Last Lap Aerton Serner

He was an absolute genuis in the car. Im not even sure whether Schumacher come close. Even in the last one hundred's of a second before Senna was killed - the video footage that i saw - showed that the Steering whell move too far down - showing the steering column had broken. But Senna was still trying to rectify the problem just before he hit the wall. It is believed that if it the column had snapped two seconds earlier then Senna would be here today - as the documentary showed that somehow even in the hundred's of second - senna managed to get some control of the car and just needed a little more road to bring it under more control. I think it shows that he was a genuis to the last second!

...and not only for F1 world, of course. Most of the people know almost everything that happened that day to the poor Senna, I would just like to throw a word for his former collegue, the unlucky Ratzenberger, who died in that same turn the day before, on saturday.
(And if you guys remember well, another day before, on friday of that same week, Rubens Barrichello had another terrible accident. Thank god he survived...)

M.Schumacher is good, but not as good as Senna Full-Stop


Plus F1 driver now days is fast only because the Technology, not their skill.

And go-ahead to Mod this comments, Even this comment is deleted, it doesn't mean is not true.

Hey just a couple of things. Ratzenberger didn't crash at the same corner. He crashed just before the Tosa hairpin a bit further along the circuit. On the previous lap he had gone heavily across the kerbing (A common problem at Imola) This had damaged his front wing and at high speed before Tosa it came off and the sudden loss of downforce caused the front of the car to lift. From that moment he had no way to slow the car down. His death was a tragedy in many ways, not least because his instant death (i.e. death AT the circuit) should have caused the cancellation of the whole Grand Prix weekend under Italian law, thus preventing Senna's death. There is further controversy over Senna's death for the same reason, as to whether the state in which Senna left the circuit can accurately be described as alive, and therefore whether the race should have restarted under the same law.
It is also interesting to note that Senna and his great friend Gerhard Berger had raised concerns about the safety of the Tamburello corner several times since Bergers horrific 1989 crash there, which was similar in many respects to Senna's crash five years later.
And I'd just like to add my voice to the pro-Senna was the greatest driver debate. Sport is not just about pure statistics. Senna's actions to leap out of his car and risk his own life running along the circuit to the aid of the stricken Comas at Spa while all the other drivers just drove through the wreckage, him climbing the hospital wall after being refused entry to see his injured friend Barrichello the day, ironically, before his own death, and the rolled Austrian flag they found in the cockpit of his car after they lifted him out the last time, the flag he intended to unfurl on the podium as a tribute to Ratzenberger all indicate the class that went with the speed to make him if not the greatest driver ever then at least clearly greater than Schumacher. And Senna was faster anyway. It took Schumacher 14 years to overtake the 65 pole positions Senna achieved in 10 years. And Senna was racing much of the time in grids of 26 rather than 22 or 20 drivers, in seasons with less races, and (to say the least) did not have compliant and deferential teammates willing to work hard to make him look good..

the right name is AYRTON SENNA, not AERTON SERNER......cm on wake up!!!

It was the breaking of the modified steering column that caused Ayrton Senna's Williams-Renault to leave the track at the Tamburello curve

Damon Hill has a theory that Ayrton basically just lost the car in a tank slapper. A tank slapper being when the car starts veering from side to side and is very difficult to control. Poeple dislike this theory because they cannot accept that such a brilliant driver could just lose it. However, 2 GP's before his fatal crash Ayrton definately 'lost it' at the Brazilian GP under acceleration from a 70 mph corner. I myself did not like to believe Damon's theory but have been looking at the crash more closely. As he corners Tamburello there are three strips of dark tarmac crossing the whole width of the track, these were resurfaced bumps. He goes off the track on the third black strip, but if you slow the video down you can see the car turns inwards slightly then goes off the track to the right just as he lifts off the throttle. This is a classic tank slapper scenario. If the steering column had broken then the car would not have turned left initially, the wheels would have pointed straight and he would have gone straight off the track. No one is to say I am wrong, as apparently no one knows what went wrong and I'm not saying everyone else's theorys are wrong. But perhaps the reason that no one knows what went wrong is because Ayrton simply made a mistake. Lets us not forget the car woulkd have been extremely difficult to drive with a heavy fuel load and not fully warm tyres.

driver of all....i think that nobody will ever be as good as he was...

