Ayrton Senna – A Legacy Unrivalled - video Dailymotion

May 1 marks the 30-year anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna, regarded as one of the best drivers ever

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00:00He left something that is different and more important than the sports results.

00:07The determination, the force that was driving him to this excellence

00:13and probably was the reason why he was perceived as such a champion.

00:31Well, Ayrton Senna's death in 1994 is a moment where many of us knew where they were and what they were doing.

00:38It's almost unbelievable that this happened and now 30 years on,

00:43it's the greatest personality that we probably ever had in Formula 1.

01:01A lot of racing fans, after Ayrton went away, they decided not to watch on TV anymore.

01:07There was like a cooling down of enthusiasts for racing.

01:14I was the only one to offer him, so I would say that for this, where he told me,

01:32look, I thank you, I have my program, because in 1988 I was the world champion of Formula 1,

01:39which was culturally serene.

01:53There is no secret why these guys are so good, besides the raw talent that they both, of course, had.

02:01But the commitment, the attention to details, the determination, the resilience that they had was really mind-blowing.

02:11Since Ayrton's time, exactly 30 years ago, there has been another big improvement.

02:27The cars, now they are much safer, the cockpit. The cockpit is like a safety capsule today.

02:34If you look at Formula 1 cars, all the protection, even for the helmet, for the head, everything is incredible.