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"I don't know, it was a very bad deal. The reality of it was, they had Mika Hakkinen ready to come in for a lot less than what my dad was getting paid, and that's all it was. Right then and there, they had to make him look (bad).''Andretti said McLaren's efforts to sabotage his father's career went beyond simply giving better cars and engines to his teammate, Ayrton Senna - something that might be expected, given Senna's status as a three-time world champion. Andretti insists the team... (MSNBC -- Sports)
McLaren, Ferrari face off in Monaco May 22, 2008
Raikkonen would like to add his name to the list of greats Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Graham Hill are a few with multiple triumphs at Monte Carlo. The Finn, who won here with McLaren in 2005, knows qualifying will be important for the Italian team, which have five victories to show for in the last 30 years at Monaco. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Hamilton to test his bravery in Monaco May 22, 2008
"This is the race to win, and one of the races I've always wanted to win," said Hamilton, whose boyhood hero was the late Brazilian Ayrton Senna. "It would be a dream to win here, for me especially," he continued. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
* F1: Bruno Senna aiming for Formula 1 seat next year May 2, 2008
The death of Ayrton Senna da Silva, the 14th anniversary of which was yesterday, held back the evolution of his nephew Bruno, a driver now looking to make up for lost time. This is obviously the most important year in my career until now. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Barrichello opts to celebrate F1 record in Turkey Apr 21, 2008
That tally does not include the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, marred by the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, which Barrichello missed after crashing heavily on the Friday. The 2002 Spanish and French Grands Prix which the Brazilian qualified for but did not compete in after problems before the formation lap, were also not included in the guide. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
2008 Spanish GP Preview Apr 15, 2008
1986 (Ayrton Senna, LOTUS) ... 1989 (Ayrton Senna, McLAREN). (Suite101.com)
Mosley acquires notoriety of his own Apr 4, 2008
His reign at the FIA has been punctuated by controversy, despite achievements in the realm of safety since the death of the triple champion Ayrton Senna at Imola, Italy, in 1994. He has overcome opposition to push cost savings and a more environmentally friendly image while also indulging in verbal sparring with old enemies. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Ex F1 boss Balestre mourned Mar 31, 2008
"I would say thank-you from the bottom of my heart for what you have done for motorsport," said former world champion Prost whose thrilling duels with Ayrton Senna were once a highlight of the championship. But Senna was never such a fan of Balestre as Prost. (iAfrica.com)
1990s Formula 1 History Mar 21, 2008
Ayrton Senna commandeered an official car and drove to the scene of the accident where he was led away in tears by his friend Sid Watkins, the Formula 1 doctor. On race day the unthinkable happened. (Suite101.com)
Crash course makes Formula One safer Mar 16, 2008
No active F1 driver would suggest his sport needs to be more dangerous, even though the death of the great Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994, at Imola was the last fatality. Roland Ratzenberger was killed one day earlier in one of F1's blackest weekends. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Ecclestone wants F1 title to be decided by wins Mar 16, 2008
Reuters Published: March 16, 2008. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone wants to change the rules to make sure the driver who wins the most races takes the title. (International Herald Tribune)
Alain Prost's return to Montreal, teams up with SPORTALITY and the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation Mar 15, 2008
Known for his rivalry with Ayrton Senna, perhaps the most bitter feud in Formula One history, Prost chose to retire after his 1993 World Championship rather than partner with Senna. In his announcement of retirement Prost said, "The sport has given me a lot but I decided the game wasn't worth it any more." Before purchasing the Ligier team in 1997 Prost acted as a TV commentator, advisor and test driver for the McLaren team. (Canada Newswire)
Massa hopes to be Raikkonens biggest rival Mar 5, 2008
Massa, who longs to be Brazil's first champion since the late Ayrton Senna in 1991, may be feeling the pressure. The same cannot be said of Raikkonen who will feel a weight lifted after taking the title against the odds, having coming so close in the past with McLaren. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Famous Formula One Corners Mar 1, 2008
A blindingly fast left hander that pulls almost 5G s. In 19890 Ayrton Senna used this corner to get close to archrival Alain Prost and tried to overtake him in the next corner to no avail. Unfortunately 130R has also been toned down after some serious accidents in the past and is now more of a double apex section. (Suite101.com)
