Ayrton Senna

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Ayrton Senna da Silva (São Paulo, Brazil - March 21, 1960 - Bologna, Italy - May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver three times world champion in the years 1988, 1990 and 1991. He is considered the best racing driver of all time,[1][2] as well as one of the greatest sportspeople of the 20th century[3][4] and a national hero.[5]

Premise

His personality has always been associated with a person with Christians principles, not refusing to declare his faith in God, manifesting on some occasions, having seen the creator.[6]

He was a fan of concepts associated with right, although he never openly declared himself about his political-ideological position, except for the support given to businessman Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, when he was a candidate for the government of the state of São Paulo in 1986.[7]

He valued the individual and his ability to overcome and achieve, not apologizing for defeats, always seeking improvement and the achievement of perfection. He praised success and victories. He didn't stick to lobbys or collusions, he constantly struggled against the system in Formula 1.[8][9]

Senna was a patriot, he praised national symbols, he declared abroad his passion for the country. He believed in the development of Brazil, mainly through education. This thought was the origin for the creation of the Ayrton Senna Institute in late 1994.[9][10]

His rivalry with the Frenchman Alain Prost, notably from the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, when he was disqualified, after winning the race, thus losing the chance of the title, is considered the greatest in motorsport and one of the greatest in the sports of all times.[11]

During free practice for the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix, Senna helped save the life of French racing driver Érik Comas.[12]

His death, on May 1, 1994, caused one of the biggest commotions in the history of Brazil, with great worldwide repercussion. His funeral, on May 4, took millions of Brazilians to the streets of São Paulo.[13]

Businessman and Fortune

In the early 1990s, Ayrton began to dedicate himself to business and to manage hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets.[14]

A holding company, “Ayrton Senna Promoções e Empreendimentos” (Ayrton Senna Promotions and Developments), run by father Milton da Silva, brother Leonardo and cousin Fábio, controlled the group's companies. The first and main is “Ayrton Senna Licensing” (ASL), created to commercialize the pilot's image. The "Senna - Driven to Perfection" brand, symbolized by a stylized "S", was created in 1990 to manage the concession of the use of the brand of products associated with the pilot.[15]

He created the company "Senna Import", whose first major contract was the import and promotion of the Audi brand in Brazil. The signing took place in late 1993 in Germany. A few days before the accident in Ímola, a big party, in a hangar at “Congonhas Airport”, in São Paulo, was made to present the brand to the Brazilian market and public.[16]

After his death, it was discovered that he had secretly donated a very large portion of his personal fortune to help poor children.[14]

Salary

Year Salary (in dollars) General Position Position between racing drivers Source
1988 7 million ? 1º[17] [18]
1989 8 million 5º 1º [19]
1990 10 million 4º 1º [20]
1991 13 million 5º 1º [21]
1992 22 million 3º 1º [22]
1993 18.5 million 3º 1º [23]
1994 20 million 2º[24][25] 1º [26]

Bibliography

The first book written about the Brazilian is Ayrton Senna Racing Drivers Guide, a guide on Senna's driving style written by Kenneth Wells and released in 1986. Senna's first biography was released in 1990 under the title Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius, by Christopher Hilton. The book was later translated into several languages, including Portuguese, under the title; Ayrton Senna: A Face do Gênio (Ayrton Senna: The Face of Genius).

In addition to the biographies, a literary fiction work by the French writer Bernard Chambaz was launched in 2016. The work is a biographical novel entitled "À Tombeau Ouvert", or "Open Tomb", in which Ayrton is the main character.[27]

Although there is no precise number, it is estimated that more than one hundred biographical works have been launched on the Brazilian racing driver in several languages.[28]

