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The effects of the loss of Ayrton Senna at Imola on May 1 1994 still ripple through Formula 1 today, from the auriverde colours that Lewis Hamilton proudly wears on his helmet at the Brazilian Grand Prix each year to the sport’s constant striving for improved safety measures. Exactly 27 years on from the great man’s death, we look back on 10 of the most outstanding moments from Ayrton Senna’s career. 10. A defensive driving masterclass – British Grand Prix 1993 “We could never really have posed a threat to Williams,” said Senna frankly at the end of his final season with McLaren ...

1 May, 2021 Gerhard Berger was Ayrton Senna close friend, once teammates at McLaren they hit it off in a big way, their adventures and misadventures the stuff of legend. So much has been written and said, analysed and dissected about the fateful day – 1 May 1994 – when Ayrton was robbed of his life at Imola, in an accident that is etched into everyone’s memory. On Saturday, during qualifying at Imola that weekend; the world was shocked by the death of Roland Ratzenberger, as well as a massive crash that may have killed Rubens Barrichello too. It was a very crazy weekend that has left th...

1 May, 2021 Dr Giovanni Gordin was on hand when Ayrton Senna crashed his Williams and died during the San Marino Grand Prix on May 1, 1994. The doctor on duty that day, for the 118 emergency services of Bologna, was one of the medical team, headed by the late Professor Sid Watkins who did all they could to save Senna, to no avail as the triple F1 World Champion was proclaimed dead at 18:37 pm local time. Now 67-years-old, Dr Gordin spoke for the first time about those final moments of the Brazilian’s life, recalling the tragedy 27 years after it happened during an interview with Gazzetta, o...

When watching Formula 1, you might have found yourself wondering why there’s fairly standard looking family estate car trundling around behind the pack at the start of a race. However, the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix brought home just how crucial the FIA Medical Car’s role is in the sport. It was that car, driven by Alan van der Merwe and with the FIA’s Medical Rescue Coordinator Dr Ian Roberts riding alongside, that was on the scene in seconds after Romain Grosjean’s Haas VF-20 ploughed terrifyingly through the Armco barriers at the Bahrain International Circuit, before erupting in flame...

Had things panned out differently, January 18, 2021 would have marked the 71st birthday of Gilles Villeneuve. The French-Canadian driver only competed in six seasons of Formula 1, and won just six times – and yet his extrovert driving style and never-surrender attitude mean he is still sorely missed by F1 fans today. Lap 4 of the 1981 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and Villeneuve has just clouted the fiddly chicane at Woodcote. Carnage ensues, as Villeneuve spins into the catch fencing and eventual retirement, taking Williams’ Alan Jones and Alfa Romeo’s Andrea de Cesaris – who’...