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 Ayrton Senna
| How many pole positions did Ayrton win throughout his Formula One career of 161 races? | Ayrton Senna
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65. 65 poles in 141 races. Quite an achievement.
| Which Brazilian bank was Ayrton's personal sponsor throughout his career? | Ayrton Senna
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| Who did Ayrton beat in that fantastic duel at the end of the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix? | Ayrton Senna
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Nigel Mansell . From laps 70 to 77, Ayrton had to resist unbelievable pressure. But Mansell, in a superior car and on brand new tyres which gave a tremendous amount of grip, could not find a way past Ayrton.
| Which driver did Ayrton NOT overtake on that brilliant first lap at Donington Park in 1993? | Ayrton Senna
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Jean Alesi. It was a case of absolute driving perfection, a thing of beauty. There is no real need to describe it as I'm sure everyone has surely seen it at least once. Absolute brilliance.
| On his eigth attempt, Ayrton finally managed to win his home race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, in 1991. However, all was not right for Senna in the closing laps as his car developed a problem. What was it? | Ayrton Senna
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Gearbox selector problems. From about the 50th lap onwards, Ayrton started suffering various degrees of problems with his gearbox. Sometimes the shifter would miss a gear, other times it would jump out of gear, and this was frustrating for Ayrton as he was leading the race comfortably. Seven laps before the end, he only has sixth gear left but managed to stroke the car home to take an emotional hometown victory. The pictures and footage after the race showed how hard the race had been. He could barely lift his trophy!
| At which race in 1989 is it believed Ayrton broke a pre-race agreement not to overtake team-mate Prost before the first corner? | Ayrton Senna
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Imola. It was this incident at Imola that is reckoned to have set off the bitter feud that would consume these two drivers from then until the time of Prost's retirement. Prost assumed that the first 'real' corner was Tosa, and having got the better start, did not reckon on Senna overtaking him. Senna had two arguments: he said he did not know of any such agreement, and also stated that the first corner was the Tamburello or Villeneuve, and as such was free to overtake Prost at Tosa.
| Which British driver did Ayrton block from joining Lotus in 1986? | Ayrton Senna
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Derek Warwick. Ayrton's main reason for not letting Lotus sign Warwick was that he believed Lotus were incapable of supplying two equally competitive cars, and to a point Ayrton was justified. However, there was a bitter reaction from sections of the press, most notably the British, who crucified Senna from blocking one of Britain's best hopes for a championship.
Stefan Johansson . Sadly for Stefan, he was seen as only a stop-gap measure until McLaren could sign Senna.
| Ayrton joined Lotus from Toleman in 1985. How many races would Senna win for Lotus from 1985 to 1987? | Ayrton Senna
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6. Ayrton won 6 races for Lotus, 2 in each season 1985-86-87. He would take an emotional first victory in atrocious conditions at Estoril and another one later in the year at Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit he would win at another 4 times. In 1986, Senna won in Spain, in the famous duel with Nigel Mansell in which they were seperated by only a tenth of a second at the finish. He would also win the American GP mid-year. 1987 saw Ayrton with the potent Honda turbo now behind him instead of the ripsnorty, but thirsty Renault unit. However, Ayrton could still only manage two victories, his first one at Monaco (a circuit he would come to dominate) and again in the USA.
| Ayrton probably would have won the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix had the race not been stopped and victory awarded to Alain Prost. Which former F1 driver was responsible for stopping the race and waving the red flag? | Ayrton Senna
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Jacky Ickx. One of the most exciting, and wettest, races ever was deemed to be too wet to continue, which caused an uproar as conditions were no worse than previous when the race was stopped. Some saw the decision to stop the race as favouritism towards Frenchman Prost. Ayrton was just pleased to be on the podium, alongside another hard charger, Stefan Bellof, who had come from well back to finish third.
| Ayrton made his Formula One debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984. At which race did he score his first point(s)? | Ayrton Senna
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South Africa. It would not take Ayrton long to get to grips with Formula One, finishing in 6th place in only his second Formula One start.