Title Author Year Publishing company ISBN Source
As the main character of the work
Ayrton Senna Racing Drivers Guide Kenneth Wells 1986 Wells & Kimberley's ISBN 9780946132362 [29]
Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius Christopher Hilton 1990 Motorbooks Intl ISBN 9781852603601 [30]
Senna Vero Carlo Cavicchi and Angelo Orsi 1992 Conti Editore [31]
Ayrton Senna: A Tribute Ivan Rendall 1994 Pavilion Books ISBN 9781857935172 [32]
Ayrton Senna: A Tribute Christopher Davies Publishers, Limited 1994 Christopher Davies Publishers, Limited ISBN 9788526707245 [33]
Remembering Ayrton Senna Alan Henry 1994 MBI Publishing Company LLC ISBN 9780879389710 [34]
Grazie Ayrton, Grazie Campione Paolo D'Alessio 1994 Giorgio Nada Editore ISBN 9788879111195 [35]
Ayrton Senna, Goodbye Champion, Farewell Friend Karin Sturm 1995 Motorbooks Intl ISBN 9780947981860 [36]
Ayrton Senna: Prince of Formula One 1960-1994 Ken Ryan 1995 APA Publishing. ISBN 9780646191676 [37]
Senna: The Best Paolo D'Alessio 1995 Howell Press ISBN 9788879111539 [38]
Ayrton Senna: They Died Too Young A. Noble 1996 Parragon Plus ISBN 9780752506999 [39]
Ayrton Senna: One Year On Alan Henry 1996 Motorbooks International ISBN 9780760302194 [40]
Ayrton Senna: A Personal Tribute Keith Sutton 1997 Octopus Publishing Group ISBN 9780753700075 [41]
La Curva Dei Silenzi. Il caso Senna Nicola Santoro 1999 Di Renzo Editore ISBN 9788886044981 [42]
Ayrton Senna: As Time Goes by Christopher Hilton 1999 Haynes ISBN 9781859606117 [43]
Memories of Ayrton Christopher Hilton 2003 Haynes North America ISBN 9781844250059 [44]
Ayrton Senna: Above and Beyond Pierre Ménard and Jacques Vassal 2003 Chronosports Editeur ISBN 9782847070446 [45]
Ayrton Senna – The First Decade Sadayuki Hatakenaka 2004 Shogakukan ISBN 9784096817216 [46]
Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story Christopher Hilton 2004 Haynes Publishing ISBN 9781844250967 [47]
Ayrton Senna: Through My Eye Paul-Henri Cahier 2004 Autosports Marketing Associates ISBN 9780976039204 [48]
Ayrton Senna: The Team Lotus Years John Tipler 2005 Coterie Press ISBN 9781902351162 [49]
Ayrton Senna - Memories and Mementoes From a
Life Lived at Full Speed		 Christopher Hilton 2009 Haynes Publishing ISBN 9781844256556 [50]
The Death of Ayrton Senna Richard Williams 2010 Penguin Books Ltd ISBN 9780241950128 [51]
Senna Versus Prost: The Story of the Most Deadly
Rivalry in Formula One		 Malcolm Folley 2010 Random House UK ISBN 9780099528098 [52]
The Life of Senna Tom Rubython 2011 Myrtle Books ISBN 9780957060500 [53]
Ayrton Senna: The Messiah of Motor Racing Richard Craig 2012 Darton Longman & Todd ISBN 9780232529104 [54]
Senna. Cronaca di una tragedia Franco Panariti 2014 Absolutely Free ISBN 9788868580148 [55]
Suite 200. L'ultima notte di Ayrton Senna Giorgio Terruzzi 2014 66th and 2nd ISBN 9788896538807 [56]
Senna: In viaggio con Ayrton Leo Turrini 2014 Imprimatur editore ISBN 9788868301385 [57]
Ayrton Senna - Król Deszczu Ziemowit Ochapski 2015 SQN ISBN 9788394142308 [58]
Fatal Weekend Tom Rubython 2015 Myrtle Press ISBN 9780957060593 [59]
As one of the characters of the work
Bio Sporting Legends Archana Srinivasan 2011 Sura Books ISBN 9788174786449 [60]
Sports Heroes Jane Bingham 2011 The Rosen Publishing Group ISBN 9781448832941 [61]
Sunshine in My Soul: Discovering the Magic in Everyday Life Linda R. Archibald 1999 Deseret Book Co ISBN 9781573455558 [62]
They Died Too Young: The Brief Lives and Tragic
Deaths of the Mega-Star Legends of Our Times		 Smithmark Publishing 1996 Smithmark ISBN 9780765196002 [63]

