"There was something otherworldly about him. Not just in his driving, but in his voice, in his manner, in his whole being." Nigel Roebuck "I have met or have observed a thousand and more great sporting champions, but none has had anything remotely like the quality of Ayrton Senna. To spend time with Senna was like visiting a parallel universe." Simon Barnes
this is how it used to be, interviews used to be about the interveiewee. Now everyone is just trying to get a viral 30 second clip no one cares about the actual interview anymore
Yes, good point, this is how the media used to be. They knew that people tuned into not what they were saying, but what who they were interviewing was saying. I really miss that.
This shows how wise Ayrton Senna was. For every question, he provided thoughtful and detailed answers, never rushing and always being honest. He was incredibly humble, without any need to show off. Without a doubt, he is the best racing driver to have ever lived. If he hadn’t been taken from us so soon, who knows how many more titles and records he could have achieved?
@@rafsccp Since a lot of great racing drivers have died before even seeing Senna race then I doubt that that's a true reflection of reality. What is meant by 'the greatest' anyway? Is it feel of the car? If so then that must be Gilles Villeneuve IMO. Is it the number of titles? Well various drivers have him beaten there. Even the contemporaneous Prost. How about all-round racing capabilty? Well, as John Surtees is still the only racer in history to have held an F1 title and a 500cc motorbike title then perhaps he's the greatest. The term 'greatest' is as usual rather vague and is dependent on opinion. Also the whole 'of all time' thing, as all time has not yet elapsed.... That's my two cents on this.
This man was pure racer. And in the best way. He always respected the sport. He was as thoughtful as any champion. What a gift to see him in this perspective. Thank you.
He is amazing as always. His first answer to his early 1990 motivations is incredible. He wasn’t motivated, wasn’t in the state of mind to understand the car and remember what it was doing. So he droves it on instinct and it was good enough to win… Pure Senna !
Masterclass in journalism, unlike the trash we have today, that think they are the stars. Good also to see that the man was human. I wish we had some more stuff from 94 around. 😢
Heck, even Fangio said so, and I quote: "Ayrton was the best driver I've ever seen and the only driver who I deemed worthy of taking my crown. I'm glad we became such good friends..." Even Stewart who didn't like Senna very much said that he was only behind Fangio and Clark. Lauda disagreed with Stewart and agreed with his long-time rival, James Hunt, in saying that Senna was in fact the greatest. I mean... People before his time, not only during or after, agreed on Senna being the GOAT. His legacy is carried to this day. Charles Leclerc and Arthur Leclerc, are both Senna fanboys. Just like Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher before them. And then, comes the DTS fans on YT saying how great K. Magnussen is and how probably he would be a 20-time WDC if he had a Mercedes and whatnot.
because he's dead, out of respect, some say it. Senna was the fastest driver of all time, but made mistakes when pushing too hard for perfection. He demanded the best car all the time, and would leave any team in a second, to get to the best car. Again, the fastest of all time, we can argue that and I'd agree; but the BEST driver? the most complete driver? I still place Michael Schumacher there, who left Benetton to go rebuild Ferrari - spending hours at night talking to mechanics and the lovely lady that made their pasta, to build the car up. I have to give Michael a few % points ahead of Senna when it came to this.
@@steveb6718 it has nothing to do with him being dead, boy. Its DESPITE him being dead they say it. He was still at his prime when he died and look at how williams´s car performed in the years after he passed... Stop with that bs, schumacher himself said it himself multiple times but i guess you know better than him too.
There will never be anyone like him. I wasn’t even born when he passed away but I feel like I knew the effect he had on everybody. My dad also showed me why Formula 1 is so unique. Sentimos constantemente a sua falta Senna
Eu sou Francés, eu tava viviendo no Brasil nessa época, ja seguía a F1com o Emerson, Jackie, François Cevert, a época de Hunt e o Lauda, Mais cuando o Ayrton chegou, eu ja tava pensando que ele era um crack total desse deporte cuando ganó no Estoril, era pra mim uma deliberacao, e a partir de ahí ele merecía ganar campeonatos mundiais, o Alain era um crak mais o Ballestre me fez odiar a Alain.. Nao merecía eso, e o Ayrton tambem, recordaré pra sempre Adelaide 93com os dois no podium juntos que por fim fizeron paz..Ate hoje nao posso acreditar que o Ayrton nao esta.. Más me fez viver a maior emoçao da F1. Foi muito difícil ver um grand prix depois pra mim. Mais come voce e o único deporte que eu vejo.. Salut Ayrton, e bonjour de la France.
For what it's worth, I was born in 73 and have watched F1 since i was a young boy and loved it my whole life. I've barely missed watching a race in that time and I still believe Ayrton is the best I've seen! It shook me to the core when he was killed!
