What Made Ayrton Senna So SPECIAL? 

@8:38 but didn't Senna die in '94?

You know he's a legend when new generations of drivers who have never seen him race live look up to him. Great video as usual!

The best moment of Senna's career was when he stopped his car and ran to a car that might have exploded to save a man who was unconscious.

"Everytime it rains, its Ayrton racing in heaven."

He's not really gone, he just crossed the finish line alot sooner than most of us do.

the Ayrton Senna institute helps millions of teachers and students, MILLIONS, this guy is so magnificent that even to this days he is breaking records

I was 8 years old when Senna died. I remember I cried a lot at school the day following his death. Everybody used to wake up early at Sundays to watch Senna racing. He was a national hero to us Brazilians.

Senna was a brilliant driver. This is probably the biggest case of stats not telling the whole story, especially if you watch some of his Monaco and wet weather laps. Truly a great driver who was taken way too soon. Great video mate.

People forget Senna actually won an F1 race with 6th gear only as his entire clutchbox failed.

As a brazillian it fills my heart with much more proud having Ayrton Senna in our history than having a five times World Champion soccer team. He's our hero!

I'm from Brazil and Senna will always be my favorite national athlete!!!! 🇧🇷🏁🙏

I was never a fan of Senna, but when he died it suddenly hit me how good he was. I then started reading about him and as per the video there was just so much to him. He has to be the greatest sportsman of all time and a real modern day legend.

Apart from statistics and raw talent, he was a very kind and humble human, back in Brazil he donated millions to the unfortunates, probably champion in every aspect of life, as James Hunt put " a truly staggering talent".

And he's the no.1 reason I don't believe in numbers alone. Numbers can't tell how special this man was, on and off track.

Man I wish I was alive to see him, R.I.P The great Ayrton Senna

I think Sir Frank Williams summed him up best... "He was a greater man outside of the car than in it"!! Always Proud to wear my Senna tattoo with pride ❤️ great video mate, cheers from Australia

Seeing him run up to the Comas car brings me to tears every time.

Ali, Jordan, Senna... Charisma, class and fierce competitors. I remember wet weather races when it was clear Senna would beat them all blindfolded

I was 10 when he died and still remember where I was and how it felt. Feel the same way every time I'm reminded of that Sunday. I'm sure I'm not alone.

25 years but not forgotten rip aryton

Great tribute!! I first learned of Ayrton Senna when he drove Formula Ford in England. I watched his meteoric rise to stardom through Formula 3 to Formula 1. He was a gift to the world!! He was in my opinion the greatest atthlete the sport has seen. There would be no Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton without Ayrton Senna who set the bar so high. I met Senna in Detroit moments after he scored pole position in his Lotus. I miss him everyday.

Senna was our pride and joy 🇧🇷 None like him, past or present. Simply the BEST! ❤🏁🇧🇷🏆🏆🏆🍾

A true legend with a heart of gold, on and off the track. Can only imagine what sort of records he would have set if he wasn't taken so soon

He was at peace with himself and fame never fazed him. He always looked after his fellow drivers. A beautiful human being RIP✌🏎 I thank his mom and dad for putting him on this Earth so we could enjoy his talents👪

Undoubtedly the best driver the sport has ever witnessed. Thank you for this tribute, he was is and will always be something else, just like Messi in Football

SENNA WAS PHENOMENAL... AWESOME AND TALENTED DRIVER, PURE SKILLS MAINLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS

9:28 In retrospect, this Monaco-race was foreshadowing his carrer. Faster than everyone but ending in tragedy.

Não foi o Brasil quem perdeu seu ídolo e sim o mundo perdeu o mais brilhante piloto que alguém poderia conhecer. Ayrton Senna.

Excellent piece, sir! I remember, as a teen, watching Monaco 84 live on BBC and it was a crazy race. Our boy was robbed! But karma won as Prost lost the title to Lauda because the Monaco GP was half points for early stoppage...Prost wouldve won championship if the race went the extra lap as he'd get full points for finishing 2nd to Senna. That was the start of their rivalry, it was deeply personal. I was a huge fan of F1 back in day and that 80's turbo era of Senna, Prost, Mansell, Piquet et al was very very special...and we knew it. I can't watch F1 nowadays... Lol!

Ayrton brought joy to all Brazilian families. Until then, we had never had such an awesome and patriotic "hero". He made us proud to be Brazilian. AYRTON SENNA DO BRASIL!

