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I was very lucky to meet Ayrton Senna, and even luckier to get to know him.

After all, I was one of many people making

documentary films about Formula One racing,

and he was a world champion.

These numbers tell the story of a career.

This film tells the story of a man.

In between seasons, Ayrton always went back to Brazil to unwind,

only returning to test the next year's car.

How is it returning to the racing car with such a long absence?

Well, it's nice first of all to see number one on the nose of your car.

That is really a great feeling.

It's the second time I experienced that, and I hope I will have a few other times.

I wondered if at this stage in his career he felt that he had anything to prove.

In the end, what matters is to do it the way

you like to do, the way you believe is right.

And you have to be positive, you have to be strong, psychologically speaking.

Very, very tough, very, very strong to go through the doubts and knockdowns and

kind of war that goes on sometimes, to be

tough and go through it and make sure you get

to the other end of the tunnel.

Ayrton Senna was not one of the boys.

In a group photograph, he can't seem to get away soon enough.

This attitude led to the perception that he was arrogant,

but this was simply because of his exceptional dedication to the matter in hand.

There has never been a more focused driver than Ayrton Senna.

On Ayrton's visit to the factory after a winter break in Brazil,

he wanted to see the new car that could carry him to another world championship.

How carefully he touches it.

He was always thoughtful, as can be seen from

his reflection, about the best qualifying strategy.

Depends on each event, on what situation you find yourself,

what are your difficulties, what are your strengths at each Grand Prix,

technically speaking, relatively not only to your car but to other people.

Then you have to play the game as it comes to you, as it presents to you.

He tried to get the maximum out of any

situation, even at a test interrupted by bad weather.

As the track dried up, he checked its condition in a borrowed Porsche.

He was determined to use all the available time for developing the car,

and suggested moving the track worker's lunch break.

Some places are dry, but here on the

street, it's quite damp still at the end of the street.

Can they stop at 11.30? Maybe. 11.30 to 12.30?

That is very, very difficult for them.

Yeah?

Even for 12 is difficult, but 11.30 is very, very difficult.

Is it dry enough that you could just get a run, so we can check the fuel pumps out?

Get that pressure ready? Oh, yes, sure.

Sure, we can do that. And then stop.

Later, on a break, while the track was still drying,

someone brought a small road car with a new engine that fascinated the mechanics.

Ayrton was interested too, but he couldn't wait to get back to work.

Time to work! Come on!

Outsiders may have found him distant, even unfriendly,

but he was always very amiable with me,

even after a long overnight flight in his private jet back from his winter break.

But I'm looking forward much more than I was a year ago.

I had the opportunity to relax, cool down, restart,

and get ready in the best shape as possible for these 91 seasons. so...

We'll wait and see.

At a formal dinner, I could see that he wanted to hear the speakers,

but he could naturally put up with the attention of his fans.

It's always important to understand people.

Because if you are able to establish

a good understanding relationship,

you can evaluate better the situations you get faced to

during the stress and during the pressure.

At the beginning of one season, a new co-driver arrived at a Silverstone test,

with zero experience of Formula One and no knowledge of the circuits.

Andretti had to get used to the new paddle shifters.

One good thing about it, you just keep your eyes on the road.

But Ayrton was very sympathetic to the learning curve ahead of him.

I think he has a tremendous challenge in front of him.

With the limited time in practice,

still learning about the car and totally new circuit,

it will be difficult for him.

But Senna did his best to help, showing him lines and braking points.

My car last year was, but I think this car will be better,

because it's a better car of a race.

How do you enter here? This is over here?

You aim for here,

brake straight into that angle there and then back.

So you downshift?

Yeah, you downshift there. Stop a moment.

You downshift there, going to that edge of the curve.

Clearly the most important relationship in Ayrton's Formula One world

was with McLaren's Ron Dennis.

He's a very ambitious man, and I like that.

He works very hard for the team and to the success.

