Ayrton Senna rewrote the rule book for Formula One
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Has there been a more traumatic event in sport than Ayrton Senna’s skidding exit from the Tamburello curve at Imola, and subsequent death at the age of 34? Probably not, judging by the nose-blowing and eye-dabbing I witnessed during a screening of the new documentary, Senna.
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Ayrton Senna Formula 1 driver biography - RaceFans
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Drive to Survive' Made Americans Fall in Love With Formula 1 - The New York Times
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A McLaren MP4/5B driven by Senna is for sale
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German Grand Prix 1990 Ayrton Senna - A Tribute to Life
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Senna's East Midlands masterclass - Motor Sport Magazine
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How a rule change contributed to two of F1's most controversial moments
Who'd win an F1 race with equivalent modern cars, Hamilton or Senna, in the wet? - Quora
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Re-writing the F1 rulebook - Part 2: from driver aids to increased safety
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Ayrton Senna, Anatomy of a Crash
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History of Formula One - Wikipedia
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F1 Heroes Book Celebrates Racing Legends Hamilton, Senna, Ickx - Bloomberg