#senna documentary

[So I'm gonna start with some basis, I'm born in Brazil and while I was a baby my mum watched Formula 1 all of the time. When I moved in North Macedonia when I was 3 years old my mum continued watching F1, and growing up I really started to like it. After Abu Dhabi 2021 when I was 14 I decided to stop watching for a while bc it was very difficult for me as a Lewis and Max fan. I also had to focus on school and etc. I watched a little in 2023 but not really much. I started getting obsessed with F1 again in Sept 2024. ]

It might sound crazy (bc I'm half Brazilian) but I've never been interested in Senna. I was in Brazil only 2/3 years of my life and I was ofc a baby so I don't really remember anything from there. My mum to this day is a huge fan of his but I was never really interested in classic F1. During the winter break I decided to watch some F1 movies and my mum suggestioned the Senna Documentary. I was excited but at the same time I wasn't expecting much bc we Brazilians have multiple wdc. When I started watching it I got bored in the start but as the film went on I got very interested. In the end I was shaking and crying. I don't think I've ever reacted that way to someone that died years before I was born. At that point I realized how important Ayrton is to Brazilians. And that's how I'm here rn haha

Tho I don't think the documentary was good. Just hear me out. There are a lot of major things they skipped that I had to look up online to find out. I'? Disappointed that they didn't talk about how much Schumacher blamed himself after the accident and the fact that he 'gifted' the championship to Ayrton. Also the documentary did NOT show any of the friendship between Senna and Prost. I had to stay up till 2am a few nights to find about the whole lore. And I guess back in 2010 Prost wasn't talking a lot about his relationship with Senna which is totally understandable but still you could've done more researches to show their friendship

He was truly something else. For a long time, especially when I wasn't a Formula 1 fan, I didn't understand why all my family, why all my country, was so passionate about him - almost everyone talks about him like a divine figure - and this documentary really shows why everyone was such a big fan of him.

The documentary has a lot of off-track footage and you can see him with his family and with people he dated, and he seemed to be such a caring and funny person, but you're also able to see what racing meant to him. He was so intense about competing, about winning, and not in a bad way, you know? He wanted to win by his talent alone, not by using any trick or by having anti-competitive behavior - he literally just wanted to race as fast as he could and to take advantage of every existing gap.

The doc also makes sure to emphasize how aware he was of the risks that racing involves and that, unfortunately, it's a sport in which contact can happen. But I think that the thing that always gets me is the fact that they make sure to show how faithful in God he was and how he was always praying, and thanking, and even feeling His presence when driving. The atmosphere created by showing those footages is so- I don't even have words for it.

...the documentary is from 2010...

A word about Ayrton on the anniversary of this death....

When I first heard this documentary was released I was excited because there were so many details of Senna’s career that were unknown to me.

I knew he was considered one of the greatest drivers to ever race in Formula 1. I also knew about the tragedy of his death and the entire weekend at large (Ratzenberger) at Imola. But it wasn't until I saw this doc and learned more about Senna as a man, his legendary rivalry with Prost, etc.

My favorite aspect of the film is that it's 100% archival footage and audio.  Yet the film spells out his life dating back to his start in karting, his family's concern over the dangers of racing, learning patience, Prost, winning, losing and of course his eventual and untimely death.

I can't imagine the amount of time and care it took for the director Asif Kapadia to piece all of this together.

This is a gripping piece of work even if you're not much of a racing fan, let alone know much about the great F1 driver.