tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post7008024610071035337..comments2024-03-19T07:34:05.962+00:00Comments on Talking about F1: The F1 blog: Twenty years on - personal recollections of Ayrton Senna and Imola 1994Graham Keillohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-86347491619714723712020-09-17T16:14:25.087+01:002020-09-17T16:14:25.087+01:00With all due respect, the article is mediocre to s...With all due respect, the article is mediocre to say the least, well, Senna did not have any magic qualities even Monaco 1984 is a myth , or for example, McLaren tests 1983 between Brandl, Senna and Belof, if the car allowed him to go, if the car did not suit him , he looked pale , in addition,Senna never liked equal conditions of competition , as for 1994, Senna just gave way to a more talented and fast racer Benetton, by the way, this was seen since 1992 in the confrontation with the German.alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439908784560427079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-32850250288015294662019-07-21T07:16:57.307+01:002019-07-21T07:16:57.307+01:00Have you tried twitterfeed on your blog, i think i...Have you tried twitterfeed on your blog, i think it would be cool.:~”:` <a href="https://resulttimes.com/" rel="nofollow">cbse 10th result</a><br />Marketing (SEO)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15767316528269159964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-10734567096964374582017-05-02T08:14:01.366+01:002017-05-02T08:14:01.366+01:00Yes a very interesting read. I share all your sent...Yes a very interesting read. I share all your sentiments of Ayrton Senna. He was my hero right from the start of the Silverstone GP in 1985, when he passed 3 cars before the first sweeper. I will always believe Ayrtons car was sabotaged. All upstart Schumacher had to do was push Ayrton faster and faster, until his car couldnt handle the G forces, and the poor done steering weld snapped, and we lost the best ever driver! I could handle Schumachers joy on the dias when he finally won the Imola GP. He showed NO remorse for Ayrtons death, and I hated him with avengance since that day. Why wouldnt he be happy, the only person that could beat him was dead! But he got his own karma on the snow. Ayrton Senna you were the best, and Formula One has NOT been the same without you. 23 years after your death I honoured you by getting Engaged to a Lady I am going to Marry in November. RIP Ayrton!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274440275401424082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-88858253545648821332014-05-01T13:11:43.832+01:002014-05-01T13:11:43.832+01:00Hi Ricardo. Thanks very much for sharing your thou...Hi Ricardo. Thanks very much for sharing your thoughts. Thanks also for your kind words on the article, it's very much appreciated.<br /><br />It sounds like our experiences were pretty similar (yes, we are almost exactly the same age, I was born in August 1979!) in terms of following Senna at an early age and things never quite seeming the same without him.<br /><br />On the GPFocus podcast, I'm not sure - the chap that organises them has gone a bit quiet recently. It's on my to-do list to catch up with him so I can find our what the situation is, so hopefully I'll be able to update you all soon.Graham Keillohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514708469215327323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682262344930040012.post-64812952887300540012014-05-01T00:09:15.620+01:002014-05-01T00:09:15.620+01:00Great post, very well described. It resembles much...Great post, very well described. It resembles much of my experience at the time. It was not until my 10th birthday that my interest in F1 first appeared. You and I must have about the same age (born Sep. 1979), but I wasn't that much into F1 until my father took me to Estoril in 1990 as a birthday present. And I must say that what really got me hooked into it was the sound of the engines, as well as the smells (burned rubber, fuel, oil, etc.) and all the cars. Despite Mansell winning the race, it was really Senna who caught my attention. In the years following, especially the 91 season (where I could name, by heart, all of the first 6 drivers in each race, right up until Spa), I followed almoust with religious fervour, until May 1st 1994. That day I was watching the race while in a restaurante with my family and some family friends. When I saw those images of him slightly tilting his head and then standing still again, I instantly knew the outcome. Especially because I saw the whole Ratzenberger situation live on TV, and the discussion that followed, and was well aware of the Barrichelo accident, before the race. Here in Portugal, because we had Lamy racing, F1 was a much discussed and followed subject, so that sense of doom was very well present in my state of mind at the time.<br /> <br />Well, I guess in May 2nd my attention was drawn elsewhere, and football was the rebound subject, for a while. The rest of 1994 and 1995 I did not followed at all, from 1996 on my interest came back, but much more limited (the Senna void was very real), and it was not until 2007 that the passion came back in full force (Thank you Mr. Lewis Hamilton). Now I follow all of F1 with a much more mature interest. It has been a (re) acquired taste if you will, but at the same time in a much more mature way. It allows me to root for Hamilton or Alonso or any other (Ricciardo is doing very well in my eyes right now, as did Vettel in Monza 2008 or the whole 2010 season), without falling in the fanaticism field. For that I had Senna who remains as the ultimate F1 driver of all time.<br /><br />By the way, what happened to the GP Focus Podcast?Ricardo Igrejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06897855045378455620noreply@blogger.com