And he's a very clever man.

And I'm saying all that because I really do believe in everything.

And I am probably one of his biggest fans.

Although we have our differences sometimes, I respect him a lot.

Ron Dennis was able to sum up his star driver in three words.

Simply the best.

Beneath the soft-spoken exterior, there was certainly passion.

So much determination, so much strength, you just go...

And there is very little to stop you.

You just commit to it.

And you may see things that drivers that are not to that level cannot see.

Or take a little longer to realise.

Was this arrogance?

No, he was his own harshest critic.

And suddenly, boom, everything goes away.

Nothing.

You end up with nothing.

And that race, it's frustrating because it was hard weekend anyway.

It was a hard race.

I had done almost a two-hour race at that stage.

I had some technical problems, which I believe I could have control until the end.

But in some ways, I allow myself to be caught once more.

And from the frustration and the anger immediately after, I just use it.

Use it for the next one.

And get it right the next one.

Learn from that one a lesson.

And try to avoid the next time.

Will not catch me again.

None of this means that he didn't get any fun out of racing,

as you can see when he drove the car for the

first time after his winter break in Brazil.

Everything happens very, very fast in a Formula 1 car.

And when you drive only road cars for three months, as powerful as they can be,

it's a huge difference.

And you only really realize when you actually drive it again,

even if you have driven for many years Formula 1 cars.

It's really something when you actually do it.

Motor racing is dangerous. And only the fool hardly never think about it.

When you're driving, you are risking.

There's no difference.

Of course, some drivers have accidents every time they drive,

it's because they are doing it wrong.

They are taking the risks, but they are taking the wrong risks.

So when you are driving, you are risking,

and you have to judge the risks you take.

I wondered just how seriously he took the danger.

It's very strong in my mind.

And it's very good that it's there.

The way it is because it gives you the right feeling for self-preservation.

At moments when you are dealing with a danger very near,

in a way that it's a very close relationship, it's attractive.

And being attractive, it could go a little bit too much at certain moments.

And the fact that you are aware of it,

that you can be hurt or you can die,

gives you the ability of stopping at some moments where you really have to stop.

And it's there, but I live with it very well.

And it's something that I use as a self-preservation feeling more than anything.

Ayrton was in a number of my films, and he was always very friendly.

But I was surprised when he called me one day, quite out of the blue,

and asked me if I'd like to go to Brazil and collaborate with him

on a film about his life there.

Well, who wouldn't?

But I had one caveat.

And I said, "You're a very quiet person, and I'm very noisy and outgoing,

and I can't alter my personality just to fit in with you."

I heard a laugh at the other end of the phone, and he said,

"Don't worry, I can handle you."

Here is the film we made.

Ayrton Senna is 31 years old.

He is a professional racing driver.

He has twice been world champion and may be the greatest racing driver of all time.

His extraordinary life divides neatly into two halves.

The working half is spent among the pressures and turmoil

of racing and developing the car.

Ayrton has had an amazing life in racing.

He has not only won the world championship twice,

he also has won the second largest number of races in Formula 1 history.

And he is beyond doubt the fastest driver,

proved by his record number of fastest qualifying drivers.

The other half of Ayrton Senna's life is spent in his home country, in Brazil,

in circumstances that can only be described as idyllic.

You don't get to be a world champion by chance,

and Ayrton is a man with extraordinary singleness of purpose.

Even while staying at his beach house,

he is in training for the other working half of his life,

preparing with a thoroughness which is characteristic of everything that he does.

This pair of tennis shoes have done probably,

they are only about over two months old.

Almost finished.

A lot of running.

I've been doing 12, 15, 20 kilometres a day.

Three days, one day stop, three days, one day stop.

Behind it the motivation is that I know, not only for my profession is important,

but also for my health.

It's a responsibility I have even if I am on holiday,

as I must keep very close and very much under control,

because it will make a difference when I go back to the racing car,

to the tracks and testing or racing.