Hope you all enjoyed this little tribute. There were obviously many events in his career that wouldn’t fit with the video but I will cover stories such as the 1989 Japanese GP and ‘The Dark Side Of Ayrton Senna’ in separate videos. If you want to see these in the future, please show this video some love by sharing with others. Thank you all for watching 😊

Legend that passed too early. Now he's one lap ahead of us with Anthoine and Jules. Great video, great tribute.

he's a world champ who died on track. the way he went out gave him that poetic and tragic mystique. senna didn't have a post racing life, we only ever saw him as a racing driver. I think that's the main thing that differentiates his legacy from guys like Prost and Schumacher, they've lived as publicly known people after their F1 careers, we've seen them do, yk, human shit, just living life. we've also seen them be mediocre at other things, be unsuccessful in different ventures. that's massively changed the perception of them, and that change never happened in sennas case. don't get me wrong, I believe if the accident hadn't happened he would have retired in the late 90s with 4, maybe 5 drivers titles and still be regarded as one of the best if not the best drivers of all time. but part of the idea of Ayrton Senna in 2020 would be that, to a degree, he'd also just be a 60 year old dude from Brazil, not just this mythical, ungraspable figure he is seen as today. he'd be viewed as more real, more normal. similar things happened with Jim Clark's and Jochen Rindt's legacies.

Senna is the ONLY one that made all time greats look like ordinary people! He’s ability was almost a myth because he achieved ‘Impossible feats’ that just left you mesmerised. His high was probably 2 levels above the the ability of the next best! It was frightening watching him drive a car on the limit! The fact that he was in F1 for just under 10 years is unbelievable considering his courage and bravery to do what nobody else could come anywhere close to!

O maior e melhor de todos os tempos 🇧🇷👏👏👏👏👏

Great video. Senna is a legend. I started watching F1 in 1988 while I was adjusting to Military life. Watching F1 races back then was a great way to take my mind out of the stress of being away from home, away from my loved ones. It was always great to see him find ways to get on pole and to win. I never the way I did for anyone when I saw that race in Imola in 1994. Seeing that horrible event was almost like witnessing a family member die. To this day I still feel sad remembering it. He will always be my favorite athlete of all time.

For me as a Brazilian, this was a amazing video and make me cry thanks for this, or biggest pride

9:10 thats the power of flow state right there. Truly a rare but incredible feeling, like you are channeling from somewhere else.

RIP to the legend himself 😔

I had the pleasure of meeting him; he signed a McLaren brochure for me and the following year I meet him again and he signed two photographs that I had taken the previous year.

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

I remember how i laughed at "You're going to Brazil" memes, this now made me felt bad as a fan of F1 too. And his name also lived in a hypercar, McLaren truly never forget him. Rest In Peace Senna, you're one of the best racers :

I didn't know about Ayrton and the bible passage, goosebumps. Excellent video as usual mate.

I just watched the Senna documentary and man, when I saw '94 Imola come up I could hardly watch it. Great vid man, keep up the great work :)

The man, the myth, the legend. The greatest driver to ever grace F1.

Senna, the very best there ever was, or ever will be. R.I.P Ayrton.

We miss him deeply... It´ll never be a better pilot. Period. Senna ❤

Although I have a simulated version of his GP car (lotus) I become so emotional knowing Ayrton mastered the art of driving but what shakes me within is the deep love of God he had. He always emphasised he would not do what he did if it wasn’t for the deep connection he had for The Creator, he held this deep belief from his debut to the moment he passed away. To add on top of the scary 1000hp turbo monster he drove completely on the limit. I cannot do it on a simulator. He was above any man who got behind the wheel of any car. Siempre Senna 💝

One can experience Senna's greatness trying to beat him in modern sims, having tracks and cars from those times with a pro steering wheel you'll quickly find out what racing was like for racers from that era. After trying to beat his times, count the amount of times you would have died trying to do so in real life, even without all the g-forces involved it would also be a great workout for your arms and shoulders. All of those drivers had massive skill and massive cohones, true madlads. Current F1 is even faster, yet luckily a bit safer, and even with properly enforced steering requires a very skilled driver to be able battling it out on those tracks at those speeds. Never knew about Senna's faith and and the efforts off the track. Nice video, thanks!