Documentaries

  • Senna (2010)[64]
  • The Right to Win (2004)[65]
  • A Star Named Ayrton Senna (1998)[66]

TV Specials

  • Les derniers jours d'Ayrton Senna (France 5) (2005)[67]
  • Ayrton Senna: L'Immortale (Sky Sports Italy) (2004)[68]
  • Seconds From Disaster (Death of Ayrton Senna) (Nat Geo) (2004)[69]
  • Ayrton Senna (BBC) (1995)[70]

Internet

  • Senna: The Test (2017)[71]
  • Senna vs Brundle (2016)[72]

Direct-to-video

  • Ayrton Indimenticabile (2014)[73]
  • The Last Teammate (2014)[74]
  • Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light (2014)[75]
  • Grand Prix Legends: Ayrton Senna (2013)[76]
  • Ayrton Senna: Unauthorized & Complete (2012)[77]
  • Ayrton Senna: The Will to Win (2009)[78]
  • Ayrton Senna: Un Talent Immortel (2009)[79]
  • Ayrton Senna: Il Mio Nome é Leggenda (2004)[80]
  • Senna: L'Uomo e Il Campione (1995)[81]
  • Driver's Eyes Ayrton Senna (1995)[82]
  • Senna Fights Back (1993)[83]
  • Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood (1992)[84]
  • Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil (1991)[85]
  • The Inside Track: Senna and Mclaren (1991)[86]
  • Ayrton Senna: Ma Vie Pour Gagner (1987)[87]

Quotes[88][89]

  • I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.
  • I want to be respected for what I do.
  • I want to improve everything, always.
  • My family has always been very close. This was essential for me to keep my balance and to get where I am. It was this united family that gave me this structure of principles, since I was a child until today.
  • For me, what is most important among the important things is to know God to understand his strength, his truth. But I'm still not done with my search. It will be a long march.
  • I drive a fast racing car for the feeling of driving at high speed, to discover new limits, mine and the car. And for me, this is associated with a very strong desire to win.
  • You have to do something special, stand out, not just win. Every year someone wins a championship. I look for something beyond that.
  • Children are the future. If we want to change something, it is for children that we should start, through their education.
  • I worked hard to achieve success, but I would achieve nothing if God did not help.
  • My life's values are stronger than other people's desire to destroy those values.
  • I could never be another Formula One driver.
  • Suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.

