F1’s EMOTIONAL Ayrton Senna tribute

I truly appreciate you mentioning Roland Ratzenberger, he's often just forgotten or overlooked. Although he didn't become champion, he was a great driver in his own right and these legends shouldn't ever be forgotten.

Senna is hands down the GOAT. I met him in Adelaide after the 92 AGP - had a quick chat for about a minute - walking down the access lane behind the pits - he was leaving the venue - as he got in his shuttle vehicle he gave me his Marlboro McLaren umbrella - he said "Here this is for you". Still got it on my wall. I was a 19 year old kart racer aspiring to F1 at the time (sounds old for karting these days, but back then it was normal - Senna himself raced karts until 20/21) - for almost all of us in that camp at the time Senna was the absolute GOD - to meet him that day was surreal. 18 months later i was watching the 94 San Marino GP with my Dad as usual - we watched every race together for the best part of a decade - the camera was on-board with Schumacher through Tamburello and i would always go into race mode when the in-car cameras were shown (still quite a treat in those days) - so i noticed immediately when Senna speared straight on - even before he hit the wall i shouted "Senna off" and i immediately realized it was the superfast Tamburello Curve and was concerned, but hoped to quickly see him get out of the car. When he didn't we hoped he was just knocked out. Then it became clear the situation was at least serious or worse, and then some reporter's voice said the words i will never forget; "Ayrton Senna has grave head injuries." I probably knew then what the result would be but couldn't believe it - watched the rest of the race hoping for good news - can't remember any of it - was just this numb feeling. Even 30 years later it's hard to believe. I continued racing, even eventually did a F1 track day - but never got a pro gig - way it goes for most of us in this sport. Kept watching F1 but to be honest it was never the same again - the magic was gone, it was the day the music died. It was a privilege to be around in the Senna era - i wouldn't trade it for anything, not even to be young again - he was the highlight of motorsport history - an absolute GIANT! RIP Champ!

The saddest part is that Senna had an Austrian flag in his cockpit he planned to wave as he crossed the line as a tribute to Ratzenberger.

Subtitles: “Senna, was a great person and driver. That day in Imola, he was already very tense due to the previous accidents that had already occurred, like that of Barrichello and Ratzenbeger. He was so tense he didn’t even want to race. The cause of his death was the broken steering column.” Was hilarious seeing Kym panic using subtitles

Aryton Senna's legacy lives on. Forever in our hearts ❤❤❤

I consider myself very lucky that I'm old enough to have seen Aryton Senna race live and in person at the Detroit Grand Prix in 1984. (Detroit, Michigan, USA 🇺🇸)

One thing I'll never forget is when Dale Earnhardt Sr won the NASCAR Cup race later that day his first words in victory lane were condolences to the Sena family and you could see he was visibly a little shaken at the realization that being a "superman" doesn't mean you're immortal.

THE GREATEST

lol at the "subtitles" Kym. Love your sense of humor!

Aryton Senna one of the greatest ever in motor sport

Still makes me cry even 30 years later. God Speed Ayrton, We still miss you.

The sky opend up and rained because the angels where crying

I knew Seb was a Schumy fanatic, but never heard from him about Senna. 🤔 Glad to know one doesn't exclude the other in Vettel's heart.:thanksdoc:

Was all teary-eyed at the beauty of the memorials, but then the subtitles had me literally LOL. Thanks!

I was 33 years old, and watched the events of the 1994 Imola GP live on TV. Thanks so much Kim for showing the memorial and park - I’ve always wanted to visit it!

Thanks for pointing out that Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger passed on the Saturday 🕊️🤍

I remember all too clearly that weekend, that moment when, for only the second time, Murray Walker was speechless. What is often forgotten, is Barichello had a horror that weekend too.

seb was so nice for this

That was a dark weekend in motorsport. It seemed that everything that could go wrong did. Barichello's crash, the death of Roland Ratzenberger, the crash between Lamy and Lehto at the start of the race, and of course, the death of Ayrton Senna. Senna Sempre

Thank you Kym, fantastic 🥹🥺