Let's thank his family for following through with his dream. He wanted to help his country, which would be good to see from every multi millionaire sports stars and others who could make a difference, but Senna and his family are doing it. I still can't believe he didn't get out of the car, it was a moment in history that'll remain with myself and so many others till eternity. RIP

If i only could go time travel, to meet him, and see him race... Oh men. I miss him so much

Glad to see there isn’t any dislikes

I am a massive F1 fan, due to permanent disability for the last five years, even more so. I am not a sports type person and do not follow any other sorts but F1 is the only sport I am absolutely hooked on. I have followed F1 since 1976 and my father did before me. That out of the way, as a dedicated fan of the sport I have to add I was also a dedicated fan of Ayrton. As you so clearly highlight how he stood out from the rest, I was impressed and we all knew it was only a matter of time before he became WC. I remember 1 May'94 so clearly because I should have been so excited at race start as I always am every race..... There was a very dark cloud hanging over everything, It was like a huge storm was coming and all the excitement was gone, It was a strange feeling that day. It was the darkest day of Formula One and I believe it will remain the darkest in the history of Formula One. The HANS (head and neck support) device was one of the positive things to come out of this terrible day and F1 has incredible safety measures in place that deaths are rare, they will still happen though as they have. We learn from them, We remember the names of our drivers with love and passion, they are never forgotten.

Probably one of most emotional and well writen videos about him. Im Brazilian and im proud of your work. Thank you.

Absolutely phenomenal talent I still think this guy was the most naturally gifted driver to exist the only guys near his natural talent are Lewis Michael Villeneuve and yup Montoya I seriously rate JPM on natural ability but Senna had some races where you were blown away by his talent I actually got a full print on my wall of Sennas donnington 93 win his greatest drive 👍

He was something else.

The felling of watching Senna racing is unexplainable. He is our greatest hero. Thank you Ayrton 💚💛💙

Tributes can come and go. What you have done here is forever lasting for the Greatest Of All Time. People who “thumbs down” this video should not be counted by RU-vid. RIP Ayrton Senna.

Simply the best.

Legend .

Brilliant video mate as usual. U know I was 3 months old in June 1984 but I’ve been watching F1 from a young age and I just about remember imola and that truly terrible weekend The biggest loss to F1 and it’s fans. Senna is a legend that we’ll never forget

Great video as always. The absolute enigma that was Ayrton Senna. You have stayed away from the darker aspects of his character but as the video is I tended as a celebration of his life, that's fair enough. Keep up the good work 👍

He is the greatest pride of my country and when we lost him… nothing had ever mobilized our nation like that… I was there at his funeral (the one held for all public) 🥲❤️ thinking of him brings me tears of joy and sadness altogether.

I’ve cried more during this than my last break up

What an excellent mini-documentary covering the important events in the life of the greatest driver to over live!!!

R.I.P. Ayrton

Senna transcended the sport . Irreplaceable ❤️

Senna was exceptionally good in any car. Any car.

He was the reason I fell in love with F1. My father and I loved him for who he was on the track and off the track. He is simply irreplaceable and in my humble opinion the greatest F1 driver to have ever graced the sport.

I was born in 94 and grew up watching F1 from a very young age Schumacher was my hero then, but watching old footage of senna had I been alive a few years earlier Senna would’ve been the guy I looked up to, there aren’t words to describe the raw talent possessed by Senna just watch in awe. Race in paradise legend.

For me... Ayrton is the greatest of all time.. And it's not even close. Even Michael Schumacher said that Senna is the best driver he has seen. And I personally am a big fan of Michael.

Im not an f1 guy, i like watching some 80s and 90s highlights….. but im a HUGE senna fan, his onboard footage is mesmerizing

Makes me so sad man, today’s crashes aren’t as big of deal. Back then you crash you die. If only senna and previous drivers had the safety of the modern era

Thank you from Italy.

He is my hero ❤️.

This man was and still is my only hero, i had 9 years old at the time of his death and i watched everything live on tv. To this day, i can't still watch any video about his life without crying.

In a single word DEVOTION !

He was not only a brilliant driver, he was a brilliant human being, and a caring opponent to his fellow drivers. Legend🙌🏻❤️

What a great tribute; Senna was wise indeed, philanthropic with his wealth at the root, took the mantle of heroism, had a heroic experience that truly mattered, in a fraction of time of reasoning and taking action because he understood the imminent danger; absolute synergy man and machine when it comes to automobilism at that level which is human excellency in a way, for us to achieve that kind of technology. A great rival and friend, what a legacy; maybe it can inspire many.

