Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth21 March 1960
CountryBrazil
thinking racing limits
On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit.
motivational motor-racing car
I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's.
believe motor-racing forget
I believe if you are doing something like competing, like motor racing, you either do well or forget it.
motor-racing littles limits
Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than others.
racing driving make-me-happy
Pure driving, pure racing, that´s what makes me happy.
sports racing world
I started racing go-karts. And I love karts. It's the most breath taking sport in the world. More than F1, indeed, I used to like it most.
firsts formula-1 auto-racing
Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.
blood racing standing-out
Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.
determination racing mind
And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.
racing gaps drivers
If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.
became car circuit concentration driving felt giving high level reached though together vice
I felt as though I was driving in a tunnel. The whole circuit became a tunnel... I had reached such a high level of concentration that it was as if the car and I had become one. Together we were at the maximum. I was giving the car everything - and vice versa.
risk serious lucky
It's going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I'll risk saying that we'll be lucky if something really serious doesn't happen.
gone splits
Because in a split second, it's gone.
sea islands misery
I cannot live on an island of prosperity when I'm surrounded by a sea of misery.