I'll be in a better shape, I'll drive better, I will perform better.

Sometimes Ayrton runs on the beach,

but today he's heading for a less glamorous location,

an oil jetty about a mile offshore from his home.

This is not a man who runs at random, as much or as little as he feels like.

He runs to a planned pattern and it helps to know just how far he's running.

Conveniently, the oil jetty is exactly one and a half kilometres long.

Are you competitive by nature?

You seem to me to be very easy going, very charming.

Do you save it entirely for racing?

If I am on holiday, off-season, it's a different way of living, totally.

Then when you're doing interviews, when you're testing during the season,

racing, competing during the season,

you have to allow yourself

a different mental approach,

a different way of looking the day and night.

And...

And only that way I find possible to get the necessary equilibrium

to then give everything I have when it really matters.

But in normal things, I am competitive.

I like to compete and I like to do well. I like to be the best.

The running may be finished, but the boat ride back to the beach house

is nothing more than a pause in the exercise routine.

You can drive a Grand Prix car, whether you are fit or unfit,

but for how long you can drive, how precise, how consistent you can drive

under stress, under high temperatures,

under difficult conditions during race is another thing.

You know that's going to be tough. You're going to feel tired.

You're going to have some pain. You're going to lose a lot of liquid.

But you know you can do it as good as anybody, if not better,

if you are well trained, well fit.

So if you are not fit, your concentration just tends to go gradually away

during a race distance.

Let's take a look at a typical day in his working life.

It starts around 6.30 in the morning when he leaves his hotel.

Astonishingly, he drives himself to the circuit

and has to find his own way there.

Ayrton's work for the day usually consists of setting up the car

for its best performance for each circuit and its weather conditions.

This means lapping the track many times.

Returning to the garage for discussions

and then lapping the track again.

You have plenty of time to do all the work that you have to.

And...

You can think more, you can go through things methodically...

And learn.

And...

I like always to learn a bit more.

And at the end of a very long day,

you are quite likely to find him still at the circuit.

In this case, trying to improve the fit of his helmet.

This is just testing.

In a race for two hours, drivers are subjected to 5G in braking,

3G on acceleration and 4G in the corners,

so that a driver's head has a sudden increase in weight up to about 50 pounds.

Imagine the impact of that on the neck.

And you can see why this unrelenting effort is necessary.

But while Ayrton works out so relentlessly, his friends just do their thing.

By the time he's finished exercising, Ayrton has worked up a healthy appetite.

Ayrton, can you eat what you like?

Pretty much. Not only what I like, but as much as I like to.

As much as I want to.

I don't normally have a problem with any kind of food.

Of course, I try to eat healthy food.

I love fruits in general.

I like also typical Brazilian type of food like rice beans,

potatoes, salad.

But I avoid red meat now for a few years.

I cut it slowly.

But when I'm in Brazil, I eat a little bit from time to time.

I eat a lot of fish, particularly when I am in the beach house.

It's very nice having your own helicopter.

If you want to show people around your hometown.

Ayrton's hometown is the world's second largest city, São Paulo,

the commercial capital of Brazil.

This is the center, the business center of São Paulo.

The big avenue with all the banks and everything.

It's the center.

A big center.

A lot of things going on.

This is Praça da Sé

It's the beginning of São Paulo.

It's the Marco Zero.

So tell me, what is this building Ayrton?

It's my new office.

It's going to be my new office.

And on top of it, is especially being built for a helicopter landing pad for us.

We have three levels of the building just for my... Our activities.

Here is where I keep my private jet, which I fly all over the world.

It's a twin jet, it is a HS-125-800, made by Richard Spinks.

My assigned leader is where I keep my jet.

Now we're coming up to the surface, Interlagos,

where we come now to race the Brazilian Grand Prix.

It has gone through major rebuilding last year

and we had the Grand Prix back in São Paulo

before it used to be Rio

Now, as you can see, some work is still going on,

just before the race in March.