| With whom did Senna win the 1983 British Formula Three title? | Ayrton Senna
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West Surrey Racing. Senna dominated Formula Three like he had the previous two years in Formula Ford, although he met some stern resistance from young British star Martin Brundle. Combined with the Ralt-Toyota, Senna marched to the title, taking 14 pole positions and 11 wins, including an incredible 9 in a row from the 1st race of the season. Senna's performances that season immediately caught the eye of many prospective Formula One teams, including the likes of Williams and McLaren.
| How many races did Ayrton win during the 1981 British Formula Ford season? | Ayrton Senna
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12. Senna dominated the 1981 Formula Ford 1600 Championship. He won races at Brands Hatch (2), Oulton Park (all 3), Mallory Park (2), Snetterton (2), Donington (2) and Thruxton. Senna won both the RAC FF Championship and the Townsend-Thoreson (TT) Championship.
| When did Ayrton win his first South American Karting Championship? | Ayrton Senna
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1977. Only four years after competing in his first professional kart race, Senna wrapped up his first SA title quite comfortably.
| Who tipped Senna off at the first corner of the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix? | Ayrton Senna
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Mika Hakkinen. Senna made a slow start and was settling into 2nd behind Michael Schumacher's Benetton, when Hakkinen tipped him into a spin to be t-boned by Larini.
| In which year did Senna clinch his 2nd world title? | Ayrton Senna
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1990. Senna drove into Prost's car at the first corner to win the title.
| At which corner did Ayrton Senna die, in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix? | Ayrton Senna
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Tamburello. Senna's steering column snapped at the long curb sending him into the wall at 135mph. The corner had a new layout in 1995.
| How many poles did Aryton Senna take in his F1 career? | Ayrton Senna
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65. Senna's 65th and last pole was at Imola in 1994.
| At which circuit did Senna win his first Grand Prix? | Ayrton Senna
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Estoril 1985. Senna took the pole and dominated to the win with Michele Alboreto, the only other driver to finish on the same lap.
| Ayrton Senna broke into Formula 1 with which team in 1984? | Ayrton Senna
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Toleman. Despite impressive tests with Williams and McLaren, Senna chose Toleman.
Adelaide 1993. Senna led from the pole position to make sure Prost did not win his last grand prix?
| Who was Ayrton's teammate at McLaren when he won the 1988 World Championship? | Ayrton Senna
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Alain Prost. Senna and Prost got on well in 1988, a bit of a surprise before they fell out the next year, over an agreement at Imola.
| How many times did Senna win the Monaco Grand Prix? | Ayrton Senna
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6. Senna won the event in 1987 for Lotus, and then for McLaren in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.
| Which championship did Ayrton Senna win in 1983? | Ayrton Senna
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British Formula 3. Senna fought off Brundle for the title that would bag him a drive with Toleman in 1984.
Damon Hill. Senna announced at Portugal in 1993, that he would join Williams with Hill confirmed as Number 2, after Prost retired from motor racing.
| At which circuit did Senna collide with Alain Prost, in 1989 and 1990? | Ayrton Senna
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Suzuka. Senna was disqualified in 1989 at Suzuka, for missing the chicane after colliding with Prost, and drove into him a year later at Turn 1 to win the 1990 World Championship.
Ayrton Senna da Silva. Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on the March 21, 1960.
| Who was Ayrton Senna's chief rival in Formula 3? | Ayrton Senna
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Martin Brundle. Senna beat Brundle in a thrilling last round at Thruxton.
All of these things happened. (The race was red-flagged and restarted., Michael Schumacher won the race., None of the drivers knew Senna was dead till the race was over.). There was an uproar in the media center when the announcement was made. Journalists went amok, crying and screaming. A great tragedy, indeed.
6. Thirteen seconds into the lap, the car hit the concrete and a suspension arm punctured his helmet and his temple!
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