{"id":43992,"date":"2024-02-10T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43992"},"modified":"2024-03-08T19:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:20:55","slug":"ayrton-senna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43992","title":{"rendered":"Ayrton Senna, 1960-94"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brazilian F-1 driver Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960<\/a>-94) was a respected driver whom we followed for a while. His statue at Copacabana Beach<\/a> is the first thing we visit once in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

… more pix n videos on Google Maps<\/a>, TA<\/p>\n

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He won the F-1 <\/a>World Drivers’ Championship<\/a> in 1988<\/a>, 1990<\/a>, and 1991<\/a>. Michael Schumacher (1969<\/a>-) won 7: 1994<\/a>, 1995<\/a>, 2000<\/a>, 2001<\/a>, 2002<\/a>, 2003<\/a>, 2004<\/a>. Senna’s death certainly made Schumacher’s win that much easier. Unfortunately, he died young, on the race track in Bologna, Italy, of skull fractures, brain injuries, and a ruptured temporal artery<\/a>. Italian Air Force offered to fly his coffin home but his family chose the home airline. He received a state funeral. (Gisele B\u00fcndchen catwalked at 2016 Rio Olympic<\/a> … it seems Brazil lacks talent, oh well.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One item on top of our agenda in Rio de Janeiro<\/a> is to visit his statue on the sidewalk to Copacabana Beach<\/a>; facing the Copacabana Palace, reportedly the best hotel in town. It’s a live size, he stands on top of the podium that he had stood for more than 40 times in his short career. His left hand is holding a Brazilian flag.<\/p>\n

His figure is slim, compare to his fellows we see in 2024. The inscription reads “O medo me fascina”, which Google translates to fear fascinates me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

RIP.<\/p>\n

… the evening photo<\/a> was taken at 7:52pm on Feb 12. Unlike the pristine condition in the morning, empty bottles are everywhere.<\/p>\n

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