Beside the racing circuit, there is the go-kart circuit,

which is where I started racing 15 years ago.

That's the go-kart circuit there, beside the main street.

Back in 1973, I did my first official race, which I won.

I actually won the race.

The circuit is over there, on our left, where I used to run.

Where I do my training.

It's a university area.

It's only for the students.

And they have this club for exercise and fun

and all kinds of sports activities.

And it's a place only for young people

It's good atmosphere, good mind, which is important,

especially when you're doing hard training,

to have a good atmosphere,

a good positive attitude

towards to your exercise, your training program.

In the suburbs, Ayrton showed us his parents' house,

where he's lived for 15 years.

We built the house from zero.

The people in São Paulo know you live here?

Some, some.

And now if he goes away, you see the mountain.

São Paulo may be a big and important city,

but like the rest of Brazil, it's remote from Europe,

the home of Grand Prix Racing,

and little known to people outside South America.

So why has Brazil produced such successful racing drivers?

I believe when somebody 10,000, 12,000 kilometers away

decides to go to Europe from South America, from Brazil,

you must have in yourself a lot of guts.

We have to create much more.

We have to innovate much more from our own source.

We are still very young.

We are still disorganized, generally speaking,

and therefore we have much more problems

to do things and to achieve things.

And when we decide to go for it and compete,

we have in our instincts, I think, a little bit more power

to go through difficulties and to create a little bit more

in situations where it is the ability you have to imagine

and create and put it in reality.

Maybe we have a little bit more.

Racing drivers really are very different

from the way the public imagines them.

Ayrton does not drive a tire-burning supercar,

but a practical Teutonic station wagon.

When he's not at his beach house,

Ayrton spends time on his country estate,

100 miles from São Paulo.

This is a totally different environment from the beach house,

but in its own way as carefree.

Were these lakes here before?

There were originally two lakes.

This one was the higher one,

and we decided to join them.

And we made one big lake which is over one kilometer long.

The water is unnatural.

Water is spring water.

There is no outside water.

It's completely clean, so it's beautiful to water ski,

jet ski, swim, just play water sports, which I love.

And we also are planning to put some fish here,

15,000, 20,000, to then be able to also fish a little bit

and have a fresh fish, the ones we like most,

and have fun.

Now, over here...

What are these buildings I see here?

Well, they were not in the farm when we bought

and then part of our development program,

we decided to build those houses for the workers.

And so we have built so far about 10 houses,

and the people who then work for us can have a good way of life.

And also, it's nice to see new things done properly,

with the right shape, right design, right style.

We are also making the main house for us.

It's gonna have 10 suites,

they'll be facing the lakes,

and we have a swimming pool down here.

And then we have the main house,

which is automatically connected with the suites over there,

with the saloons and all the other things

that we like to have in a private house.

We've been working here for a year and a half already,

and I believe we have another two years to go.

Everything is facing the two lakes,

so all the time our view will be the two lakes.

We have a tennis court right in front, the swimming pool.

We have the boathouse there on the left,

and we try to preserve the trees that were here from the beginning

to have the atmosphere, the environment,

as untouchable as possible.

So it's gonna be nice when it's finished.

This is our pier that will link the house.

We have stairs going up there that go on the terrace,

and that house is the boathouse,

where we have the entrance.

The water will go, actually goes into the house,

so the boat go into the house, the jet skis,

and we have a crane there to pull the jet ski out of the water

and put it over a special place.

I have there also a place for the go-karts,

a place for the boat, a place for the radio control model aircraft.

So it's a place only for fun.

All the hobbies I like to play all the time,

and I can play here on the farm in many different ways

are all concentrating there.

So I will be spending a lot of my time there with my friends

and my cousin and the people who like the same hobbies.

Just as he was concerned that his house would not spoil the trees around it,

Ayrton is determined that the estate will grow its own healthy food.

