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Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship....
Ayrton Senna was a Brazilian F1 driver, considered to be one of the best.
Among the greatest racing drivers of all time, Ayrton Senna combined blistering raw pace with a ruthless focus to win the Formula 1 title on three occasions. He was a complex man for whom the end result was paramount – whether it be disputing a corner or choosing the best team with which to progress.
His rivalry with Alain Prost became the stuff of legend and his death in 1994 shocked the sport to the core.
His talent was apparent from the moment he sat in a kart for the first time although the World Championship in that discipline would prove elusive.
Ayrton da Silva, as he was known at the time, finished as runner-up behind Peter Koene and Peter de Bruyn in 1979 and 1980 respectively. However, it was his team-mate in the DAP team, Englishman Terry Fullerton, who he later identified as the greatest rival of his racing career.
Unstoppable in the junior categories
It was in British Formula Ford 1600 that the Brazilian made his impressive car racing debut in 1981.
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