Men's Vogue: Ali-Frazier tops list of best sports rivalries Feb 13, 2008
No. 8: Ayrton Senna vs. Alain Prost Two of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, Prost and Senna won seven World Championships between them. Prost, a Frenchman, was known as "the Professor" for his detached and studied style while Senna, a Brazilian, drove wildly. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Young Pretender To F1 Crown 19/10/07 Feb 4, 2008
"Adilson Carvalho offers his view of Lewis Hamilton and the way he is defying logic and about to rewrite more than 50 years of motor racing history.Carvalho runs the Ayrton Senna fan club from Senna's old office in a claustrophobic street in Sao Paulo. When Jon met Lewis "Senna would tell Hamilton to stay calm, focus during the practices and the qualifying session and he will be world champion," he says.Senna is Hamilton's hero, the driver he liked the most. They never met. Senna - a treble... (Sky News)
F1's Hamilton: No room for error this year Jan 26, 2008
" Alonso felt the English-based McLaren team was giving Hamilton preferential treatment, and the two rivals were barely on speaking terms much of the season. Alonso has rejoined his former team, Renault, for the 2008 season. "He showed me just how not to behave as an F1 driver," Hamilton said, adding that he hoped he would act more professionally than Alonso if put in the same situation as a reigning world champion working with a rookie teammate. Despite the tension, Hamilton said he was able to... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Forget sophomore slump Lewis Hamilton sees no room for error in 2008 Formula One season Jan 24, 2008
Nobody has, not Michael Schumacher, nor Ayrton Senna. Does Hamilton have to win in 2008 to fulfill his promise. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
There's no winner, but past versus present is still sport'sgreatest contest Jan 19, 2008
Motor racing: You could send Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss or Jack Brabham in, but to take on Michael Schumacher at his very best of not that long ago, I'd like to have seen Ayrton Senna when he was brilliant, just before his untimely death in 1994, mixing it with the German. Horse racing: Phar Lap and Kingston Town over the Cox Plate distance of 2040m. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A familar face will be driving this year's Indy 500 pace car -- Emerson Fittipaldi. Jan 15, 2008 Who needs Schumi? Dec 29, 2007 Lewis moved by Senna tribute Dec 4, 2007 I'll be back - Hamilton Dec 3, 2007 Formula One Records Nov 15, 2007 Formula One: Fernando Alonso quits McLaren Mercedes Formula One team Nov 3, 2007 Raikkonen wins F1 title, taking Brazilian GP as Hamilton, Alonso falter Oct 23, 2007 Raikkonen stuns Hamilton, Alonso for first F1 crown Oct 22, 2007 Raikkonen wins F1 title by capturing Brazilian GP Oct 22, 2007 Raghu Krishnan: F1 popularity Oct 21, 2007 Nation's Sporting Hopes Turn To Lewis Hamilton Oct 21, 2007 Formula One sensation is going places fast Oct 21, 2007 Massa on pole for Brazilian Grand Prix Oct 21, 2007 Hamilton postpones visit to Sennas grave Oct 20, 2007 Kimi Raikkonen leads in first practice Oct 20, 2007 Closing in on the F1 title, rookie Lewis Hamilton is being compared to legends. Oct 19, 2007 Thrilling F1 season reaches climax in Brazilian GP Oct 18, 2007 Thrilling Formula One season reaches climax in Brazil Oct 18, 2007 Its not all about winning, Stewart tells Hamilton Oct 17, 2007 Thrilling F1 season reaches climax in Brazilian GP with three drivers chasing title Oct 17, 2007 Winning Formula One title would fulfill childhood dream for Hamilton Oct 14, 2007 F1 castoff Speed hopes he has a name for NASCAR Oct 11, 2007 With a little imagination, you're at sea Oct 11, 2007 Alonsos options narrow for next season Oct 3, 2007 Lewis a win from history Oct 1, 2007 Head Start in Karts Sep 29, 2007 Poles Apart - McLaren Gears Up For Warfare Sep 18, 2007 Franchitti, Dixon neck-and-neck heading to IRL finish Sep 6, 2007 Hamilton calls for truce Aug 25, 2007 Leaders & Success Aug 24, 2007 Ayrton Senna Steered To No. 1 Aug 24, 2007 Formula One: After scandal and discord, McLaren gets a breather Aug 8, 2007 Brazilian F1 champion sent back to driving school - for speeding Aug 1, 2007 McLaren Mercedes at Mid-Season Jul 16, 2007 Hamilton regrets not taking on Schu Jul 14, 2007 Next step for Lewis| Jun 29, 2007 MotoGP at Donington Park Jun 25, 2007 Ferrari On Top of the Timesheets Jun 22, 2007 McLaren Domination Jun 21, 2007 Prost: McLarens equal status for drivers could backfire Jun 20, 2007 Hamilton holds off tailgater Alonso Jun 19, 2007 Formula One: Hamilton again shows his control Jun 19, 2007 The Mark of Lewis Hamilton Jun 18, 2007 Hamilton's meteoric rise in F1 ranks continues at Indy Jun 18, 2007 Gary Younge: Made in Stevenage Jun 16, 2007 Advantage Hamilton| Jun 15, 2007 McLaren try to cool driver row Jun 14, 2007 Costello's winning formula may spin out of control Jun 8, 2007 The real deal Jun 3, 2007 Sport Monthly Jun 3, 2007 Alonso secures McLaren's 150th win May 28, 2007 Formula One: Alonso and Hamilton lead McLaren at Monte Carlo May 28, 2007 Alonso posts landmark F1 win for McLaren May 27, 2007 Ecclestone adds to hype about amazing Hamilton May 14, 2007 Hamilton only has eyes on the big prize May 12, 2007 More than a museum| May 10, 2007 Formula One - Spanish Grand Prix Preview May 9, 2007 Shape up Kimi!| May 4, 2007 Bowyer looking for new strategy at Talladega Apr 26, 2007 The Heat could be trailing a better team Apr 26, 2007 Hamilton can be the greatest F1 driver, says McLaren boss Apr 19, 2007 Hamilton can be best ever - McLaren chief Apr 18, 2007 Could this man be as big as Tiger Woods? Apr 15, 2007 Hamilton poised for global stardom Apr 10, 2007 Motor racing: Maybe not a night race, Singapore Apr 5, 2007