You've got a lot of stuff growing here, Ayrton.

Yeah, this is just a small corn plantation that we have for our own need

for our own consumption.

And we use not only for us to eat, but also for the cows.

You can see here, it's still premature.

But it's our own corn with no chemicals

or anything else that can be bad for your health.

See here, the corn, right?

It's terrific.

It's natural. No chemicals.

So...

OK, here we are with the orange trees, one-year-old orange tree.

And you can see, still very green.

It's not the season, but it's full of fruits already.

And again, it's our own.

You can come and grab from here and eat immediately

with no chemicals or anything else.

This is just for everybody on the estate?

Yes, it's just for our own use. For my family, my friends,

and also the people who live here in the farm.

We have oranges, we have tangerines, we have lemons,

we have bananas over there, we have corn, we have rice.

We have lots of fruits. And it's only for our own consumption.

Why are you pulling this poor tree out?

Because it's a Mandioc tree and it's the way to get the stuff out

so you can have a nice and fresh vegetable.

Ok, this is it.

Here is the Mandioc, all the way.

But now you've destroyed the tree. How long before you get any more Mandioc?

It's about six months. You get a new one.

It grows very fast, and it's the way to have this agriculture.

Hi!

Ayrton's father is a shy man, and he didn't like being seen in the film.

You got him?

Yes, we got him.

Tell me what you think you got from your family and your upbringing.

I think, first of all, a lot of love.

I think this is important in human being.

And I happened to have a lot when I was a kid from my family,

and that gave me all the strength I have in my education, my personality.

Of course, I had all the support from my family in everything I've been involved.

I've been always followed very close by my parents particularly,

and all those I had freedom to choose things.

Anytime, whenever I was going out of line

of what is healthy and a good way to live,

they were right there to show me,

to explain me what was going on

and what was going to happen later, which then you have no idea.

And they were trying to prevent major disasters, let's say,

and yet I was able to do wrong things and learn by doing it,

which is sometimes the best way of learning, by mistaking yourself.

And I think I'm very fortunate because my father and mother

gave me the fundamental feelings that I have until today.

Together with that, of course, I have a

wonderful sister and a very special brother,

and we always live very close together, always doing things together,

always thinking as a group, as a whole, always being positive about things.

We always had a healthy life, we always had anything we want in life.

So in that aspect, I think I am a fortunate guy.

The ambiance on Ayrton's estate is a curious

combination of the glamorous and the ordinary.

People arrive in private airplanes as casually as they might arrive by bus.

There are always children around

with lots of different gadgets to amuse them.

Some of these people may be wealthy,

but they're all just folks, old friends,

laughing and joking together.

The local estate agent even dropped in,

trying to sell a little parcel of land.

And his weight led to some good-natured banter.

When was the last time you saw your belly?

Not many people have their own racing circuit

but Ayrton Senna does, and it's for go-karts.

His private go-kart race meeting was a down-home affair.

If his old friends appear to show as much respect as friendship,

then it was simply the respect due to a world champion.

Ayrton's racing success, particularly when the

crowd is concerned with any kind of motorsport,

makes him a kind of local squire.

A kart had been specially built for Ayrton

and although this meeting was just for fun,

he checked it with professional care.

It was years since he had driven a go-kart,

but he obviously hadn't forgotten how to jump in on the move.

How was it Ayrton?

Fun but they go too fast for me.

No way! They push very hard. They go pretty fast.

They have also their engines really going well, they pull very strong.

Fun.

I'm gonna try some other go-karts,

see if I find a better one.

Like the professional that he is, Ayrton tried several karts.

When I was eight or nine, I already had a proper go-kart,

which was big for me.

I was so small and light, so my go-kart was fast

I was so light compared to other people, and I used to run with other people,

just playing at weekends.

And we were outside Sao Paulo,

suddenly, there were so many people playing there with go-karts

that they decided to organize a small race.