I was born in 78 and my first memories of F1 are the battles between Piquet and Mansell in the 80s, so I started really early to have an interest in F1. I have watched almost every single race since the mid to late 80's until now (at the time of writing in 2024) and I remember like it was yesterday to watch Senna overtake everyone including Prost in Suzuka 88 and win his first title - even though I was 10 years old at the time. I watched hundreds and hundreds of races over the years and Senna is the best driver of all time in my opinion. Some of the stuff he did were just unbelievable. A one in a million talent in my opinion. It was a shame that he died the way he did in 94. If anyone is reading this comment and haven't watched the Senna film / documentary then you should do it as soon as possible. It's a masterpiece even though each minute that you watch brings you closer and closer to that inevitable ending. Hundreds, potentially thousands of drivers have come and gone in F1 and haven't died in a crash. It was a shame that he did. Just a damn shame that makes me very sad even to this day. I never really accepted it, I guess. I just learned to live with it.
My wife is Brazilian, and after hearing her talk with such passion about this guy, seeing the reaction footage in São Paulo at his funeral, I was permanently hooked on F1 and racing for life
I’ll never forget ayrton he was truly one of a kind and my heart just fills with sadness and my eyes with tears , every time I see him The true goat of f1 Miss you everyday champ ❤️
What an extraordinarily thoughtful man. And so respectful of his rivals. The interviewer seems to want Senna to say something disparaging of a team or a driver, but he always finds a very respectful way of describing his rivals. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen an interview like this, especially not with a racing driver.
Sadly, I only really saw the end of his career. I started watching F1 in '89 (because my dad watched), and only really followed the drivers from '91, and I never liked him as I was a Mansell fan as a kid. I only really started researching him post-'94, after reading Damon Hill's book. Damon painted Ayrton with such subtle brush strokes, and the more I saw, the more I liked. This video shows it yet again - Such a sensitive and humble man.
I started watching F1 in 86 and was always a Prost guy as a consequence. Senna had his foibles and I didn't appreciate some of his on track antics. He practically started the modern trend of aggressive blocking and weaving when defending position. But ironically, was totally devestated when he died. I guess sometimes one doesn't appreciate something until it's truly gone.
I was a Senna fan who has since grown a fuller appreciation for Prost and Mansell, both brilliant in their way and I agree ‘86 was one of the best WDC wins for Prost. It’s only in the context of these stars that you see how extraordinary Senna was because there were days when he made the others look lost
@@DanielDennett-l9n Prost had some extraordinary team mates and beat pretty much all of them and was never eclipsed by any. Senna as well but, overall his team mates were of a lower level than Prost's overall.
I watched this on patreon and now watching it for the second time here. it amazes me how much Ayrton draws in your attention. The way he speaks, his personality and how he carries himself. You can't look away or think about anything other than what he is saying.
I often listen to interviews while washing the dishes and it's the first time ever that I realized I was washing them in slow motion because I was listening so intently.
Is so good to see so many People love not only driver, But personally senna. I am brazilian and brazilian people crying when senna die in imola in 1994. But your legacy never be forgotten. Ayrton senna do Brasil🇧🇷
Can you imagine how he would be taken in the current era.... he would probably be demonised... probably (alongside Schumacher) who rightfully put their car in a position where it was death or let me passed... which it fitting considering he died doing it. If Verstappen came up during his days he wouldn't have made it to 18... but he drives like senna, just without the risk Senna faced. Senna was as ballsy as much as he was terrible. He would happily put a driver in the position of death or let me pass. When a crash could end in death quite easily.... I really don't think people should idolise the whole Senna mentality how they do... he would put you in a situation where either you let me passed or we die, not even nice over speeds just stick it in and back your balls(or accept your face a crash that could possibly kill you) It killed him in the end... not just accepting your place and pushing to the edge of life and death. He will always be a legend but he is the epitome of everything wrong with what f1 that stood for at that time... the beginning of the end for f1s tombstone policy.
I was 18 years old when this hero of mine died.. for 2 weeks i locked myself in my room and kept crying as if i was robbed off someone precious. I gave up watching F1 after Senna died. He has had a huge impact on my life.. i think of him everyday 🙂
Hearing him being happy for other drivers even in the heat of a chanpionship and setting his own feelings aside to praise other drivers for their accomplishments... rip to a legend
Thanks for posting this interview. If this was posted 5 years ago, I would not be able to watch it, but now after 30 years I can watch without feeling destroyed inside. Ayrton (pronounced with an 'A' for apple - Ah Yer Ton) was a surrogate father to me growing up. He seemed so wise, so honest, wearing his heart on his sleeve. Many people commented he seems worn down. Remember, this was after he internationally took out Prost for the championship, something he was aways at pains about. Plus he used to give it everything, 10000%, like his life depended on winning. He trained harder, and put in the work - first to arrive - last to leave. He knew what it took to win.
This is one of the best interviews of him that I ever seen!! I don’t know who’s the interviewer, but, great job, we don’t see that anymore, specially in the podcast’s generation that we live nowadays.