References

  1. ↑ Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 1: Ayrton Senna
  2. ↑ Grand Prix Drivers Association - Global Formula 1 Fan Survey 2015
  3. ↑ The Sportsman of the Century in Brazil
  4. ↑ Best sportspeople of the 20th century (In portuguese)
  5. ↑ The exhilarating Senna celebrates the Christian rebel and Brazilian national hero who shook up Formula One racing
  6. ↑ A man of God
  7. ↑ Ayrton and Antônio Ermírio in 1986
  8. ↑ The intensely committed, defiant focus that made Ayrton Senna a hero
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Remembering Ayrton Senna (1960-1994)
  10. ↑ Ayrton Senna Institute
  11. ↑ Senna Versus Prost: The Story of the Most Deadly Rivalry in Formula One
  12. ↑ Ayrton Saved my Life
  13. ↑ A death that shocked the world
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Hall of Fame Ayrton Senna
  15. ↑ Cycle World Magazine 1996 january
  16. ↑ Audi steps up sales campaign in South America
  17. ↑ Tied with Alain Prost
  18. ↑ Armando Botelho; Misto de irmão, empresário e conselheiro (In portuguese)
  19. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1989
  20. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1990
  21. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1991
  22. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1992
  23. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1993
  24. ↑ The World's Highest Paid Athletes in 1994
  25. ↑ Senna does not appear on the list because of his death. However, with 20 million salary, he would be in second position.
  26. ↑ Gazeta Mercantil 1994
  27. ↑ À Tombeau Ouvert - Google Books
  28. ↑ Goodreads - Ayrton Senna
  29. ↑ Ayrton Senna Racing Drivers Guide
  30. ↑ Ayrton Senna: The Hard Edge of Genius
  31. ↑ Senna Vero
  32. ↑ Ayrton Senna: A Tribute
  33. ↑ Ayrton Senna: A Tribute - Google Books
  34. ↑ Remembering Ayrton Senna
  35. ↑ Grazie Ayrton, Grazie Campione
  36. ↑ Ayrton Senna, Goodbye Champion, Farewell Friend
  37. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Prince of Formula One 1960-1994
  38. ↑ Senna: The Best
  39. ↑ Ayrton Senna: They Died Too Young
  40. ↑ Ayrton Senna: One Year On
  41. ↑ Ayrton Senna: A Personal Tribute
  42. ↑ La Curva Dei Silenzi. Il caso Senna
  43. ↑ Ayrton Senna: As Time Goes by
  44. ↑ Memories of Ayrton
  45. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Above and Beyond
  46. ↑ Ayrton Senna – The First Decade
  47. ↑ Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story
  48. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Through My Eye
  49. ↑ Ayrton Senna: The Team Lotus Years
  50. ↑ Ayrton Senna - Memories and Mementoes From a Life Lived at Full Speed
  51. ↑ The Death of Ayrton Senna
  52. ↑ Senna Versus Prost: The Story of the Most Deadly Rivalry in Formula One
  53. ↑ The Life of Senna
  54. ↑ Ayrton Senna: The Messiah of Motor Racing
  55. ↑ Senna. Cronaca di una tragedia
  56. ↑ Suite 200. L'ultima notte di Ayrton Senna
  57. ↑ Senna: In viaggio con Ayrton
  58. ↑ Ayrton Senna - Król Deszczu
  59. ↑ Fatal Weekend
  60. ↑ Bio Sporting Legends
  61. ↑ Sports Heroes
  62. ↑ Sunshine in My Soul: Discovering the Magic in Everyday Life
  63. ↑ They Died Too Young: The Brief Lives and Tragic Deaths of the Mega-Star Legends of Our Times
  64. ↑ Senna - Internet Movie Database
  65. ↑ The Right to Win - Internet Movie Database
  66. ↑ A Star Named Ayrton Senna - Internet Movie Database
  67. ↑ Les derniers jours d'Ayrton Senna
  68. ↑ Ayrton Senna: L'Immortale - Internet Movie Database
  69. ↑ Seconds From Disaster (Death of Ayrton Senna)
  70. ↑ Ayrton Senna (BBC) - Internet Movie Database
  71. ↑ Senna: The Test
  72. ↑ Senna vs Brundle reviewed
  73. ↑ Ayrton Indimenticabile
  74. ↑ The Last Teammate
  75. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light
  76. ↑ Grand Prix Legends: Ayrton Senna
  77. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Unauthorized & Complete - Internet Movie Database
  78. ↑ Ayrton Senna: The Will to Win
  79. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Un Talent Immortel
  80. ↑ Ayrton Senna – Il mio nome è leggenda
  81. ↑ Senna: L'Uomo e Il Campione - Internet Movie Database
  82. ↑ Driver's Eyes Ayrton Senna - Internet Movie Database
  83. ↑ Senna Fights Back
  84. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
  85. ↑ Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil
  86. ↑ The Inside Track: Senna and Mclaren - Internet Movie Database
  87. ↑ Ayrton Senna: Ma Vie Pour Gagner
  88. ↑ Quotes in portuguese
  89. ↑ Ayrton Senna Quotes

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