They asked my father if he would allow me to also participate

because I was 8 or 9, there were guys with 20, 25, 18.

And my father was a bit scared of us and he eventually said okay.

So they put all the numbers there, grid position,

and I was, because I was the little one, they told me,

"You take the first one, the first one to choose, take the number."

And I took number one. So I was on pole position.

And that was really my first taste of competition.

And I remember I led 35 laps out of 40

because my go-cart was too fast for them.

I was big advantage being light

and eventually I was, the last five laps, I was second or third.

And the guy behind me, who was much faster than me on the corners,

could not overtake me on the straight.

Eventually, he hit me from the back, and I went off the circuit.

And so I didn't finish, but it was good fun, good memories.

Naturally Ayrton's friends organized a race

and they decided that it was only fair for him to start in last position.

He drove kart number 42,

his distinctive yellow helmet, identifying him.

Inevitably, as the race wore on,

he worked his way up through the field.

He started last and finished third.

His father advised the organizer to disqualify Ayrton for irregularities.

He was beaten by a beaming small boy,

who'll probably never forget the day he beat Ayrton Senna.

Ayrton isn't only interested in real aircraft.

Model aircraft have been his hobby for many years.

This is from Japan.

Ayrton Senna is special

It was a friend of mine in Japan who did it.

And every year by the Grand Prix time

they make a plane for me, a model.

They are from Honda Motor Company.

They also have a hobby, Model Flying.

And this is the second plane they give me in three years.

The big one in the wall is the Christian Eagle one,

also was done by them.

Beautiful.

His frequent model-flying companion is his cousin Fabio.

These models aren't toys.

They're constructed with advanced materials,

and they're controlled with complicated lightweight electronics.

How did you find doing this when you first started?

It's very difficult.

I've been doing it for five years

and I have damaged and broken many, many models.

It's a very special hobby. I love it.

It's relaxing?

When you're playing here, yes, when you actually fly

it's not so relaxing because you cannot mistake.

Your mistake, the model is gone.

And sometimes it takes months to build a model.

Therefore you create some love for it

because you know how hard it is to build one.

And to damage or destroy one, maybe one second.

So in some ways it's also a little bit stressing

to do it when you fly.

But it takes your mind completely away from anything else

because it absorbs your mind, your concentration.

So it's relaxing in a way to forget

any racing cars or interviews, things like this.

This is an activity which demands great coordination,

concentration,

manual dexterity,

exceptional sight,

all qualities that successful racing drivers must have.

Unlike the real thing,

there's no feel or sensation with the model aeroplane

It needs a precise intellectual perception.

This is never more true than when landing,

but you can't land much better than this.

You had no engine on that landing?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The engine stopped on the approach.

So I was gliding only. But the plane is marvelous.

It flies very beautifully, very smooth.

So it's not too difficult to fly compared to other models.

Fabio is a less experienced and less skilled model pilot than Ayrton.

Flying needed all his concentration.

When it came to the landing,

Ayrton was ready with a word of advice.

And the result pleased everybody.

It's doubtful that Ayrton's racing fans

think of him as this cheerful, relaxed man.

Because his public image is that of a man

concentrating hard on an intensely competitive activity.

But some schoolboys in Scotland were lucky enough to see another side of Ayrton.

Mr Senna is happy to answer any questions that anyone may have.

Mr Senna, which of your fellow competitors do you admire most and why?

One of the greatest drivers of all times is Fagio.

Not only because he won five times the world title,

but because of his attitude.

I had the possibility of meeting with him

on different occasions over the past two or three years.

He came to some events, some races.

I had some moments with him and I really like his way of approaching

certain situations, his concepts about life,

his ideas about motor racing at his time and today.

And for me, he is not only a world champion

in the circuit, but also a real gentleman outside racing car.

So for that reason, I am a great fan of him and I admire him a lot.

Sir, how do you personally relate religion to Formula 1?