While a few Formula One drivers like the late Ayrton Senna and Germany's Michael Schumacher have overtaken him in the record books, there are only a handful of drivers that are in his class. If you should see him in the garage be sure to say "Welcome back, Emmo.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
McLaren boss Dennis set to lower his profile at F1 team: report Jan 8, 2008
Dennis worked his way up from a mechanic to found the British-based team in 1980 and it quickly became one of the top outfits, with Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna all winning world titles with McLaren. In 1999, Mercedes became the major shareholder with 40 percent of the stake. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
What started as a nuisance to the champion had developed into a bitter rivalry between the McLaren team-mates not seen in the sport since the days of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. And when Hamilton stretched his lead in the drivers' championship to 14 points over Alonso at the halfway stage of the season, it was clear that this was going to be a season like no other. (iAfrica.com)
Rising Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton was left close to tears after the sister of three-times champion Ayrton Senna said she reminded him of her late brother. The Brazilian racing great, who died aged 34 in 1994 after a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Italy's Imola track, was Hamilton's boyhood hero. (iAfrica.com)
Hamilton has vowed to improve on his exceptional debut year as he has ambitions of being mentioned in the same breath as both his hero, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher the latter F1's most successful driver with seven world titles ... He continued: "Michael was a phenomenal driver, but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. "If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. (iAfrica.com)
Prost controversially won the race after 31 laps which was stopped early while Ayrton Senna was catching him in spectacularly fashion. Lauda had retired earlier in the race. (Suite101.com)
The Spaniard dreamed of racing at the team where his boyhood hero, Ayrton Senna, had raced two decades before. But he joined at the same time as the McLaren prot. (International Herald Tribune)
Massa, who had won four times in the previous five races he started from the pole, had an emotional victory in Interlagos last year as he became the first Brazilian to win at home since the late Ayrton Senna in 1993. Alonso was trying to become only the third driver to win three consecutive titles in the history of F1, along with Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
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Massa, who had won four times in the previous five races he started from the pole, had an emotional victory in Interlagos last year as he became the first Brazilian to win at home since the late Ayrton Senna in 1993. Spyker's Sakon Yamamoto crashed with Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella on the first lap and both retired. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
If any tears were shed, it was after the death of Ayrton Senna while racing in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in the third event of the 1994 season. However, Schumachers questionable tactics were attributed to individual aberrations in the ultimate of macho sports. (India Times)
Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna ... That is his love and admiration of Ayrton Senna, Brazil's three-times world champion, who died in 1994. (Sky News)
Others see echoes of Ayrton Senna, the late Brazilian triple champion. Alonso never imagined the rookie would be such a handful either, and the relationship between them deteriorated swiftly once it became apparent how quick Hamilton was. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna are the other Brazilian F1 World champions. i-Bazaar. (India Times, India)
SAO PAULO: Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he was likely to postpone his planned visit to the grave of his childhood hero Ayrton Senna following this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. The 22-year-old British rookie, who leads the drivers' championship by four points going into this tomorrow's three-way showdown, said he expected that he would be followed if he went to the Morumbi cemetery, near the Interlagos circuit. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
