Had the Pleasure of watching the Great Man in Qualifying in 83,84, 85, 86 and 87 at Brands, Siverstone, Imola, Zandvoort, Hockenhiem, Monza, Paul Ricard, Hungaroring and Spa. Memories to treasure !
My fondest F1 memory was in Adelaide when Senna driving for McLaren sat in the pits for the entire qualifying then exited with enough time to complete his warmup lap and pass the start/finish line precisely as quali finished so that he had a clear track. He only had one lap but he only needed one lap. Bang! Pole.
For an ordinary driver, that would be the perfect recipe for a disaster. But when you're a master like Ayrton, it is the perfect recipe for pole position and keeping fresh sets of tyres for the race. ❤
lets not pretend his greatest rival was nicknamed the professor. senna was a clever driver, but you cant say he had the same race intelligence as mr prost.
@@tomcharlton586 Well when you compare statistics then the professor does not fare so well. 1988-1990: 48 races. Poles: Senna 36 Prost 4. Wins: Senna 20 Prost 16. 1988-1991, 1993 80 Races. Poles: Senna: 45 Prost. 17 Wins Senna 32 Prost 23. Of course there is more to just statistics but it is clear that Senna completely had the edge when it came to qualifying (what this video is about) Apart from the skill to do a good time during qualifying it takes some analytical and calculating skills to determine the right time to go out and do your best time, something that Senna was excellent at (as the video clearly indicates. Then there was his racing in the wet, he sometimes took a complete different line than the other drivers (Prost included) because he realised that there was more grip there than on the conventional line, Donington Park 1993 is a good example. With this I don't want to say or indicate that Prost was not an excellent driver because he was, he and Senna provided excellent entertainment Sunday after Sunday, the difference between them was that to Prost there was more to life than just racing while Senna was obsessed... "If you no longer go for a gap which exists you are no longer a racing driver"
@@tomcharlton586Mansell non era intelligente, ma quando arrivava da dietro intelligenza o no vallo a tenere, Prost ha battuto Senna con il tranello, andava forte ma una volta Gordon Murray, disse Senna era più veloce di Prost in qualsiasi situazione pioggia asciutto, solo che durante una stagione c'erano delle variabili che cambiavano
@@MrGoogelaar i think the statistic that matters the most is the points tally at the end of the season, and prost had the most both seasons they were team mates. senna drove with his heart, prost drove with his head. from what i remember, senna made a lot more avoidable errors, because he always drove closer to the limit.
@@XB10001verstappen could probably win most races by a minute if he was allowed, but modern grand prix cars generally go a lot slower than in qualifying. i do know that pat symonds has worked with senna, schumi, and alonso, and he considers schumi the fastest, then fernando, then ayrton. im sure other people who have worked with those drivers would disagree with symonds, but the point is, its practically impossible to say who the fastest f1 driver ever is. i would personally put young kimi raikkonen up there as the fastest, he was ridiculous at mclaren.
I probably interviewed him 30 or 40 times, and I always marveled at his thoughtfulness. I once asked him if he was superstitious, and he said, “I’m Catholic. I pray.”
"I don't believe in luck because it may happen to you once or twice, but not consistently." Very wise words, Aryton.
Had the Pleasure of watching the Great Man in Qualifying in 83,84, 85, 86 and 87 at Brands, Siverstone, Imola, Zandvoort, Hockenhiem, Monza, Paul Ricard, Hungaroring and Spa. Memories to treasure !
No you didn’t
Wow, a true fan.
@@project182r3if you live in Europe, all of those are easily accessible. Also, F1 was less expensive.
@@satireofcircumstance6458 Maybe he forgot the years wrong.
My fondest F1 memory was in Adelaide when Senna driving for McLaren sat in the pits for the entire qualifying then exited with enough time to complete his warmup lap and pass the start/finish line precisely as quali finished so that he had a clear track. He only had one lap but he only needed one lap. Bang! Pole.
For an ordinary driver, that would be the perfect recipe for a disaster. But when you're a master like Ayrton, it is the perfect recipe for pole position and keeping fresh sets of tyres for the race. ❤
@@jakubkrcma all the other drivers were circulating like mad. Made his performance all the more emphatic.
Race in Paradise Ayrton 😇
Senna was always analising, planning and calculating everything, that is part of what gave him the edge over his rivals.
lets not pretend his greatest rival was nicknamed the professor. senna was a clever driver, but you cant say he had the same race intelligence as mr prost.
@@tomcharlton586 Well when you compare statistics then the professor does not fare so well.
1988-1990: 48 races.
Poles: Senna 36 Prost 4.
Wins: Senna 20 Prost 16.
1988-1991, 1993 80 Races.
Poles: Senna: 45 Prost. 17
Wins Senna 32 Prost 23.
Of course there is more to just statistics but it is clear that Senna completely had the edge when it came to qualifying (what this video is about) Apart from the skill to do a good time during qualifying it takes some analytical and calculating skills to determine the right time to go out and do your best time, something that Senna was excellent at (as the video clearly indicates.
Then there was his racing in the wet, he sometimes took a complete different line than the other drivers (Prost included) because he realised that there was more grip there than on the conventional line, Donington Park 1993 is a good example.
With this I don't want to say or indicate that Prost was not an excellent driver because he was, he and Senna provided excellent entertainment Sunday after Sunday, the difference between them was that to Prost there was more to life than just racing while Senna was obsessed... "If you no longer go for a gap which exists you are no longer a racing driver"
If a fox was a human………
@@tomcharlton586Mansell non era intelligente, ma quando arrivava da dietro intelligenza o no vallo a tenere, Prost ha battuto Senna con il tranello, andava forte ma una volta Gordon Murray, disse Senna era più veloce di Prost in qualsiasi situazione pioggia asciutto, solo che durante una stagione c'erano delle variabili che cambiavano
@@MrGoogelaar i think the statistic that matters the most is the points tally at the end of the season, and prost had the most both seasons they were team mates. senna drove with his heart, prost drove with his head. from what i remember, senna made a lot more avoidable errors, because he always drove closer to the limit.
I love this channel so much
Senna is the fastest driver OF ALL TIME - STILL, NOW, TO THIS DAY, AND FOREVER MORE.
Different eras. Half a second nowadays are around 2 seconds in the 80s. He drove in the right era.
@@bucsredsoxredwings TOTALLY IRRELEVANT - HE WAS THE FASTEST DRIVER EVER.
@@emelle1283very relevant, because it's a combination of skill, engineering and regulations.
@@XB10001 that comment is even more irrelevant than the first. Are you an Al bot trying to sound knowledgeable? Cos youre failing.
@@XB10001verstappen could probably win most races by a minute if he was allowed, but modern grand prix cars generally go a lot slower than in qualifying. i do know that pat symonds has worked with senna, schumi, and alonso, and he considers schumi the fastest, then fernando, then ayrton. im sure other people who have worked with those drivers would disagree with symonds, but the point is, its practically impossible to say who the fastest f1 driver ever is. i would personally put young kimi raikkonen up there as the fastest, he was ridiculous at mclaren.
What a little gem this is, the greats at something always see their craft in a different way to the rest.
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2:28 - 2:50 look at the circuit it either looks much wider back then or i suspect the cars are huge now
I probably interviewed him 30 or 40 times, and I always marveled at his thoughtfulness.
I once asked him if he was superstitious, and he said, “I’m Catholic. I pray.”
Let's introduce sprint races to cheapen qualifying.