Ayrton Senna

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, as well as one of the greatest sportspeople of the 20th century and a national hero.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Documentaries

• Senna (2010)
• The Right to Win (2004)
• A Star Named Ayrton Senna (1998)

TV Specials

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

Internet

• Senna: The Test (2017)
• Senna vs Brundle (2016)

Direct-to-video

• Ayrton Indimenticabile (2014)
• The Last Teammate (2014)
• Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light (2014)
• Grand Prix Legends: Ayrton Senna (2013)
• Ayrton Senna: Unauthorized & Complete (2012)
• Ayrton Senna: The Will to Win (2009)
• Ayrton Senna: Un Talent Immortel (2009)
• Ayrton Senna: Il Mio Nome é Leggenda (2004)
• Senna: L'Uomo e Il Campione (1995)
• Driver's Eyes Ayrton Senna (1995)
• Senna Fights Back (1993)
• Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood (1992)
• Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil (1991)
• The Inside Track: Senna and Mclaren (1991)
• Ayrton Senna: Ma Vie Pour Gagner (1987)

Quotes

• 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.

External links

• Official site (In english)