Unutterably mesmerising. Such a kind, thoughtful and good person. Before Ayrton passed I was struggling to separate him and Jim Clark. He said Fangio was the “Greatest of the Great” and that Jim was “Best of the Best” He clearly sits at the top table with these two. Such a sensitive Interviewer- who was she? If only he and Jim had lived longer. We forget what a remarkable person he was and this brings it back so well.
Doesn't have an ego despite being an F1 world champion, doesn't talk at 1 million miles an hour like everyone else with a platform nowadays. I wish people were still like this instead of raging narcisists
Doesn’t feel entitled to swear Donated millions Lost his first championship due to dodgy race officials Won his championships on merit in sometimes inferior cars
@@smokeybirdman - Senna was one of the greatest drivers to ever compete in the sport, and was tremendously generous with both his time and money. All of that is true, but you’ve bought into the mythology that grew out of his death. In reality, he was supremely self-confident to the point of arrogance - as many of his contemporaries have so often recognized and commented on.
The man out of the car was a very different beast to the one in the car. Aryton was a deep , thoughtful human being but much of that was sidelined the minute the helmet was on. Single minded and ruthless with 100% commitment at all times. To experience his greatness during qualifying was a moment even his competitors didn't want to miss.
You could see that he was exhausted and worn out at the end of the season, even more so due to the level of pressure he used to put on himself. That was why he used to take longer vacations in Brazil, away from any mention of Formula 1.
@@_Diamond-DogSame here. I watched the Senna film for the first time a few weeks ago. I couldn't face it when it came out and I avoided it all this time. I cried all the way through. Surprised myself by how much shock and grief I still feel. I was 18 when we lost him. Watching him race got me through a very difficult time in my life and I have no way to thank him. I'm sure there are millions of people around the world who feel the same way too.
I was a child when he was racing. It was a Brazilian thing to wake up every Sunday morning and watch him win. Brazil lost a national hero and the world lost a brilliant F1 driver. A legend. A myth that will live forever in our hearts ❤.
@@donnabaker5443 imola 94 u was 18 I can tell you exactly what I was wearing, were I was sitting , that day I saw my childhood hero die and f1 has never been the same ever again The day Ayrton left us was the day f1 lost its soul for me and it will never be the same
I'm Brazilian, I believe he was the last idol of these people, he was a special guy, calm, attentive, thinks about what to say, tries to be honest with himself and with others. There is something magical inside him.
Just subscribed I been biggest F1 fan since the 90’s I even called my daughter Senna she now 18 and into cars especially Honda’s Didn’t realize that I’ve been watching this channel a bit so thought best subscribe This channel will be a great success cos of its professional layout and the current rise in F1 popularity
Just when I thought I had watched every bit of footage out there... Eloquence, slow and thoughtful. Not even in his native tongue, just imagine what engineering briefings were like. How many videos will we be hanging onto the last word of in 30 years time from now...?
Senna quote: “The main thing is to be yourself.. and not allow people to disturb you to be different, because they want you to be different. You gotta be yourself. Many times it’s through a mistake due to your own personality or your own character or interference that you get along the way that you learn, and the main thing is to make sure you learn through your mistakes and get better.”
I started watching F1 only in 2003, and so I'm not old enough to see/know how good Senna was; yet, watching highlights and documentaries of this man gave me a glimpse of what he was like, for some, the greatest to ever do it. But now, watching this interview of Senna and how Fangio (again, I've only read about him) was the greatest to him speaks volumes about just how good the old old guys were. 😮
Amazing interview, but very surprised that the interviewer didn’t ask about the clash with Prost in Suzuka that gave Ayrton his deserved 2nd title. That crash was “the topic” of the 1990 season…
The original interview went on, and the incident was mentioned of course, he answered something like "I think you should do things that in your mind are right, that they are right for you" or something along those lines. The next year he needn't had been that careful with his words since Ballestre was out, and he spoke the entire truth.
Was 13 years old when I watched his last race live. I just couldn’t understand he wasn’t coming back. His best quality was that he didn’t take crap from anyone. He believed in himself and won races.
Thank you for uploading this 👍🏻 I’ve never seen this interview before. Wasn’t even aware of it! I always wonder how long Senna would’ve raced for had he not died that day. I wonder what he’d be doing now. Wonder if he’d still be involved in F1 today, whether working at one of the current teams or maybe even a pundit 😔
I am very honored to be Brazilian, Ayrton was one of the biggest stars in the whole world, and he will never be forgotten, Brasil is very proud to have had a person like Ayrton Senna representing a whole country. SENNA PARA SEMPRE🇧🇷
Im from Brazil, I was 14 years old when he left, that afternoon I felt like crying all day, I didn't understand why, I was a tough kid and never felt that way, it felt like someone in my family had left, it was painful, True legend.
