The FIA and Italian motorsport authorities still maintain that Senna was not killed instantly, but rather died in the hospital, where he had been rushed by helicopter after an emergency tracheotomy and IV administration were performed on the track.

Today Would Have Been Ayrton Senna’s 61st Birthday On March 21, 1960, an icon was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Ayrton Senna de Silva was the middle child in a wealthy family, given the freedom to play and experiment as he wished. He learned to drive a Jeep and change gears without clutching at age 7.

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He was a three-time World champion and still features in the top five drivers in history when it comes race wins and pole positions. His enduring legacy is how he transformed the sport: his skill and style of driving changed how F1 cars were made, even as his death changed the safety rules.

Monday july 9th 1990 is a date to remember, Ayrton signed his intention to drive for Ferrari for 1991 with an option for 1992 ! Fiorio had done it, Senna would drive for Ferrari alongside Prost in 1991 !

He told me he really appreciated the stand we had taken against the excessive use of electronic aids for driving, which didn’t allow a driver’s skill to shine through. We spoke for a long time and he made it clear to me that he wanted to end his career at Ferrari, having come close to joining us a few years earlier.

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Only 75 examples of the new McLaren Senna GTR will be created, with deliveries starting in September 2019. McLaren has priced the track car at £1.1 million plus taxes, equating to roughly $1.43 million USD.

It’s exclusive. Capitalism 101dictates that with a limited supply, demand will be high—and, as you and I well know, when demand is high, so are prices. With just 500 units to be built—and all already spoken for—the Senna’s exclusivity alone makes its $964,996 ‘base’ price and $982,816 as-tested price worth it.

The seven-year-old McLaren P1 remains faster than the two-year-old Senna, despite the latter being more modern and weighing almost 400 pounds less than its hybrid hypercar brother. Either way, it’s a resounding victory for the P1, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to us.

Staring out the top speed, both models are over 200 mph with the McLaren Senna only being nine mph less than the McLaren P1™. Moving on to their engine performance, they both provide impressive dynamics but the McLaren P1™ is on a completely different level.

Priced at roughly $1.2 million, the McLaren Senna is one of the rarest and most expensive vehicles in the world. The automaker has announced a new version of the hypercar that’s incredibly affordable.

The Senna GTR, one of just 75 to be built, will cost you $1.64 million, of which $1.45 million are the money McLaren wants for the car. By the way, it’s a car that doesn’t actually exist yet, but it’s officially sold out.

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