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| Brazilian players draw the reverence banner for Senna after winning the 1994 World Cup. via royalgazzatte.com |
What kind of mentality when you have said that there was in second or third is an achievement? More-over calls the fourth position that was awarded tickets to a European club competition is a superb thing.
Needless to lie to yourself, it feels embarrassed not to be first, right? Because we all know, there is only one winner and one champion, the number one.
As the quote above is indeed his words, being the best is the purpose of living Ayrton Senna da Silva, who was born March 21, 1960, Sao Paulo home.
You are familiar with his name, is not it? He was a Formula 1 (F1) driver, which has three world titles, namely in 1988, 1990, and 1991.
The F1 racing enthusiast in the 1980s until the early 1990s clearly understand exactly how lunge Senna on the track. Even so his tight competition against Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, and Alain Prost. Rivalry with Prost even was the most famous and hot throughout the history of F1.
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| Left to right: Senna, Prost, Mansell, Piquet in GP Portugal 1986 via f1-history.deviantart.com |
Talk about Senna; then it is difficult to pull off his extraordinary personality. I remembered a column in the newspaper in describing the men who are fans of this club Corinthians.
Everything about Senna, both inside and outside the arena, so interesting to follow. My friend even calls if Senna with all the sayings, deeds, and his life seemed to invite us to think about everything.
Unfortunately, Senna with all the talent, work ethic, and other amazing things died with tragic way.
It was the San Marino GP 1994 at Imola circuit that became a horror story for F1 and the world of all time. The race itself was the third series in the 1994 season racing calendar.
On Saturday (30/4) the riders took to the track to carry out the qualifying session in order for the start position. Everything looks fine at first until then Roland Ratzenberger with his Simtek car were killed in a car's front wing damage that spewed off the track before it struck the parapet at the edge of the track.
That sad event occurred in Villeneuve curve, the third corner at Imola (based on the old circuit layout). Senna, who was in the paddock and watched on live television as he turned away to close it by hand.
His eyes radiate a sense of sad, afraid, and hesitated. When qualifying resumed, Senna did not go down again to the track.
"Senna was really shocked. Throughout his career, he had never met an incident in which a rider was killed on the asphalt. Senna is a person who resigned when it comes to death. He was deeply religious and familiar with it, "explained Professor Sid Watkins, Senna intimate friend who was the head of the FIA Medical Committee (Federation Internationale de lAutomobile) as quoted from newsbank.com.
The weekend, he looked nothing like the usual Senna. His gaze was filled with horror, his expression resigned and almost without a smile, he did not talk much, and he was so angry gestures. Even when entering the cockpit of his Williams-Renault car towards the race that was held right on May 1st, his steps and behavior were different. Eyes were staring away somewhere.
Senna managed to do a perfect start at the same time maintaining a leading position (he managed to occupy pole position after being the fastest in qualifying long before Ratzenberger suffered a fatal accident).
However, an accident that occurred J.J. Lehto and Pedro Lamy after the race started made the safety car was forced out into a track in order to provide time for the officials to clear debris (fragments of the car, etc.) that were on the track.
Ahead of the sixth lap, the safety car went into the pits, and the race was back normally. Senna immediately spurred his car followed by Michael Schumacher driving a Benetton-Ford. Senna kept spurring his car to create a significant gap with Schumacher within less than one second behind.
But the tragedy that feared and haunted Senna took place on lap-7. While leading the race and sped up to 310 km/hour across the Tamburello curve, suddenly the car off the track and struck by a monstrous wall that was the edge of the circuit. His car was destroyed, Senna himself stiff in the cockpit.
Allegedly, the suspension Rod of Williams-Renault that he drove was broken so himself was unable to control the pace of his car even though he had already pushed the brakes so that the speed of his car down to 218 km/h before it crashed the wall. Senna then was rushed to the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna, but unfortunately, his life could not be saved.
Any sorrow surrounds F1 and its loyal fans due to the loss of one of the most heroic racers and genius and loved many fans. Senna's ambition to find his fourth world title were extinct along with the events.
Senna was a figure that makes people (in Brazil) were willing to get up early and watch the Brazilian flag fluttering at the time when their country's in a political crisis. Senna was a representation of a victory for the people of Brazil, said Juca Kfouri, a sports columnist as quoted from theguardian.com.
His death at that time seemed to bring the public into a dimension never before about consciousness. Senna's tragic death truly become a national trauma (in Brazil) and the world because everyone watched on television, he added.
Senna and Selecao
On one day in spring, exactly in early April, Senna met with the Brazilian national team in Paris, France. At that time, the Selecao team under Carlos Alberto Parreira will make friendship game at the Parc Des Princes Stadium as preparation ahead of the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Senna met us. In that year, Senna wanted to achieve a fourth world title. And also with the Brazilian national team. I still remember when Senna said with full determination that 1994 is our year (Senna and the Brazilian national team), said Leonardo, a former of the Brazilian national team in the 1994 World Cup as reported by chinadaily.com.cn.
After knowing that Senna passed away up to the presence of God Almighty only a few weeks after meeting, clearly makes the whole squad for Brazil overcome with anguish. A friend and role model was gone.
In the eyes of the Brazilian people, Senna has equal status with Pele, the Brazilian sports icon on the field they get into each.
Recognized or not, the rest of the Brazilian squad that went to the 1994 World Cup seedings embrace the fourth world title not only as a booster status as world champion but also the most valuable offerings for tremendous figure like Senna.
As if inspired by the style of racing Senna wild but full calculations, quick and full of determination, Brazil national team had been seen hard to be conquered at the time.
Selecao squad who joined in Group B, advance smoothly to the next round. The three times world champion (at the time) successfully earned two wins, each over Russia and Cameroon as well as a draw with Sweden.
As the winner of group B, Brazil then had to meet with the hosts USA that qualify as one of the best third-ranked teams.
Played at Stanford Stadium and witnessed nearly 82,000 thousand pairs of eyes right on US independence day, Brazil successfully arrested the host through Bebeto goal in the 72nd minute.
The steep road must be met Brazil in the next match because the European deputy and the champion of 1988 European Cup, Netherlands, had been waiting for them in the quarter-finals. The match itself was very exciting.
Selecao managed to lead two goals in advance via Romario and Bebeto before Dennis Bergkamp and Aron Winter equalized for De Oranje. Through a steely determination and passion that continues to flare, Brazil was finally able to steal a victory after Branco struck the winning goal to the Dutch goalkeeper who was escorted by Ed de Goey in the 81st minute.
Qualified for the semi-final phase were making a fourth world championship trophy closer to the hands of Brazil. But Sweden they met in the group stage up to block Brazil to the final step.
But Brazil finally successfully advanced to the finals after a single goal by Romario ten minutes before the game ended to finish the resistance of the team with nickname Blagult that was reinforced by Kenneth Andersson, Thomas Brolin, Roland Nilsson, until Thomas Ravelli at the time.
And as we know, the 1994 World Cup final featuring two polar world football who are both vying for his fourth title at that time, namely Brazil and Italy.
In the final which takes place at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, and witnessed the 94194 audiences, the Selecao had managed to bring home a fourth world title after defeating Gli Azzurri through penalties by a score of 3-2. Roberto Baggio penalty Spurn moment that soar into space obviously won't be timeless.
The Brazilian players celebrated on the pitch post received the trophy from Al Gore, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate. Did not forget; they stretched a banner as a tribute and dedication to a role model at the same time best friend that has been gone.
Senna has been gone for 22 years, but his name will always be remembered as one of the best, as a legend.
Race In Peace.
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