Ayrton Senna: Formula One legend

Սպորտ 2 Մայիս, 2014 14:01

On May 1, 1994, Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna who won three Formula One world championships, crashed and was killed during the San Marino Grand Prix. The life of this outstanding racing driver in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS.

Ayrton Senna in 1994 Ayrton Senna is considered one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He won 41 races out of the 161 he participated in In 1994 Senna started competeing for Williams. Photo: Ayrton Senna, in a McLaren Honda, pulls on a fire resistant mask before going out to practice for the Australian Grand Prix $Senna sustained fatal skull fractures, brain injuries and a ruptured temporal artery. Photo: Senna's grave in São Paulo$ On lap 7, Senna's car left the racing line at around 307 km/h, ran off the track, and hit a concrete wall at around 233 km/h Senna died at a Bologna hospital after he crashed during the San Marino F-1 Grand Prix in Imola Ayrton Senna sprays champagne on the photographers to celebrate his career's 30th victory at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in 1990 Soichiro Honda, founder of the Honda company, and Ayrton Senna Senna was married to Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza from 1981 until 1982. After that, he was involved many times, though never got married again. Photo: Ayrton Senna holds the hand of his girlfriend Yanin Adriane With McLaren, Senna begame world champion three times (1988, 1990, 1991). In 1988 Senna signed a contract with McLaren, where he competed with Alain Prost (right) In 1985, Senna changed his team to Lotus. At the Portuguese Grand Prix, Senna took the first pole position of his Formula 1 career and made it into his first victory in the race At four he first drove a cart, at 13 he took part in his first race. In 1977 he became champion of South America in carting. Photo: Ayrton Senna crosses the finish line to win the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in 1985 Senna bebutted in Formula One in 1984 for Toleman. Photo: Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna after the Grand Prix of Italy in 1985 Ayrton Senna was born on March 28, 1960 in São Paulo