No theatrics or selling himself, biggest statements made on track. His mindset was more than Focus it was Awareness, he was so locked into every detail of the race he just knew. This reminds me of when Neo realized the entire construct and suddenly he was leagues ahead. Everything was slow motion around Senna and he seemed to bend time with reactions and choices. His death came from outwilling a machine, surpassing its capability. He was flesh and bone like the rest of us but his mind was insanely brilliant. It’s not a recency bias to say Max possesses this same mind, and we’re nervous watching him outwill the RB20 knowing the price he could pay. I’m old enough to remember the boxes Ayrton checked, Max is checking the same boxes and we just pray the sport has evolved enough to keep him safe. I miss Senna so much, I just don’t want to miss Max so much
Nice interview, never seen it before. Senna as always very thoughtful in his responses, just great charisma which nobody ever since has. He seemed a bit tired though.
This is great. Had the original on old VHS, taped it on Eurosport. You didn't hear the questions just his answers - there's so much more to see on this one.
Starting from 24:00 minutes to finish, i cry. To hear what such an brutal accident makes to him, how he handle it and how this situation makes him stronger…and than see him dying…he will ever be my hero! As a driver (fortunally saw him three times live at a Grand Prix) and as a reflected human being 🙏🏻 Adeus Ayrton Senna da Silva 👋
"There was something otherworldly about him. Not just in his driving, but in his voice, in his manner, in his whole being."
Nigel Roebuck
"I have met or have observed a thousand and more great sporting champions, but none has had anything remotely like the quality of Ayrton Senna. To spend time with Senna was like visiting a parallel universe."
Simon Barnes
Nigel Roebuck, what a journalist. Better times.
Something even the viewers on TV had a chance to recognize. Still missed as badly today than 30 years ago. Obrigado por tudo!
Glazing was mad
“Some of it is calculated risk and some of it is unexpected situations”. Never were truer words spoken, Ayrton.
Credit it to the interviewer too for letting him speak without interrupting or “steering” the conversation
this is how it used to be, interviews used to be about the interveiewee. Now everyone is just trying to get a viral 30 second clip no one cares about the actual interview anymore
Yes, good point, this is how the media used to be. They knew that people tuned into not what they were saying, but what who they were interviewing was saying. I really miss that.
This shows how wise Ayrton Senna was. For every question, he provided thoughtful and detailed answers, never rushing and always being honest. He was incredibly humble, without any need to show off. Without a doubt, he is the best racing driver to have ever lived. If he hadn’t been taken from us so soon, who knows how many more titles and records he could have achieved?
Indeed
I agree that Mr. Senna was phenomenal, but the greatest racing driver ever? I think that's somewhat short-sighted.
Just the wry, confident smile when he recalled that even going on instinct and mental fumes, “it was enough to win”. Legend.
@@Our_Sole_Puschwell it is backed by the best drivers in the world and people that lived it.
@@rafsccp Since a lot of great racing drivers have died before even seeing Senna race then I doubt that that's a true reflection of reality.
What is meant by 'the greatest' anyway?
Is it feel of the car? If so then that must be Gilles Villeneuve IMO.
Is it the number of titles? Well various drivers have him beaten there. Even the contemporaneous Prost.
How about all-round racing capabilty? Well, as John Surtees is still the only racer in history to have held an F1 title and a 500cc motorbike title then perhaps he's the greatest.
The term 'greatest' is as usual rather vague and is dependent on opinion. Also the whole 'of all time' thing, as all time has not yet elapsed....
That's my two cents on this.
Senna ain't dead. He's one lap ahead all of us!
Best comment ever heard about Senna!
@@enzo_marios totally agree
ONE MILLION PERCENT.SENNA ,THERE IS NO OTHER,THE TRULY GREATEST EVER.
I could listen to Ayrton talk like this for hours
Hopefully you a female saying that
You're badly missed, Ayrton🙏
This man was pure racer. And in the best way. He always respected the sport. He was as thoughtful as any champion. What a gift to see him in this perspective. Thank you.
Suzuka 1990 was complete opposite of “respected the sport”
He is amazing as always. His first answer to his early 1990 motivations is incredible.
He wasn’t motivated, wasn’t in the state of mind to understand the car and remember what it was doing. So he droves it on instinct and it was good enough to win… Pure Senna !
Masterclass in journalism, unlike the trash we have today, that think they are the stars.
Good also to see that the man was human. I wish we had some more stuff from 94 around. 😢
Senna is the best of all time. All the drivers say so and that’s enough for me.
Heck, even Fangio said so, and I quote: "Ayrton was the best driver I've ever seen and the only driver who I deemed worthy of taking my crown. I'm glad we became such good friends..."
Even Stewart who didn't like Senna very much said that he was only behind Fangio and Clark. Lauda disagreed with Stewart and agreed with his long-time rival, James Hunt, in saying that Senna was in fact the greatest. I mean... People before his time, not only during or after, agreed on Senna being the GOAT. His legacy is carried to this day. Charles Leclerc and Arthur Leclerc, are both Senna fanboys. Just like Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher before them.
And then, comes the DTS fans on YT saying how great K. Magnussen is and how probably he would be a 20-time WDC if he had a Mercedes and whatnot.
When Lewis says Senna was the greatest, you gotta believe it.