It is Hamilton's first visit to Sao Paulo and the Interlagos track where his hero Ayrton Senna was a local hero ... Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna are the other Brazilian F1 World champions. (India Times, India)
SI.com - Writers - Tim Tuttle: Trios chase Cup, F1 crowns - Thursday October 18, 2007 5:03PM. As with the Cup, a formidable trio chases the F1 title. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
There was a spying scandal that culminated with a $100 million fine, an internal team dispute reminiscent of the rifts between the greats Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in the late 1980s, and the tightest race for the championship since 1986. Hamilton, trying to become the first rookie to win the title and the youngest champion ever, has a four-point lead ahead of McLaren teammate Alonso, and a seven-point advantage over Ferrari's Raikkonen. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
There was a spying scandal that led to a record US$100mil fine for the McLaren team, an internal team dispute reminiscent of the rifts between the greats Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in the late 1980s, and the tightest race for the championship in 21 years. Good news: Ferraris Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil gives the thumbs-up after a news conference in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Stewart said he had no fear of Hamilton, who he felt was better prepared than any of Britain s recent champions or the likes of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, being unready. Lewis Hamilton is capable of winning the world championship, no doubt, and he s the best young driver I have ever seen enter the sport, said Stewart. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
There was a spying scandal that led to a record US$100 million ( 70 million) fine for the McLaren team, an internal team dispute reminiscent of the rifts between the greats Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in the late 1980s, and the tightest race for the championship in 21 years. Hamilton, trying to become the first rookie to win the title and the youngest champion ever, has a four-point lead over McLaren teammate Alonso, and a seven-point advantage over Ferrari's Raikkonen. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Since the Englishman was 9 years old he has nurtured a dream of following in the steps of former champions Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost. I used to go to Dad's at weekends, said Hamilton, whose parents separated when he was 2. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
who grew up answering predawn wake-up calls Sunday to watch Ayrton Senna and wore out his thumbs on F1 video games, has recalibrated his goals after a few years overseas didn't pan out. Speed, the first American to compete in Formula One in 13 years, lasted 1 seasons with Scuderia Toro Rosso and didn't collect a point in 28 races. (USA Today -- Sports)
During this year's event in May, a plaque honouring the late Ayrton Senna, the race's only six-time winner, was unveiled at the Fairmont's entrance by the principality's ruler, Prince Albert II, and Senna's sister, Viviane. Clientele You'll see lots of business suits. (Globe and Mail)
It may be that McLaren, no strangers to feuding team-mates since the days when Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna were at loggerheads, insist on holding Alonso to his contract and he said he would accept that. I'd also be delighted not to have him (Hamilton) alongside, the Spaniard said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Wurz nightmare Alex Wurz's Williams comes to grief in the Japanese F1 grand prix yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
In fact, almost all of today's Formula One drivers, as well as past greats like Brazilian Ayrton Senna and Germany's Michael Schumacher, owe a debt to the experience first gained in a small plastic bucket seat. That track record makes karting a must for youngsters keen to copy their heroes. (Time.com)
For Hamilton and Alonso read Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. They were the pre-eminent drivers of their generation. (Sky News)
"He would have to be the reincarnated version of Jim Clark, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna to make that happen," Hull says. However it took place, Detroit proved to be Franchitti's fourth consecutive race with a crash. (USA Today -- Sports)
"Dennis believes in hiring the two best drivers available and offering them equal equipment and treatment. Once or twice in the past, however, notably when Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were in the team, his attempts to insist on correct behaviour have failed to avert a bitter schism."Sometimes it's difficult to achieve," he said, "but we think it's the way to run a grand prix team and that's the way it's going to stay. The important thing is that everybody recognised what their contribution was... (Guardian Unlimited)
