It's the legendary driver driving on a legendary circuit, alone on the track (I almost want to say alone with the gods) with this serene/nostalgic music playing that delivers the tears
Honda engineers & AS made the best affordable sports cars available for all. Pretty wild to see AS so close to Honda engineers to produce a fun sports car
Not 92, this is 89 when they first tested with Senna. You can see how softer the suspension was back then, before Senna's feedback improved the car setup.
His control on the steering wheel is beyond comprehension, and he is doing it several times, haven't seen anything like that without follow on crash or spin off the track.
2:52 the way he calmly dries his hand, before absolutely launching into 130R and riding the curb heavily on the exit. Jesus Christ. Being in the car with him at that moment would be terrifying. But of course we all know how much of a pro Senna was, so it shouldnt be surprising. It's just amazing.
No, all the F1 drivers could. Too many people romanticise Senna. Watch any onboard footage of Senna then read the comments. You'd think only Senna could drive that fast with a manual gear box. No people, they were all doing it. Watch a lap of Prost.
@@_chipchip The NSX was available in late 1990 as a 1991 model year in the US. In Japan it was released as a 1990. I am not sure about the rest of the world. And yes this is a prototype, which can be seen pretty clearly by looking at the interior. The shifter is squared off with no trim behind it. The center vents are not correct and do not have the clock above it. The dials on the radio and HVAC are too large. On the exterior the wheels are not the production "fat fives".
I’m sure a Japanese pro driver would almost be able to do the same job required for the set up, but it’s just wonderful and out of this world to have Senna test drive and set up there flagship supercar isn’t it? It’s truly a marriage made in heaven, both in a practical and marketing sense.
Not really. Pro driver is a very vague term because there are many racing disciplines - road, off-road, drift, drag, etc. And under road racing there are many sub categories, each requiring a slightly different skillset. For example NASCAR racing is a different skillset to GT racing. And knowing GT doesn't automatically make you good in Formula racing. And vice versa. So on and so forth. Back then there was no Japanese Formula driver anywhere near the top, let alone Champion. And even today. They wanted the NSX to be Formula-derivative like Ferraris are. Hence the significance of feedback from a Formula Champion.
@@winterpurple4587 good point, there may not have been a Japanese F1 driver as such, but all other Japanese cars were developed without one, the Nissan GTR was developed without one and it’s doing fine. I don’t really see Porsche or Lamborghini or even Mercedes needing to find Hamilton or Verstappen to test and develop their cars they have specific test drivers for that. I remain convinced that the marriage tho perfect, was 50% marketing.
Falta poco para que se cumplan 30 años de tu precoz partida ... Sólo alguien con un talento tan grande nace cada muchos decenios... Lejos los '80 y '90s la mejor época de la F1. La actualidad es monotona e hibrida, los F1 actuales parecen de pista de Scalextric... Encima los pilotos son modelos al igual que los jugadores de futbol... Por suerte los que andamos por los 60 años de edad disfrutamos de toda esta gente que jamas volverá. Saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina. Y que tu alma descanse en paz querido Ayrton Senna +
For some reason, I really like the way the car slides with all four wheels @1:51! Looks like you could steer the car with only slight movements on the steering wheel! It's a sign of a really driver-friendly car! Perfectly balanced!
This is very classy video with the music. The bright light also helps with the nostalgic feel. I can only hope he drove on into heaven like this. RIP good soul...
Como te fuistes a morir. dios mio. realmente se te extraña.GRACIAS POR TODO LO QUE NOS DEJASTES.!! Y GRACIAS BRASIL POR TAN GRANDE PERSONA QUE TRAJERON AL MUNDO..!!
Aí fico muito triste em ver; ele era uma doçura em tudo ; tão PERFEITO ai quanta saudades desse menino Ohhh DEUS ...Ohhh DEUS ele veio brilhou tanto e foi embora muito rápido 😪😪
One thing I've always noticed about Senna's driving, is that his steering inputs can be quite extreme, and same with this throttle inputs, jabbing at the throttle repeatedly. From footage inside the car things look extreme and aggressive. But video from outside the car, video from the side of the track, the car looks entirely composed, not changing its directional angle anymore than was intended. Always on the racing line, and always pointing in exactly the correct direction, unless he's using a little bit of oversteer to turn the car in a hairpin. That's how you know you're quick. When from inside it looks like you're wrestling the thing, but outside it looks like you're a chauffer. Example: 1:03
Antes teve o aviador Santos Dumont 🛩na década 50s em diante surgiu Pelé, depois Emerson Fittipaldi na 70s e 80s, Piquet e logo depois Senna. Apesar disso, até hoje Pelé, é o maior sinônimo de Brasil e Futebol, em qualquer lugar deste planeta.
That perfect gear change at 1:35 where he completely nonchalantly kicks it into the next gear in nine frames (30 frames in a second, so 3/10ths of a second), while in the middle of a demanding corner, just casually correcting the change in balance in the car with his left hand two times during those 0.3 seconds!
This car had to be awesome. You can approach it half slidely as obvious from the vid. Not some drastic edges. Combined with this legend now looking from a bit different place...this car would be really majestic to own and have fun with, outside the city. Indeed it was a supercar...I love it two turns before how he keeps his line but with super smooth and only just necessary corrections on the steering wheel at 1:20. I mean, the whole drive is a gem, piece of art in motorsport history of youtube.
Senna was a telemetric pilot. He felt absolutely everything. Tyre, suspension effort, engine , the slightest defect on the track for ajusting course and speed..... Such a talent. Schumacher was the last of this era of F1.
Newer generation of race drivers: "I don't like changing gears, I like to focus more on driving" Goat of Goats: Executes perfect gear changes in 3 tenths of seconds like it was unreal. Invents his own traction control system using his foot, gets casually into a car wearing dress shoes and drives in a manner you couldn't see the car.
I used to hate that the video only has music played over instead of the actual audio inside the car Not anymore, the song seems to fit his smooth, yet aggressive driving style in such a way
@@user-xk8le8kt3iIf this music audio edit was done by Honda or some other Japanese distributor first, then they were incredibly ahead of their time, as they are with everything😂😂
Such wonderful vid, watching Ayrton driving the Honda NS-X is all just awesome. Amazing driving skills, car control. I never forget the evening I was watching the Formula One race, at Imola' alone May 1st 1994. I was 14 years old. Ayrton, we miss you'. Those wondering about his lap-time: Approx 2.47 ×/- Using the NSX in GT7 can be replicated, with default car setup, or Ridox2JZGTE GT6 replica setup, from GTPlanet, GT6 Tuning thread. Using Comfort-Soft tires.
As a result of Senna's technical feedback at a testing session at the Nürburgring in 1989, the Honda engineers increased the stiffness of the chassis by 50% after saying the test mule felt "a little fragile". As far as i'm aware, this later session in 1992 was to fine-tune the suspension after his initial feedback.
This was 89 prototype, as you can see the plate still written NS-X, different wheels, different side markers, a bit different on interior also before stiffen the body up as Senna would suggest after driving in this clip and I think at this point still had no vtec engine with a shorter wheelbase too.
the irony... when it come out people call it the "the shame of honda","poor man's ferrari".... the design (cab forward), the everyday usability of every command, the field of view, the lightiness of aluminium monocoque.... nsx was ahead of his time. a raffine and fast usable sport car.
The book end video to this would be the video of Reubens Barrichello driving Senna's own NSX with Adrienne, who was Senna's gf at the time ... both of them reminiscing about him.
