Senna now streaming on netflix!!!

I watched it last night. I don't like the idea that it's okay to wreck a lot if you're a fast driver. To me, the challenge is to go fast and not wreck.

BARNCA wrote: that was possibly the best bio i have ever seen.... never was a big f1 fan.. but i completely enjoyed that.

It's not quite a bio though... It's more of a 'as seen through the eyes of his sister' kind of deal.

Canute wrote: I don't like the idea that it's okay to wreck a lot if you're a fast driver. To me, the challenge is to go fast and not wreck.

My take-away from that interview was that he had more contact than anyone else (or was it just contact with other world-title holders, ie Prost?) not necessarily wrecks. If you need 2" between you and your opponent to keep from having contact and Senna thinks he can get by with 0.25", I'll tell you who's going to be faster, and who'll have more contact.

Look at his style: he lost Monaco because he refused to let off and stop racing, even though he was far ahead. Is someone with that mindset going to leave 1.75" out there, if he thinks there's a high chance he can gain an advantage from it?

Regarding Monaco, what that tells me is maybe he wasn't that smart. I know, maybe I should go and become an SCCA steward ;).

In reply to Canute:

Ah, but he learned from Monaco. Ergo, he was smart.

Canute wrote: I watched it last night. I don't like the idea that it's okay to wreck a lot if you're a fast driver. To me, the challenge is to go fast and not wreck.

I'd say 3 titles in 4 seasons, which should have been 4 of 4............................indicates the fast and not wrecking part.

I know, that thing about the access road was just sour grapes on Prost's part considering it was definitely not done to Senna's advantage.

z31maniac wrote:

Canute wrote: I watched it last night. I don't like the idea that it's okay to wreck a lot if you're a fast driver. To me, the challenge is to go fast and not wreck.

I'd say 3 titles in 4 seasons, which should have been 4 of 4............................indicates the fast and not wrecking part.

But he wrecked his main title contender two of those three times to assure himself the title.

sweet

racerfink wrote:

z31maniac wrote:

Canute wrote: I watched it last night. I don't like the idea that it's okay to wreck a lot if you're a fast driver. To me, the challenge is to go fast and not wreck.

I'd say 3 titles in 4 seasons, which should have been 4 of 4............................indicates the fast and not wrecking part.

But he wrecked his main title contender two of those three times to assure himself the title.

Thats my memory too, but unless they chose better camera angles for the movie, I don't know that the blame is so clear...Senna was very agressive, but Prost moved over, too.

Yep, cue for me too. Sounds like something good for my next day off.

I took Canutes statement to imply not wrecking on purpose.

I guess my problem with that interview is that it implies that speed is directly correlated with more incidents. It's setting a bad example. This in relation to the people who practically brag about the number of wrecks they've been in and parts they've broken. I'm not a "pro", but I'm fast enough and good enough at car control that people think I'm a lunatic but I bring the car back to the paddock without a scratch. Track day event organizers say not to try to follow my lead because it's hazardous to their health :). I brag about winning without wrecking or spinning.

Finally watched it.

Leann actually was interested in it too, I knew the history and turned it off after he moved to Williams. She asked "How much longer does he race?""Not long enough.""God, thanks for turning it off then!" I couldn't let her cry in bed all night long.

I finally sat down and watched it tonight, and was quite impressed. I wasn't expecting much, found it pretty moving for a documentary. The pacing for the first half, in particular, was quite effective in keeping the story engaging.