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Disgruntled, recently-fired, ex-F1 BMW driver Jacques Villeneuve (seen here hiding in his wine cellar), has decided to weigh in on the Schumacher-vs.-Senna debate. In an article to be published next...
View ArticleIn a split second, it’s gone: Senna movie coming to the US
Formula 1 fans were apprehensive a few years ago when plans for a biopic about World Champion Ayrton Senna was announced – it’s been a long time since the last great racing film, and visions of...
View ArticleBrock Yates, Senna film win Motor Press Guild accolades
While books and articles have dominated the annual Dean Batchelor Award – the highest honor in automotive journalism – since its inception in 1995, the award is by no means presented only to works of...
View ArticleThe top 10 Hemmings Blog posts of 2011
Photo courtesy RM Auctions As we do every December, we’re pausing today to take a brief look back at the past year, recounting some of the biggest stories from the collector-car hobby that crossed our...
View ArticleAyrton Senna’s 1991 driver’s suit expected to fetch up to $55,000 at auction
Senna (center), in the suit to be auctioned, at Monaco in 1991. Photo courtesy RM Auctions. In 1991, Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna captured his third and final world championship, taking...
View ArticleRacing Heroes – Ayrton Senna
Senna on the podium in Canada with Alain Prost and Thierry Boutsen, 1988. Photo courtesy Instituto Ayrton Senna. From 1984 until his untimely death at San Marino, Italy, on May 1, 1994, no single...
View ArticleAyrton Senna and missed opportunities
Ayrton Senna at the U.S. Grand Prix, 1991. Photo by Wiley Norwich. I’ve always been a fan of Ayrton Senna, from the moment the young Brazilian upstart did the seemingly impossible by challenging Prost...
View ArticleAyrton Senna’s 1981 DAP racing kart heads to auction
Ayrton Senna, racing the DAP kart at the 1981 Karting World Championships. Photos courtesy Bonhams. By 1981, future F1 World Champion Ayrton Senna had already proven his mastery of Formula Fords by...
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