May 1 marks the 30-year anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna, regarded as one of the best drivers ever
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00:00He left something that is different and more important than the sports results.
00:07The determination, the force that was driving him to this excellence
00:13and probably was the reason why he was perceived as such a champion.
00:31Well, Ayrton Senna's death in 1994 is a moment where many of us knew where they were and what they were doing.
00:38It's almost unbelievable that this happened and now 30 years on,
00:43it's the greatest personality that we probably ever had in Formula 1.
01:01A lot of racing fans, after Ayrton went away, they decided not to watch on TV anymore.
01:07There was like a cooling down of enthusiasts for racing.
01:14I was the only one to offer him, so I would say that for this, where he told me,
01:32look, I thank you, I have my program, because in 1988 I was the world champion of Formula 1,
01:39which was culturally serene.
01:53There is no secret why these guys are so good, besides the raw talent that they both, of course, had.
02:01But the commitment, the attention to details, the determination, the resilience that they had was really mind-blowing.
02:11Since Ayrton's time, exactly 30 years ago, there has been another big improvement.
02:27The cars, now they are much safer, the cockpit. The cockpit is like a safety capsule today.
02:34If you look at Formula 1 cars, all the protection, even for the helmet, for the head, everything is incredible.