death prompted renewed efforts to improve cars, equipment and circuits.Senna’s fierce rival and sometime team-mate Alain Prost remains inextricably linked with the Brazilian.

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