Olha aqui marty4999, seu analfabeto do caralho, aerton serner é o cara que te comi!!!!!

anyone know what track that was?
thnx in advance for anyone who answers

the only reason he isnt here is coz there wasnt the time for him to finish dealing with it

I feel sorry for him, his family and for all of us. We lost for me the best F1 driver. I used to watch him race and it was great times indeed. REST IN PEACE Ayrton

I will remember watching that race live and seeing Senna's car hit the barrier.

Your last moments will remain in my memories.

RIP Ayrton Senna.

i have 2 say that Schumacher is in the F1 hall of fame. So is Bruce Mclaren. However, i cant seem 2 find senna. Just thought u guys would like 2 know.

Didn't they show the crash in this vid? That's odd.

Poor guy, but at least he died happily in his car. Ahh well, its life eh? Nice life he lived though!

Ayrton Senna was a champion both on and off the track. The cause of his horrific crash still remains a bit of a mystery, but many believe it was a broken steering column that caused loss of control. Poor guy... He was a brilliant racer and i doubt anyone would disagree. RIP

I grew up as a racing fan, and I race now. Ayrton was my first racing hero, then Dale Earnhardt, both of whom's styles were oddly similar, believe it or not. When Ayrton came upon Tamburello corner, he was in excess of 312 kph, or 195 mph. From Shumacher's camera, and tv camera footage, you see Ayrton run over some debris, puncturing a tire which sends the car straight in any direction, in which case led him to the guardrail. Upon impact, his head went forward, snapping his neck, and a suspension arm from his car was sent straight back, through his visor, and he died of a broken neck and head/brain trauma. I have studied this incident for 12 years, and now there have been huge improvements in safety in racing. Dale Earnhardt, whom raced with the same aggression and precision in the States, died of a broken neck, and technicallyat the same speed. At that corner in the video, if you watch the San Marino GP this year, you'll see a chicane there, which was instaled the very next year to slow cars. Ayrton's style is one which I've adapted to my style, and it pays off. I'm not afraid of dying, which gives me an edge over my opponent. I have seen the photos, I have seen the extensive footage, and nobody can disprove what I remember vividly as I saw it 12 years ago.

I grew up as a racing fan, and I race now. Ayrton was my first racing hero, then Dale Earnhardt, both of whom's styles were oddly similar, believe it or not. When Ayrton came upon Tamburello corner, he was in excess of 312 kph, or 195 mph. From Shumacher's camera, and tv camera footage, you see Ayrton run over some debris, puncturing a tire which sends the car straight in any direction, in which case led him to the guardrail. Upon impact, his head went forward, snapping his neck, and a suspension arm from his car was sent straight back, through his visor, and he died of a broken neck and head/brain trauma. I have studied this incident for 12 years, and now there have been huge improvements in safety in racing. Dale Earnhardt, whom raced with the same aggression and precision in the States, died of a broken neck, and technicallyat the same speed. At that corner in the video, if you watch the San Marino GP this year, you'll see a chicane there, which was instaled the very next year to slow cars. Ayrton's style is one which I've adapted to my style, and it pays off. I'm not afraid of dying, which gives me an edge over my opponent. I have seen the photos, I have seen the extensive footage, and nobody can disprove what I remember vividly as I saw it 12 years ago.

I do believe telemetry recorded him braking tremendously just before impact. his great reaction skills. He felt things were not going to be great that day. It wasn't his recklessness which caused the accident. It is well documented to this day..mechanical failure in his Williams. God rest him. Schumy is good and he was very competitive in 94 and in fact won the WC....but the next few years, if Senna was still there, would've the others guys won WC. Could might as well be Micheal and Ayrton totally dominating F1 for 10-1/2 years.

they only showed this crash 1-2 times after it happened i dont know y prolly to keep his respect (and any of you that say anything must have no repect no one really know wat happened that day but let me tell you it was a broken neck and not susspension) R.I.P.

u know it could also be a fac that on that last corner he did seem to lock the brakes now if that were steering probs he wouldnt be able to steer at all and he was doing fuine till that corner..so u can say wat u want but no matter wat no one will agree lets just stop the argueing and let the man R.I.P.

