00:00Who, in the modern Formula 1, be myself or any younger drivers that will be successful in the future.
00:10Ayrton Senna was a Brazilian Formula 1 race car driver.
00:14Senna is widely regarded as one of the most skillful drivers of all time.
00:18He won the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991.
00:24He's one of the three Formula 1 drivers from Brazil to win the World Championship.
00:30He won 41 Grand Prix and 65 pole positions, with the latter being the record until 2006.
00:38Senna was recognized for his qualifying speed over one lap, and from 1989 until 2006, he held the record for most pole positions.
00:47Senna was also acclaimed for his wet weather performance, such as the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, and the 1993 European Grand Prix.
00:59Ayrton holds a record six victories at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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01:25His full name is Ayrton Senna da Silva, but was also known as Beko and Magic Senna.
01:32He was born March 21, 1960, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, making him age 34 at the time of his death.
01:40He died on October 1, 1994, in Bologna, Italy.
01:44He stands at 5 feet 8 inches tall, or 1.75 centimeters.
01:48Ayrton was not only a top driver, but also an outstanding chess player.
01:53He often challenged Williams' manager, Frank Williams, to the chess game, and even though they were on opposite teams at the time,
02:00Frank later stated that Ayrton was able to plan three moves and four counterattacks in advance.
02:06Right before his death, Ayrton went to Audi's headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany,
02:11and signed a contract to import the A3 model to Brazil on behalf of the family business.
02:17A few years later, they built a factory where they started making their own A3 and also VW Golf.
02:24The factory is still in operation, but is now owned by Audi.
02:29At the race in the spa of the year 1992, Eric Comus hit his Ligier hard and lost consciousness.
02:36Senna stopped immediately while others continued racing and ran toward the car.
02:40He switched off the engine on the Comus car to keep it from burning, stabilizing his neck until doctors arrived.
02:47Senna has warned about the importance of safety throughout his life,
02:50and his death has helped make a profound change in security, resulting in far fewer accidents with serious injuries.
02:58Senna was deeply impacted by the poor of Brazil.
03:01He donated millions of dollars to children's charities and hospitals.
03:04At the height of his career, he established the framework for an organization that could contribute in a more direct and ongoing way.
03:12After his death, Senna's sister, Vivian, and other family members came together to establish the Instituto Ayrton Senna.
03:20Over the years, the institute has donated or invested more than $80 million to various social programs.
03:26He was also passionate about a number of hobbies, including water sports, boating, fishing, flying, and riding motorcycles.
03:41At the time of his death, Ayrton was dating model-actress Adrienne Galisteau.
03:47He was married to Lillian de Vasconcelos Souza for one year between 1981 and 1982.
03:54They were friends from childhood.
03:55He dated a number of models and celebrities, including L. McPherson, Marjorie Andrade, Carol Ault, and Brazilian star Zuxa.
04:10To dedicate a lot of my time and a lot of my thinking and keep up with the commitment.
04:19Ayrton Senna da Silva was born in the well-to-do family of Milton da Silva, a land and factory owner, and Nettie Senna da Silva.
04:27Since he was four years old, he exhibited a keen interest in motor racing and cars.
04:32He began driving karts from an early age.
04:35His earliest recorded race was a fun go-kart race at the age of four.
04:40He drew a lot for pole position and won his race.
04:43In 1977, he graduated from the Collegio Rio Branco, from where he obtained a grade 5 in physics.
04:50He also studied subjects like mathematics, chemistry, and English.
04:55At 17, he won the South American Kart Championship.
04:59In the early 80s, he moved to England to further his motor racing career.
05:03Watching his interest in karting, his father encouraged him and appointed Lucio Pasquale Gascon as his manager.
05:09He went on to win the South American Kart Championship in 1977.
05:15From 1977 to 1982, he contested in the Karting World Championship.
05:21His performance increased with each race.
05:23He finished runner-up in the 1979 and 1980 seasons.
05:27In 1981, he relocated to England to establish his racing career as a single-seater.
05:33He participated in the Townsend-Thorasson Formula Ford 1600 Championships and the RAC competition under the Van Diemen team and ended up winning both the championships.
05:44He won the British Formula Ford 1600 Championship.
05:48It was around this time that he decided to use his mother's maiden name of Senna rather than the much more common Da Silva, which was his father's name.
05:56In 1982, he was the winner of the British and European Formula Ford 2000 Championships.
06:03The following year, he was the recipient of the British Formula 3 Championship title.
06:07He also won the Formula 3 Grand Prix.
06:10In 1984, he made his debut in Formula 1 season with the Tolman team.
06:15The following year, he moved to Lotus Renault and won a total of six Grand Prix in three seasons.
06:21The year 1988 was historic in his life as he not only bagged himself a place on the McLaren team, but also won his first Formula 1 World Championship.
06:31The following year, he lost the title, but managed to finish the season with an overall six wins.
06:37In 1990, he replicated the success of 1988 and took home the Formula 1 Championship trophy.
06:43The entire season was a successful one as he commanded and led the championship with a total of six victories, two second places, and three third places.
06:54With a victory at the 1991 Formula 1 Championship, he became one of the youngest three-time world champions.
07:01Additionally, he had a total of seven victories in his name and also managed to increase his pole position record to 60.
07:08In 1992, McLaren Honda was outshined by Williams Renault due to which he struggled all through the year.
07:17That season, he finished the championship in fourth position.
07:20In 1993, in the opening race that was held in South Africa, he finished the race in the second position.
07:27During this race, he barely survived a close collision with Michael Schumacher.
07:31He died in an accident while racing at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Italy.
07:36The accident occurred on lap seven when his car hit the concrete wall.
07:41I am as committed as ever to my passion, to our passion, and to my profession.
07:51At the peak of his career, he was earning $1 million per race.
07:55In 1994, he signed a deal with Williams that paid $20 million annually.
08:00He earned millions more every year from endorsements and merchandise sales.
08:04In total, he earned $100 million from racing alone.
08:10At the time of his death, Ayrton Senna had a total net worth of $100 million.
08:15That's the same as around $350 million today after adjusting for inflation.
08:21He owned a number of properties around the world.
08:23In Brazil, he owned an organic farm in Tatouille, a beach house in Ingrid dos Reis,
08:29and an apartment in Sao Paulo.
08:36He also owned an apartment in Monaco,
08:39and a large estate in Centro, Portugal.
08:43Ayrton Senna owned the following cars.
08:49A Ford Escort.
08:49A Honda NSX.
09:08A Ferrari.
09:27A Ferrari.
09:29An Audi R8.
09:47An Audi R8.
09:47An Audi R8.
09:57He was known to fly his own British Aerospace 125 private jet to and from his various residences.
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