FORMULA 1
soon . Senna had a deadly collision at high speed with a barrier at the age of 34 during the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 , devastating millions in his home country of Brazil and causing three days of national mourning .
To this day , many drivers , including Lewis Hamilton , still look up to the notorious King of Monaco . He is still the fifth-most successful driver of all time in terms of race wins and has won more races for McLaren than any other driver in history .
TEMPERS FLARE AT THE 1984 MONACO GRAND PRIX
Senna ’ s successful career was made all the more fascinating with his turbulent rivalry with French driver , Alain Prost . The Senna – Prost rivalry is still regarded as one of the fiercest rivalries in sports history . The clashes between the two champion drivers can be best described through Monaco ’ s 1984 Grand Prix .
Ayrton Senna in 1994
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Colourful umbrellas were held up against grey skies . The 1984 Grand Prix took place under heavy rain and became one of the most controversial races in Formula One history . With rain soaking the track and delaying the race , Niki Lauda sought out Bernie Ecclestone on the grid in a bid to have the tunnel flooded . The tunnel was dry but coated with oil from the previous days , which turned it into a skid pad . Local fire trucks were called in to water down the only dry road on the track .
As soon as the race began , Prost was in the lead . Martin Brundle was not participating in the race after a huge crash at the Tabac corner during practice , which gave him a concussion . Senna had started thirteenth in his first Formula One street race in his rookie season and was showing his wet weather skills that would later become legendary . Ayrton Senna quickly began to close in on Prost . https :// www . alamy . com /
On lap 29 , Prost waved to the stewards of the race to indicate that he felt the race should be stopped . He was suffering from a major brake imbalance , the same problem that had caused Lauda to spin at Casino Square on lap 23 . Senna managed to pass Prost ’ s slowing McLaren before the finish line . However , the positions were counted according to the rules , or from the last lap completed by every driver , at which point Prost was in the lead . Prost ended up being declared the winner , but not without controversy , which began the infamous rivalry .
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