For his former McLaren teammates the moment that defined the man was an awe-inspiring qualifying lap from the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix. Already in pole position from earlier in the session, Senna took to the track to cement the position and put in a superhuman lap, which saw him 1.427 seconds quicker than his nearest rival around the tight and twisty principality.
To commemorate that lap McLaren has put together a special video that uses the actual car and overalls Senna wore on that day. Intermixed with audio from an interview with motorsport writer Gerald Donaldson, Senna talks about driving by instinct and being in a different dimension "...like I was in a tunnel; well beyond my conscious understanding."
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The specially commissioned video can be viewed here while an account from Gerald Donaldson on the interview that weaves its way through the film can be found on www.mclaren.com/formula1.
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