They all have to say it, they'll be ostracised if they don't. They don't all believe it.
because he's dead, out of respect, some say it. Senna was the fastest driver of all time, but made mistakes when pushing too hard for perfection. He demanded the best car all the time, and would leave any team in a second, to get to the best car. Again, the fastest of all time, we can argue that and I'd agree; but the BEST driver? the most complete driver? I still place Michael Schumacher there, who left Benetton to go rebuild Ferrari - spending hours at night talking to mechanics and the lovely lady that made their pasta, to build the car up. I have to give Michael a few % points ahead of Senna when it came to this.
@@steveb6718 it has nothing to do with him being dead, boy. Its DESPITE him being dead they say it. He was still at his prime when he died and look at how williams´s car performed in the years after he passed... Stop with that bs, schumacher himself said it himself multiple times but i guess you know better than him too.
This is hands down the best interview I've ever seen of Ayrton Senna. How have I not seen this before?
Being a Brazilian, grew up watching him with my dad, thats why I am an absolute f1 fanatic today, the only sport I follow. We miss him a lot.
There will never be anyone like him. I wasn’t even born when he passed away but I feel like I knew the effect he had on everybody. My dad also showed me why Formula 1 is so unique.
Sentimos constantemente a sua falta Senna
Eu sou Francés, eu tava viviendo no Brasil nessa época, ja seguía a F1com o Emerson, Jackie, François Cevert, a época de Hunt e o Lauda, Mais cuando o Ayrton chegou, eu ja tava pensando que ele era um crack total desse deporte cuando ganó no Estoril, era pra mim uma deliberacao, e a partir de ahí ele merecía ganar campeonatos mundiais, o Alain era um crak mais o Ballestre me fez odiar a Alain.. Nao merecía eso, e o Ayrton tambem, recordaré pra sempre Adelaide 93com os dois no podium juntos que por fim fizeron paz..Ate hoje nao posso acreditar que o Ayrton nao esta.. Más me fez viver a maior emoçao da F1. Foi muito difícil ver um grand prix depois pra mim. Mais come voce e o único deporte que eu vejo.. Salut Ayrton, e bonjour de la France.
For what it's worth, I was born in 73 and have watched F1 since i was a young boy and loved it my whole life. I've barely missed watching a race in that time and I still believe Ayrton is the best I've seen! It shook me to the core when he was killed!
I was born in 78 and my first memories of F1 are the battles between Piquet and Mansell in the 80s, so I started really early to have an interest in F1. I have watched almost every single race since the mid to late 80's until now (at the time of writing in 2024) and I remember like it was yesterday to watch Senna overtake everyone including Prost in Suzuka 88 and win his first title - even though I was 10 years old at the time. I watched hundreds and hundreds of races over the years and Senna is the best driver of all time in my opinion. Some of the stuff he did were just unbelievable. A one in a million talent in my opinion. It was a shame that he died the way he did in 94. If anyone is reading this comment and haven't watched the Senna film / documentary then you should do it as soon as possible. It's a masterpiece even though each minute that you watch brings you closer and closer to that inevitable ending. Hundreds, potentially thousands of drivers have come and gone in F1 and haven't died in a crash. It was a shame that he did. Just a damn shame that makes me very sad even to this day. I never really accepted it, I guess. I just learned to live with it.
Ayrton Senna is the sole reason that a almost 34 year old man that grew up in South Carolina in a nascar fanatic family now loves F1 and it's history.
Is that 34 year old man, you?
@@alexandermartini8489 yes it is. Lol. I meant to say that at the end.
He is also the reason that a 22y/o person in south carolina, real nascar country, is also a die hard f1 fan.
My wife is Brazilian, and after hearing her talk with such passion about this guy, seeing the reaction footage in São Paulo at his funeral, I was permanently hooked on F1 and racing for life
A coincidence that you mentioned your age....that he was also 34 yrs. old when he left us.
I’ll never forget ayrton he was truly one of a kind and my heart just fills with sadness and my eyes with tears , every time I see him
The true goat of f1
Miss you everyday champ ❤️
So humble and honest, he thought on every answer. Such a special beautiful human who was taken way too soon. RIP ❤
I’d never seen this before… simply outstanding.
30 years later, I still cry when I watch videos of Senna.
Me too ❤
Man me too, just something about him. I was only 14 when he died.
same sister, same
SAME
You are not alone
Man….he was intense but very truthful and eloquent…RIP
Ayrton lives on in people's memories. His personality and achievements will never be forgotten.
For me, Ayrton was the greatest F1 has ever seen. What a tragedy to have lost him the way it happened.
There was just something about senna that captures the human spirit
The legendary "Senna's Aura"
I’m so glad I was around to see Ayrton at his beginning in F3 to the end!
That mean you have grand kids
@@NicotineRosberg certainly old enough. I’ve got pics of him testing the Toleman TG183 at Brands…
Still a void in our existence to this day. Long live his memory & spirit.
