Ayrton Senna: raw and unedited

Widely regarded as one of F1's greatest ever drivers and a fiercely ruthless competitor, Ayrton Senna was also renowned as one of motorsport's most sensitive and empathetic characters outside the car.
In the first of our new 'The Race Presents' series, we're delighted to bring you unedited raw footage of Senna at his most reflective, looking back on the trials and tribulations of a personally challenging 1990 F1 season.

00:00 The psychology of defeat
05:15 A 'beautiful' race
07:30 Extra special Monaco
09:40 F1 underdogs
12:25 His kind of drivers
14:45 Title fight doubt and stress
18:00 Increasingly risky
19:15 The one that got away
22:00 Wanting to stop
24:00 Questioning it all
28:30 Journey of self-discovery

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[Svpers]

Senna ain't dead. He's one lap ahead all of us!

[C.M.]

"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

[thomasstewart-tmts]

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.

[bubble]

Credit it to the interviewer too for letting him speak without interrupting or “steering” the conversation

[Terry-dh]

Senna was Senna, nothing can compare, nobody will be the next Senna,
there is only one, there will be only one "Ayrton Senna"

[crazyRCSC]

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?

[SamLowry]

“Some of it is calculated risk and some of it is unexpected situations”. Never were truer words spoken, Ayrton.

[Jolgeable]

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.”

[whassupg]

I could listen to Ayrton talk like this for hours

[StephenLee]

Man….he was intense but very truthful and eloquent…RIP

[TheKungFuCrocodile]

Humble and thoughtful out of the car. Inside it, absolute pure racer and the GOAT period. You can tell in parts he wasnt feeling 100 % but he answered with eloquence

[whatfffd]

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.

[mikepants]

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. 😢

[vscwrgr]

A rare human being. Eloquent, intelligent, supremely talented and honest.

[StevePrice]

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!

[blindpew]

Senna is the best of all time. All the drivers say so and that’s enough for me.

[MM-lppp]

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.

[Pole_Position_Channel]

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.

[Reznor_Meeks]

No sponsor plug
No flexing
No bullsh*t
No pretentious humor

As real as it gets folks, amazing how much Max resembles Ayrton

[polar_fox]

Невероятно жаль, что волшебника Айртона больше нет с нами. Навсегда в памяти ❤
Бразилия родила великого гонщика и человека с большим сердцем.