Investor's Business Daily: Ayrton Senna Steered To No. 1 ... Ayrton Senna Steered To No. 1 ... Young and winless going into his second Formula One season, Ayrton Senna should have been nervous. (Investors Business Daily)
Young and winless going into his second Formula One season, Ayrton Senna should have been nervous ... To ensure that his efforts would continue, he directed his sister Viviane to start the Ayrton Senna Institute ... Ayrton Senna da Silva he dropped his surname, since it's as common as Smith in Brazil was a child of constant motion. (Investors Business Daily)
This is the team on which in the late 1980s the tandem of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna went so far as to knock each other off the track in a bid for the title. In 1988, the two split all but one of the season's victories between them. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Piquet was one of the best-known motor racing drivers to come from Brazil, along with Emerson Fittipaldi and Ayrton Senna. Piquet's son, known as Nelsinho, is also making a name for himself in motor racing and is the reserve driver for the Renault Formula One team. (BBC News -- Americas)
McLaren had what was arguably the most famous teammate battle in F1 history Alain Prost versus Ayrton Senna in 1988 and 1989. It seems some friction exists between Hamilton and Alonso. (Suite101.com)
Hamilton, who currently has a 12-point cushion at the top of the standings on double world champion and team-mate Fernando Alonso, added that he would also have loved to measure himself against Brazilian Ayrton Senna. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
On the eve of this weekend's 70-laps contest around the tight, smooth and technical Magny-Cours track set in rural central France, it was interesting to note many comparisons made recently with a similar duel in the late 1980's between Frenchman Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton Senna, when both raced for McLaren. Prost said this week that he understood why people compared the two situations and said he felt sympathy for Alonso. (iAfrica.com)
From the pre-war Grand Prix days where race victors included the likes of Bernd Rosemeyer and Tazio Nuvolari all the way through the modern era where Ayrton Senna won arguably his greatest ever victory in torrential and unpredictable circumstances back in 1993. Donnington Park has witnessed all that racing could possibly offer. (Suite101.com)
If Massa won the title, he would be alongside the likes of Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna to be the only Brazilians to win the F1 title ... It wasn t since the 80 s when so many championship caliber drivers were racing at the same time with the likes of Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet. (Suite101.com)
Prost only needs to reflect on his own experience with former teammate Ayrton Senna to come up with such a conclusion. Despite an all-conquering car, internal conflicts and bitter feuds erupted back then. (Suite101.com)
Prost had a series of more serious run-ins with late Brazilian Ayrton Senna when at McLaren in the late 1980s. Between them, the two drivers won 15 of the 16 races in 1988 but their rivalry turned into animosity. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
F1 has not seen a rivalry like this since Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Here we have the added dimension of the fairytale. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
It is the team that allowed Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna to race each other for the title. The two became enemies. (International Herald Tribune)
His helmet for instance, colored yellow with two parallel stripes colored green for the top stripe and blue for the bottom stripe, resembles the very famous helmet design scheme of the late legendary Ayrton Senna. The similarities just don t end there. (Suite101.com)
After all, how can a 22-year-old rookie deserve comparisons to legends like , Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio. But this kid is that good. (ESPN)
In 1994 Brazilian Ayrton Senna died at the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in Italy. British champions Britain's last champion was Damon Hill in 1996. (Guardian Unlimited)
But Dennis, familiar with the terrain after overseeing the great battles between McLaren team-mates Frenchman Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton Senna two decades ago, quickly moved to quash the suggestion that either driver was favoured by the team. Dennis said the remarks were taken out of context. (iAfrica.com)
But I am not going to compare him with Ayrton Senna or Michael Schumacher. There's a long way to go before anyone can consider that. (iAfrica.com)
LISTENING to Peter Costello yesterday, one was reminded of Ayrton Senna driving flat out through the Tamburello corner at Imola during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The car was literally being pushed to breaking point. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Oliver OwenSunday June 3, 2007Observer Sport Monthly. Silverstone, 11 June 2006. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Silverstone, 11 June 2006. With England in the grip of World Cup fever, the crowd for the British Grand Prix is expected to be down on recent years. (Guardian Unlimited)