Now Many People, can understand why he is The One! Brilliant! Thanks The Race 🙏🏽
What an extraordinarily thoughtful man. And so respectful of his rivals. The interviewer seems to want Senna to say something disparaging of a team or a driver, but he always finds a very respectful way of describing his rivals. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen an interview like this, especially not with a racing driver.
Sadly, I only really saw the end of his career. I started watching F1 in '89 (because my dad watched), and only really followed the drivers from '91, and I never liked him as I was a Mansell fan as a kid.
I only really started researching him post-'94, after reading Damon Hill's book. Damon painted Ayrton with such subtle brush strokes, and the more I saw, the more I liked.
This video shows it yet again - Such a sensitive and humble man.
I started watching F1 in 86 and was always a Prost guy as a consequence.
Senna had his foibles and I didn't appreciate some of his on track antics. He practically started the modern trend of aggressive blocking and weaving when defending position.
But ironically, was totally devestated when he died.
I guess sometimes one doesn't appreciate something until it's truly gone.
I was a Senna fan who has since grown a fuller appreciation for Prost and Mansell, both brilliant in their way and I agree ‘86 was one of the best WDC wins for Prost. It’s only in the context of these stars that you see how extraordinary Senna was because there were days when he made the others look lost
@@DanielDennett-l9n Prost had some extraordinary team mates and beat pretty much all of them and was never eclipsed by any.
Senna as well but, overall his team mates were of a lower level than Prost's overall.
I watched this on patreon and now watching it for the second time here. it amazes me how much Ayrton draws in your attention. The way he speaks, his personality and how he carries himself. You can't look away or think about anything other than what he is saying.
I often listen to interviews while washing the dishes and it's the first time ever that I realized I was washing them in slow motion because I was listening so intently.
Wonderful content, without doubt the GOAT, and so very much missed RIP Ayrton.
What Senna could do in a race car was an absolute wonder to behold. Its impossible to imagine that it has been 30 years since his passing. RIP!
Que difícil es escucharlo sin llorar. I miss you so much Ayrton.
Arguably the fastest reflexes and brain in the history of any sport, at the same time speaks very calmly and relaxed to the zen kind of level.
A rare human being. Eloquent, intelligent, supremely talented and honest.
Is so good to see so many People love not only driver, But personally senna. I am brazilian and brazilian people crying when senna die in imola in 1994. But your legacy never be forgotten. Ayrton senna do Brasil🇧🇷
Can you imagine how he would be taken in the current era.... he would probably be demonised... probably (alongside Schumacher) who rightfully put their car in a position where it was death or let me passed... which it fitting considering he died doing it.
If Verstappen came up during his days he wouldn't have made it to 18... but he drives like senna, just without the risk Senna faced.
Senna was as ballsy as much as he was terrible. He would happily put a driver in the position of death or let me pass. When a crash could end in death quite easily.... I really don't think people should idolise the whole Senna mentality how they do... he would put you in a situation where either you let me passed or we die, not even nice over speeds just stick it in and back your balls(or accept your face a crash that could possibly kill you) It killed him in the end... not just accepting your place and pushing to the edge of life and death.
He will always be a legend but he is the epitome of everything wrong with what f1 that stood for at that time... the beginning of the end for f1s tombstone policy.
I was 18 years old when this hero of mine died.. for 2 weeks i locked myself in my room and kept crying as if i was robbed off someone precious. I gave up watching F1 after Senna died. He has had a huge impact on my life.. i think of him everyday 🙂
This guy had a level of class you rarely see any more...
Hearing him being happy for other drivers even in the heat of a chanpionship and setting his own feelings aside to praise other drivers for their accomplishments... rip to a legend
One of a kind
Inspired to go for the gaps in life, this man is one of the main reasons I was able to retire at 42.
Muito obrigado, Ayrton!
Unmatched aura.
Thank you thank you thank you. He is my idol and to see him in such an intimate setting is incredible.
Thanks for posting this interview. If this was posted 5 years ago, I would not be able to watch it, but now after 30 years I can watch without feeling destroyed inside.
Ayrton (pronounced with an 'A' for apple - Ah Yer Ton) was a surrogate father to me growing up. He seemed so wise, so honest, wearing his heart on his sleeve.
Many people commented he seems worn down. Remember, this was after he internationally took out Prost for the championship, something he was aways at pains about.
Plus he used to give it everything, 10000%, like his life depended on winning. He trained harder, and put in the work - first to arrive - last to leave. He knew what it took to win.
His wisdom and humanity came from his love of God and his strong faith ......l too miss him deeply, so l share your pain..
@@thomasbell6655 - Absolutely, a man close to God!
It’s also Australia which means he must be fully feeling the effects of jet lag
Makes you wonder how much other footage there is of him having interviews and chats like this.... fascinating!
There are quite a few in portuguese. Some of them are really good.
This is one of the best interviews of him that I ever seen!! I don’t know who’s the interviewer, but, great job, we don’t see that anymore, specially in the podcast’s generation that we live nowadays.
What a surprise!! Thanks!!
Look at all the comments already!!