A once in a generation sportsman and driver, I tear up every time I see his fatal crash

This man was a absolutely legend, not for your race skills only, but also for his way to see the life. Ayrton Senna da Silva a name to be remembered in the pantheon of the greatest sportsman's.

he was the Apex of what a human can be as a racing driver, and somehow always in check with his heart, and love for all life. just, fair, fierce, and above ALL ELSE, he was so godamn fast....

Great video. I'm glad that you used some part from my videos : "Ayrton Senna's death shocked the world" & "F1 1994 Imola (San Marino Grand Prix) - Ayrton Senna's death" (0:57-1:02). Ayrton was an exceptional driver with an enormous charisma and talent. The rare combination of both made him an eternal Legend, people will never forget. Even if you weren't his fan (at least in my case - used to keep my fingers crossed for Mansell and MS), you couldn't disregard his special personality and skills. I admired the way he was able to control his car in absolutely irreal, impossible circumstances, weather conditions. Dry or wet didn't matter to him. He always shined, impressed everybody, who followed this wonderful sport. Too bad, that his life was cut so short. But those 34 years - which were given to him - proved to be more than sufficient to make his mark in sport's history. I feel honoured to have had the privilege to be able to see him live on the race track in action, when he was driving at us, at the Hungaroring. It was a fantastic joy to watch, an unforgettable experience. This was the venue, where he always performed extraordinarily. To be successful here - this circuit has tricky low- and mid-speed corners - requires outstanding abilities. Ayrton still has huge amount of fans in Hungary. His name didnt fade. Respect for one of the greatest sportmen ever.

Extremely well done tribute! Thanks!!

I grew up in the Era of Senna, Mansell, Arnoux, Piquet, Laffite, etc. I went to a few UK based GP including the 1985 European GP at Brands Hatch which Mansell won. Try as I might, I can't remember Senna at all from live GPs which is a shame. I obviously knew him from watching the races on TV but I was such a nationalist and Mansell (and later Damon Hill) fan that I never really gave Senna a chance. He did some remarkable drives but also some not so good stuff and AT THAT TIME he was not considered godly, just very good. By the end of his career, he had firmly established himself as a Top 5 all time great - absolutely justifiable and so, so much higher up than my poor UK drivers :) Over all these years since I have seen some epic single drives from many drivers including the obvious candidates but, I have to say, only Hamilton and Schumacher have shown great consistency, like Senna, in all conditions, over a prolonged period of time. To me it is a combination of speed, bravery, feel and the 'overall race awareness' part of the brain that they can engage even whilst at full throttle. This is where I see Hamilton being possibly the best of all in the way he ticks all 4 boxes so high. On this basis, I think a video from you breaking down these qualities might shine a light on the genius of these drivers and especially Hamilton. It is never all about stats. I suspect that Hamilton will have to crash or retire to start being considered the greatest but I do strongly believe he is, at the very least, the equal of Senna.

greatest driver and person too ❤

It still hurts that he is gone :(

I'm brazilian, thanks for the video

Awesome Video! Senna is our national Hero that All Brazilian people will miss him forever! Great attitude of a man who showed Brazilian Flag to the world demonstrating his motivation and determination. We are very Proud of him!!

In Brazil, May 1 1994 is a day we all remember where we were… I was 10 years old. It was the first time I remember seeing my dad cry.

A driver like no other, a human like very few others. God bless.

Another Class Video! Keep up the good work bro! 🤩

Well what I think is that he should have lived longer. Period.

A legend, a myth,

I lovw your detail and research Keep up the good work 🙌🏾

Interesting well made video as always. I never saw Senna race as he died when I was just a baby but I love learning about all the legends that made the sport what it is today and Senna arguably did more than most in popularising the sport we all love and enjoy.

the goat

Such a great video about Ayrton. Thank you.

When a driver is supreme in the rain or changes in the weather conditions and been able to adapt at a drop of a dime you know they are special . Ayrton is and always will be the best pure racing driver of his generation by far . May his soul rest in paradise 💔🙏🏾🖤. Amazing video and a quality piece my guy . You keep pushing the envelope. We salute you ✊🏿

Watched the horrible crash live, will never forget till I die. He is still missed in my heart. My favorite quote With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high