" It was the McLaren team's first one-two finish at the famous race on the unforgiving Mediterranean street circuit since 1989, in the the heyday of Brazilian Ayrton Senna, who won, and Alain Prost of France, who was second. "I hit the barrier many times and I was fortunate that we've got a solid car," said Hamilton, who was told to take it easy by his team in the closing laps. "It's strong enough to take the hit. " Second win for the season It was Alonso's second win this season, following his... (Aljazeera.Net)
Alonso joins the many multiple Monaco winners at the top of the history of his sport, like Juan Manuel Fangio or Niki Lauda, with two victories here, or Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, Graham Hill with many more. Senna holds the record with six. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
It was the McLaren team's first one-two finish at the famous race on the unforgiving Mediterranean street circuit since 1989, the heyday of Brazilian Ayrton Senna, who won, and Alain Prost of France, who was second. It was Alonso's second win this season, following his maiden win for the team in Malaysia, and the team's second one-two. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Sport)
Ecclestone, a seasoned observer of the sport and a former team owner who has seen such talents as Brazilians Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna win races and titles, not to mention every other driver since the early-1970's, believes Hamilton is not only a potential winner also, but a champion in the making. He said: He is doing a super job. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
The first driver to stand on the podium in his first three races, an achievement unmatched even by greats such as Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, Hamilton has taken the sport by storm. He is level on 22 points at the top of the standings with double champion and team-mate Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen after three Grands Prix and with every chance of winning Sunday's first race of the European season. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
" Soon enough the formalities are over and the four giant barns are opened up hall one attracting the crowd as first the Enzo, then the Carrera GT and then Ian Scheckter's SA drivers championship winning Lexington March 802 F2 car are fired up. The Ferrari end of that room also has a F40 and a F50 flanking Enzo, there's a Merc C55 DTM, the Carrera GT and a Honda NSX Ayrton Senna in there too. The other side of that barn dedicated to speed boasts: a few Aston Martins, an old Peugeot GP car and... (iAfrica.com)
1989 Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda, 1:47:48 ... 1986 Ayrton Senna, Lotus-Renault, 1:48:47 ... Nigel Mansell won in 1991, after Gerhard Berger's engine blew, and Ayrton Senna chose the wrong tires for the changing conditions. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Great drivers during the high-tech era of Formula 1 like Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher often stayed with their engineers late into the evening to identify the smallest possible improvement in performance and handling. It was a crucial part of their success. (iAfrica.com)
As Kanaan strolled through eclectic displays of racing history interspersed with lawn mowers, he was drawn to one of his Andretti Green Racing cars, directly across from a Formula One car driven by Ayrton Senna, his idol. sat there for a little bit, and I kept looking at it, Kanaan said. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
According to Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell, after he clinched his only title, three-time champion Ayrton Senna said to him, ``It's such a good feeling isn't it. Now you know why I'm such a bastard. (The Miami Herald)
Whitmarsh, who has worked at McLaren with the likes of Brazilian Ayrton Senna and France's quadruple champion Alain Prost, said he had a pretty clear picture of what gives the top guys that crucial edge over the simply good or average drivers. And I think it is pretty clear that Lewis ticks all the necessary boxes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Alan HenryWednesday April 18, 2007. Lewis Hamilton may become the greatest driver of all time, according to Martin Whitmarsh. (Guardian Unlimited)
Schumacher, seven-times world champion, has retired and the sport lacks an Ayrton Senna or Stirling Moss. For F1, the future has arrived. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
And it left team chief Ron Dennis, a man who once paired the brilliant Brazilian Ayrton Senna with French quadruple champion Alain Prost, with his broadest beam of satisfaction in years. "We are delighted really understandably," he said. (iAfrica.com)
We have not had a fatal accident since Ayrton Senna died, which would be 13 years ago next week, he said. That is a very good record. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
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