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With all the rememberence of senna recently (rightly so) lets not forget another F1 great died 32 years ago today.
Salut Gilles
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Gilles' accident was horrific. I remember getting back from my Saturday job and finding out he'd died, couldn't believe it at the time even though F1 deaths were still disappointingly frequent at that time.
I've never seen that vid of Senna in the NSX. Awesome.
Siempre Gilles! A tiger of a driver, hard but absolutely fair - if you haven't read it, Gerald Donaldson's biography is great. "What makes you think I'm going to be around next year...?" 🙁 [img] https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSGZpy3VWTn-N4KWSvXMM_c8hMflZxtXaK3fcVeEVialmikPQO [/img]
Indomitable spirit personified.
Ooo, like the NSX vid here, too - interesting throttle inputs, I know it was done back in the day in turbo cars, I think to spool the turbo up on corner exit and minimise lag, but that's not what he's doing there! Last run out of spoon is awesome, makes you realise that no, you can't do that... 🙂
Scotchegg - Glad you like. One of my fave's too. Makes it look *sooooo* easy, which I guess it would be if you're used to an F1 turbo, but still.....
Pondo - From what I've read Senna was renowned for jabbing the throttle, turbo or non turbo car, but I'm sure it'd help with a turbo, like you say.
[url= http://www.iprimus.ca/~trauttf/Gilles/Obituary.htm ]Nice little obiturary from Nigel Roebuck here on Gilles.[/url] Probably fair to say motor racing will never see his type again.
Through the whole of the 'Senna' film Prost doesn't come out looking too good. But...then you see him him carrying the coffin and the very last sentence of the whole film leaves you thinking "OK, maybe he was a good guy after all". I think they were both ultra competitive which was a good thing for F1. 'Senna' really is a gripping film.