I had a very nice experience today when I arrived here

in the school because I was taken to the chapel that you all know.

When you talk about religion, it's a touching point,

very difficult, easy to be misunderstood.

But for me, it's a fact. It's not only by reading the Bible,

where you read black and white.

But I try hard, as hard as I can,

to understand life through God.

And that means every day of my life,

not only when I am home,

but when I am doing my work too.

Sir, when do you hope to retire?

Well, I'm only 31 years old. I think I have still a long way to go.

Every time I sit in the car, I have a challenge.

And that is what gives me the motivation

to drive fast and to dedicate

most of my time to my profession, to train hard.

And the challenge is just going as fast as I can

and be every time ahead

and win as many races as I can.

My lifestyle puts me in pressure all the time.

You have won the World Championship twice.

You've demonstrated with all your pole positions

that you're the fastest driver. Why go on?

Because I need it.

I need it in first place.

It was a kind of a...

Choice of life.

The thrill I get from driving the speed,

the challenge to succeed,

to be the best,

to beat records

in terms of being successful all the time,

the records keep going.

And I learn about myself through it.

I continuously go further and further,

learning about my own limitations,

my body limitations, my psychological limitations.

I just love winning.

I just love racing.

I just love the challenge

to beat somebody else

and in many occasions even to beat myself.

Ayrton's dream time is the time he spends at his beach house.

After the end of the of the 1990 season

in December and January, he spent 40 uninterrupted days here,

replenishing all the physical and emotional resources

drained by his working life.

Life here has the simplicity only wealth can provide.

On a day when the weather is dull,

Ayrton simply takes his helicopter from its concealment in the trees.

A few short minutes away is a large uninhabited island.

On the other side of the island's mountains,

the sun is usually shining

Ayrton Senna must be one of the world's most eligible bachelors,

so you wouldn't expect him to be short of women friends.

My lifestyle is very particular

and therefore makes it very difficult to have stable relationships

with particularly women

because you're traveling too much,

you're away too much, especially when you're Brazilian.

And when I find the right woman at the right time,

it's going to happen.

This island is a special place for Ayrton

and holds one very special memory for him.

Well, I come here late in the afternoon.

It was a beautiful end of the day,

no clouds, just the sun going down.

The beach was completely clean

and there wasn't a single footprint in it.

And I run, go to the end of it, and when I turn,

on the way back, I realize that the whole of this was here for me.

It was nobody else, nothing else.

And it was such a feeling of peace suddenly

and such a strong feeling of health

that I run harder and harder, stronger and stronger.

And still, I felt so good.

And I remember I ran for an hour in the soft sand,

which is hard.

But my vision was so good,

was such a good feeling that kept my body going.

And the fact that I could only see my own footprint

as I was going back and forward

was an amazing feeling, like it was a gift

From the outside, it looks as if you have

a very special life. Does it seem that way to you?

I'm sure of it.

First of all, few people in life

have the opportunity to do what they want to do

and to have their profession, what was their hobby.

Secondly, to be successful in the activity that we are,

very few have come from nowhere to where I am today.

Still, with 30 years old, it's a great achievement

And not only that,

to be healthy, strong and still with

a long way to go, with so much still to learn and achieve.

It's very unique

to have a good family

in the modern days,

where divorces and things like these are so common.

So our main problems for sure are that big

when you look generally speaking

to other people's lives.

And therefore, and even so, they are big to us

because they are the only ones we have.

So I think I am very fortunate for that.

I have won 15, 16 races.

But, among those, some beautiful wins

But I always believe my best one is still to come.

And that's what keeps me going,

is the feeling that the best is still to happen.

I believe the important thing is to be in peace with yourself.

Ayrton Senna was a very unusual person.

At times, he had an almost mystical quality,

as if there was more to him than you could see and touch.

It's very rare in life that you meet anybody like that.

And if you do, you'll never forget them

I will certainly never forget Ayrton Senna.