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Senna Hits Stray Dog, Ends Day At Turkish Grand Prix

Ben Wojdyla — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:00 EDT

We watched the first part of the Turkish Grand Prix this morning and after the first corner featured some serious car over car accident action and the Ferrari/Mercedes slap fest, we got a little bored and sought out better things to do with our Sunday. Our mistake. We missed the Bruno Senna stray dog destruction derby. Yep, Fido (do wild dogs have names?) and a friend wandered onto the track. Fido's friend escaped but Fido wasn't so lucky, and ended up being struck by Senna's right suspension. Both the suspension and the dog found their end. Yeah, Felipe Massa may have won the race, but we definitely know who lost. Poor, poor Fido. This video is not safe for members of the ASPCA, small children or anyone else with a strong dislike for seeing dogs accidentally run over on a track. [Eurosport and Youtube]

Ayrton Senna's Last Lap

Mark Arnold — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:00:00 EDT

It was 14 years ago to the day that this world lost Ayrton Senna.

Certainly one of the most talented drivers ever, he won the F1 World Championship in '88, '90, and '91. More importantly, he was a great man respected by everyone who ever met him, and millions of fans who never had the chance. This was the last lap of his life before his fatal accident.

Jackie Stewart Knows Death

Matthew DeBord — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDT

The Formula One season gets started this weekend in Australia, so of course Jackie Stewart (number 8 on the top 100 F1 drivers of all time list) is talking. We were struck by how much...well, flat-out human carnage that the man has witnessed.

According to the story from The Sydney Morning Herald, Stewart won 27 times—but also saw 57 "close friends, colleagues and competitors" perish on the track. Yeesh. That's hard-core. Makes us appreciate the much-improved safety record F1 has racked up since the last driver lost it all: Ayrton Senna in '94.

Good racing this weekend, gentlemen. Good safe racing. [The Sydney Morning Herald]

Senna Hot-Laps an NSX Around Suzuka

Davey G. Johnson — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:22:48 EST

We were stoked when reader Barnaby sent us this link to Ayrton Senna running Suzuka in the then-new NSX, a car his input helped shape. Senna? Suzuka? NSX? We're so there. But somehow after having seen the Drift King's recent adventures in an NSX and watching Jeremy Clarkson attempt to beat his Gran Turismo time in one at Laguna Seca, the footage proved to be anticlimactic. Still, it's got a pedal-cam, and we love us some pedal cam.

Ayrton Senna drives Honda NSX at Suzuka [Google Video]

Commenting on F1 via Fiction: Posthumous Legends Interview

Davey G. Johnson — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:15:15 EDT

What if you could get Alberto Ascari, Ayrton Senna, Jim Clark and Bruce McLaren 'round the table for a sit-down on the current state of Formula 1? A guy by the name of Parminio did just that on an unofficial McLaren fan site. Mindful that with the exception of the safety of modern F1 cars, the racing seemed to be so much better way back when, Parminio uses the imagined conversation to offer his critique of modern Grand Prix competition. Our favorite line? Ascari on modern cars: "I do not like how the cars these days just shatter like a glass. That I do not like at all."

A ficitious interview with legends of the sport Parts 1 and 2 [McLaren Fans]

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