Ayrton Senna Documentary

[orangelion03]

I just found out about this yesterday, and I learned a few minutes ago that I missed the last opportunity to see it here in LA...it was playing at a theater on my way home from work.   

Anyway...


Ayrton Senna - The Movie [International Trailer]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424432/
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/buxton-senna-the-movie

[Turf]

it's FINALLY out? going to have to find it now, It was released in japanese without subtitles like a year ago.

[Kopfjäger]

I was a huge Ayrton Senna fan. I was crushed when he was killed.

[geoffduc]

He should never have left his spiritual home, McLaren and Ron Dennis...

[fastwin]

I was a huge Ayrton Senna fan. I was crushed when he was killed.

Make that two. I HAVE to see this one.

Interesting clip giving some explanation of his accident. True? Who knows? I'm sure his untimely death led to the safety improvements we have today at FIA and FIM approved tracks. Way too little run off in the turn he crashed in. Sad.

Ayrton Senna - How the crash killed him

[Grappa]

Not playing in my neck of the woods.  All we have in the theaters is Justin Bieber.  WTF??  Sorry to say I never heard of him before, but now I really want to see the movie.  Found this on youtube.

Ayrton Senna Top Gear Tribute

[derby]

Interesting clip giving some explanation of his accident. True? Who knows?

i believe the lack of clearance under the car was due to the (too?) slow speed during the safety car period resulting a loss of pressure in the tires.

i seem to remember senna complaining about the speed of the safety car.

[orangelion03]

I took the afternoon off and caught the last showing of it's run here in LA.  Excellent documentary.  Delves into aspects of Senna that I was not aware of, as well as insight into the politics of F! and his rivalry with Prost.
Well worth looking for if you are in or near a major metropolitan area, or when it is released on DVD (probably later this year).

There is a brief scene of him riding through Monaco on a Monster!  With his girlfriend on the back.

And thanks to learning about this doc, I too saw the Top Gear segment...one of the best I have seen on the show.

I was attending a VW show with fellow members of the local Formula Vee association (we were displaying our cars).  We were discussing Ratzenberger's death,  when one of our members arrived late with the news of Senna's accident and death.  A terrible weekend...

[Kopfjäger]

I don't know if it's in the Documentary, but I think I remember Ayrton telling his wife that morning that he had a bad feeling about that track. (?)

[DoubleEagle]

I remember watching the crash , it was terrible...and also Clay Regazzoni's crash ...and Niki Lauda going up in flames, and Brian Redman too.

Clay is a paraplegic, Niki is almost unrecognizable, the others....dead.

Sad, sad days in F1.

Dolph

[orangelion03]

Clay is a paraplegic, Niki is almost unrecognizable, the others....dead.

Sad, sad days in F1.

Dolph

Rega was killed in an auto accident in 2006.

[DoubleEagle]

Rega was killed in an auto accident in 2006.

Wasn't he in a real bad crash in F1 that left him a paraplegic way before '06 ?

I wasn't aware of the '06 crash .   

Dolph     

[Kopfjäger]

Wasn't he in a real bad crash in F1 that left him a paraplegic way before '06 ?

I wasn't aware of the '06 crash .   

Dolph     

He was paralyzed in an F1 crash in 80 and was killed in 06 in an auto accident.

[DoubleEagle]

He was paralyzed in an F1 crash in 80 and was killed in 06 in an auto accident.

Thanks for clearing that up Daryl.

I guess I could have looked it up .

Dolph

[pennyrobber]

I had almost forgotten about this documentary. I happened upon a small theater while on travel that had the poster for it on the wall and currently had it showing. Sweet!

Just got back and have to say they did a great job.