Unutterably mesmerising. Such a kind, thoughtful and good person. Before Ayrton passed I was struggling to separate him and Jim Clark. He said Fangio was the “Greatest of the Great” and that Jim was “Best of the Best” He clearly sits at the top table with these two. Such a sensitive Interviewer- who was she? If only he and Jim had lived longer. We forget what a remarkable person he was and this brings it back so well.
Doesn't have an ego despite being an F1 world champion, doesn't talk at 1 million miles an hour like everyone else with a platform nowadays. I wish people were still like this instead of raging narcisists
Doesn’t feel entitled to swear
Donated millions
Lost his first championship due to dodgy race officials
Won his championships on merit in sometimes inferior cars
agree with everything except the ego part…
Senna was literally brimming with self assuredness. Lacking in ego was never one of his shortcomings.
@@midknight lost his 2nd title in 89 he won in 88
@@F1FanCanuck he had hunger and passion, he did alot of it for Brazil! He doesn't have an ego, he was a humble person, those who knew him agree.
@@smokeybirdman - Senna was one of the greatest drivers to ever compete in the sport, and was tremendously generous with both his time and money. All of that is true, but you’ve bought into the mythology that grew out of his death.
In reality, he was supremely self-confident to the point of arrogance - as many of his contemporaries have so often recognized and commented on.
08:26 Fangio "the greatest of the greatest"
Chills , just chills .
Are they multiplying?
Senna fan since 1992. First time ever I see this interview. Thanks for the upload!
The man out of the car was a very different beast to the one in the car. Aryton was a deep , thoughtful human being but much of that was sidelined the minute the helmet was on.
Single minded and ruthless with 100% commitment at all times.
To experience his greatness during qualifying was a moment even his competitors didn't want to miss.
You could see that he was exhausted and worn out at the end of the season, even more so due to the level of pressure he used to put on himself. That was why he used to take longer vacations in Brazil, away from any mention of Formula 1.
He was also probably very jet lagged from travelling to Australia and still made it through the interview
Whow - I now understand why people grieved so much.
I’m still grieving and I’ll never stop , I miss him so much
@@_Diamond-DogSame here. I watched the Senna film for the first time a few weeks ago. I couldn't face it when it came out and I avoided it all this time. I cried all the way through. Surprised myself by how much shock and grief I still feel. I was 18 when we lost him. Watching him race got me through a very difficult time in my life and I have no way to thank him. I'm sure there are millions of people around the world who feel the same way too.
I was a child when he was racing. It was a Brazilian thing to wake up every Sunday morning and watch him win. Brazil lost a national hero and the world lost a brilliant F1 driver. A legend. A myth that will live forever in our hearts ❤.
@@criskato7 the world lost a caring and very special man to
@@donnabaker5443 imola 94 u was 18 I can tell you exactly what I was wearing, were I was sitting , that day I saw my childhood hero die and f1 has never been the same ever again
The day Ayrton left us was the day f1 lost its soul for me and it will never be the same
I feel like he's such a humble person
Fantastic. This is so much better than speculation-filled gossip podcasts.
I hate their podcast format
I like the podcast format lol. Feels like something you’d do with the boys after a gp weekend is over, just some fun speculation.
Their speculation podcasts are great to hear while working in a job 😂
I like the speculation stuff, it's what we all do in the comments
The Podcast also has it's place, I do enjoy a bit of gossip and yapping here and there!
The man, the myth the legend. Simply the GOAT.
Senna is my life hero.
This is so beautifully done, the pictures, the editing: hats off, The Race. Glad I became a member.
😢 Makes me think twice about life.
Always love Ayrton Senna da Silva.
This was a wonderful interview! Ayrton was exceptional both on track and off the track!
I'm Brazilian, I believe he was the last idol of these people, he was a special guy, calm, attentive, thinks about what to say, tries to be honest with himself and with others. There is something magical inside him.
Just subscribed
I been biggest F1 fan since the 90’s I even called my daughter Senna she now 18 and into cars especially Honda’s
Didn’t realize that I’ve been watching this channel a bit so thought best subscribe
This channel will be a great success cos of its professional layout and the current rise in F1 popularity
Ayrton is the GOAT!
Just when I thought I had watched every bit of footage out there... Eloquence, slow and thoughtful. Not even in his native tongue, just imagine what engineering briefings were like. How many videos will we be hanging onto the last word of in 30 years time from now...?
No sponsor plug
No flexing
No bullsh*t
No pretentious humor
As real as it gets folks, amazing how much Max resembles Ayrton
Max said once Ayrton is his hero. I’m sure he took that inspiration from him
This is an excellent video. Would love to see more of these about drivers from back in the day
simply the best
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet! Thanks for sharing!!
Lol at the veiled dig at Prost..."waiting for others to break down"
13:20 :)
Absolutely 😂😂
Вдумчивый, обаятельный, мудрый, неторопливый в беседе, но запредельно быстрый на трассе. Лучший.
I wish we got a glimpse of the interviewer who brought us, along with this channel, this gem! Thanks for sharing!!!!
