Ayrton Senna is remembered to be one of the greatest F1 pilots ever in the history of the sport. Even after 26 years of that unfortunate accident that took away a generational talent, his peers still speak of him. In that manner, Martin Brundle earlier recalled a peculiar trait about Senna that used to budge him.
There is no doubt in the fact that the Brazilian racer was extraordinary in his art. He could wield the car perfectly around circuits and win races at will. However, Brundle, who was a close competitor and pal to the legend marks Senna to be of a conflicting personality. His presence on track would be split between two disturbing extremes says Brundle.
The Brazilian was involved in a ton of accidents in his F1 career. As Brundle states, he was never afraid to crash his car into his opponent. If he had to prove a point he would drive his car purposely into his adversary. However, what would shock his peers would be the reaction that would have followed.
“For example, he was always ready to risk an accident if he wanted to prove something. To beat you psychologically.”
“On the one hand, he was always ready to drive you into your car if he thought he was right. Just like he did with Alain Prost in Suzuka. On the other hand, he was the first to get out of his car to run over to you and see if you were okay. A rather contradicting character in many ways” recalled Brundle.
Ayrton Senna was a pilot who used his heart more than his mind to race. Therefore, to defeat his opponents mentally, he would land his car into theirs to establish some misplaced supremacy over them. He was involved in several accidents with Brundle and he can never forget the habits of the Brazilian.
Ayrton Senna saw FIA as a threat
The Englishman and the Latin American had progressed in the world of motorsports side by side. They had been together in their journey from F3 to F1 and Brundle states that not much had matured within Senna. He was still the hot-headed teenager he had been in his time in F3.
“He always had the feeling that the system was against him. He thought the British motorsport system was against him in British Formula 3. Always carried that with him,” concluded Brundle.
Nonetheless, two decades have past and F1 still remembers him for his excellent drives and his famous titles. Those days when the pilots could do wonders with their cars and none could predict the final result. F1 would want to bring those days back as they were the building stones for the competition.
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