What happened in that corner remains a mistery... some say the steering column broke, but I once saw a documentary saying the car's cold tyres, due to pace-car, made the car way too low, so no air flow got beneath the car, it scratched the asphalt (sparks seen before the car lost it's grip) and went straight...
I remember this GP way too well, I was a kid but I never forgot...
- In qualification Barrichello went flying on to a wall, braking only his nose
- Also in qualification Ratzemberger (an austrian rookie at that time) went straigh on a 90-degree corner at more than 300km/h, losing his life instantly.
- In the race's start, portuguese Pedro Lamy didn't see a stopped car in the grid after the green light, hitting heavilly in him... one of the tyres flew away into the crowd, killing one spectator.
- Later in the race, in the first lap after the pace-car left... Senna, who had a bad feeling after Ratzemberger's accident, crashed while in front of Shumacher, going way above 300km/h... I can't seem to forget crying in front of the TV as I watched his body laying on the ground, surrounded with paramedics...

wuteva it is he'a a legend...rip

Senna had great reflexes, but the year that he took out Prost on the first turn of the first lap in Suzuka, Japan to win the F1 championship I lost all respect for him. I had waited all season for a showdown like that. He finally admitted over a year later that he did it on purpose. What a creepy, cheapshot way to win.

When that Brazillian started he was the best and lived to be the best, it was said he had 60 times the reflexes of Shuey and that he was one thousanth of a second off from hitting the wall and the tire hitting and killing him. I love senna, he was the best no doubt here.

May the speed demon rest his soul. The absolute greatest, no doubt about it. I never knew about his teammate, and on the same turn the day before! This is coincidence or this one turn needed much more steering cornering angle and g's?

AERTON SERNER...WHO IS THIS GUY? LOL

Wow, someones an idiot!!!!!!!!
Aerton Serner??? someone clearly has no knowledge of formula one, its Ayrton Senna... not aerton serner...wow, the ignorance.....
For all of those who already know just ignore this comment

and you people call yourselfs fans, shame on you, on f1 cars downforce and grip on the road play a massive part in the race, you see underneath the car they have stream lined rails that air rushes through and causes a kind of downforce in that it S**ks the car on to the road, this coupled with the tail can make up to 30% of the cars overall grip on the track. what happend here was the cars front suspention failed causing the front of the car to slam onto the track thus stopping the air rushing through the rails and reduceing the downforce on the car, the car just did not have the grip to take the corner and the resulting crash happend. FYI it was the near side front wheel that struck him on his head breaking his neck that killed him not the steering wheel or suspention in his brain LOL, investegaters say if the wheel had not of hit him, he would still be with us today R.I.P

and sometimes happens to those great.
..the title..Serner? thought it was Senna

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Since I was a kid i watched him...now in my country (Brazil) he is considered a national symbol since his death in 94!!! Thank You Ayrton Senna for everything you have done for us brazilians.

is the best ... nothing more nothing less, simply the bbest ever

My idol in racing. I dont think there will be anyone who will make more of an inpact on me as a race driver as Senna did.
Simply the best and its going to stay that way for a lifetime I think. He drove like no other, he judged the car and track like no other ...

no words, simple the best

I was probably the biggest fan. Every sunday morning me and my father would watch.. and everytime he won they had one song that was made specially for him.. i had guspumps when I heard it still I have.
This guy brought more happines to the brazilian people thany anyother brazillian attlete.

Miss you senna.

Why has nobody mentioned Nigel Mansell, Sennas greatest rival? He ranks up there with the greatest, especially compared to Prost who was insignificant against Mansells achievements!

but why do they ALWAYS have to cutoff the video on the end????

He was the greatest driver ever seen ..... a myth after his dead

Excelente video de una vuelta a la pista

it was a broken steering rack and also sever had a very heavy foot that would also be a major factor i remember watching the race and he was going way to fast for the corner so in all broken steering rack high speeds corner=not very good things

who said a piece of suspension killed hiM u dumb F**k he broke his neck on impact and died shortly after