I Seriously LOVE this Man. We will NEVER SEE another F1 driver, nor person like him!!!
Senna quote:
“The main thing is to be yourself.. and not allow people to disturb you to be different, because they want you to be different. You gotta be yourself. Many times it’s through a mistake due to your own personality or your own character or interference that you get along the way that you learn, and the main thing is to make sure you learn through your mistakes and get better.”
well done, so inspirational for the young drivers.
Senna was Senna, nothing can compare, nobody will be the next Senna,
there is only one, there will be only one "Ayrton Senna"
I started watching F1 only in 2003, and so I'm not old enough to see/know how good Senna was; yet, watching highlights and documentaries of this man gave me a glimpse of what he was like, for some, the greatest to ever do it. But now, watching this interview of Senna and how Fangio (again, I've only read about him) was the greatest to him speaks volumes about just how good the old old guys were. 😮
Amazing interview, but very surprised that the interviewer didn’t ask about the clash with Prost in Suzuka that gave Ayrton his deserved 2nd title. That crash was “the topic” of the 1990 season…
The original interview went on, and the incident was mentioned of course, he answered something like "I think you should do things that in your mind are right, that they are right for you" or something along those lines. The next year he needn't had been that careful with his words since Ballestre was out, and he spoke the entire truth.
Understood. Thanks for the additional color. Very interesting.
Невероятно жаль, что волшебника Айртона больше нет с нами. Навсегда в памяти ❤
Бразилия родила великого гонщика и человека с большим сердцем.
Hard to see a previously driven and charismatic Ayrton so broken and drained after that Balestre excretum of the year before.. ❤️
Great interview. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
You guys know your audience
Wow! Thanks guys!
Absolutely brilliant…. The Genius of Senna will never be replicated… He simply was The Best. 🙏🏽
Was 13 years old when I watched his last race live. I just couldn’t understand he wasn’t coming back. His best quality was that he didn’t take crap from anyone. He believed in himself and won races.
Thank you for uploading this 👍🏻 I’ve never seen this interview before. Wasn’t even aware of it!
I always wonder how long Senna would’ve raced for had he not died that day. I wonder what he’d be doing now. Wonder if he’d still be involved in F1 today, whether working at one of the current teams or maybe even a pundit 😔
I am very honored to be Brazilian, Ayrton was one of the biggest stars in the whole world, and he will never be forgotten, Brasil is very proud to have had a person like Ayrton Senna representing a whole country. SENNA PARA SEMPRE🇧🇷
Im from Brazil, I was 14 years old when he left, that afternoon I felt like crying all day, I didn't understand why, I was a tough kid and never felt that way, it felt like someone in my family had left, it was painful, True legend.
Great video, I needed this.
No theatrics or selling himself, biggest statements made on track. His mindset was more than Focus it was Awareness, he was so locked into every detail of the race he just knew.
This reminds me of when Neo realized the entire construct and suddenly he was leagues ahead. Everything was slow motion around Senna and he seemed to bend time with reactions and choices.
His death came from outwilling a machine, surpassing its capability. He was flesh and bone like the rest of us but his mind was insanely brilliant.
It’s not a recency bias to say Max possesses this same mind, and we’re nervous watching him outwill the RB20 knowing the price he could pay. I’m old enough to remember the boxes Ayrton checked, Max is checking the same boxes and we just pray the sport has evolved enough to keep him safe.
I miss Senna so much, I just don’t want to miss Max so much
Good to know safety has improved a lot.
After Interlagos 2024, Max is on his way to true greatness.
Nice interview, never seen it before. Senna as always very thoughtful in his responses, just great charisma which nobody ever since has. He seemed a bit tired though.
This is great. Had the original on old VHS, taped it on Eurosport. You didn't hear the questions just his answers - there's so much more to see on this one.
Needed that thank you
Starting from 24:00 minutes to finish, i cry. To hear what such an brutal accident makes to him, how he handle it and how this situation makes him stronger…and than see him dying…he will ever be my hero! As a driver (fortunally saw him three times live at a Grand Prix) and as a reflected human being 🙏🏻 Adeus Ayrton Senna da Silva 👋
thanks for the upload, I just watched it full
This made me sad. Quite sad. World needed him for many more years. He should have been. I wish I could have seen him race.
THANKS❤
#SennaSempre 🏎 🇧🇷
Man!!! Did not expect this. First, that incredible Honda ad, now this. Thanks guys!!!
Honda ad?
@@TomGS , God yeah. Look for Honda racing. Senna is in the thumbnail. Your're welcome.
@@TomGS it's called: Honda | “Unstoppable Dreams”.
Fantastic man, . All these photos are Just incredible. Pra sempre..
I love this guy ❤ the way he thinks is brilliant!! Same applies to his well known driving 🏎️✨.
Brilliant
What an amazingly intimate interview with a super-intelligent person, as Tina Turner sang "simply the best"
Simply the best. Sadly missed for many reasons. 😢
Looking forward to the video