Ayrton Senna came to Imola on Thursday 28 April 1994. Three days before the fatal Imola Grand Prix, 1 may 1994. That day filed a bicycle bearing his name, the affairs were taking a substantial portion of his time. Then he moved to the racetrack for the Grand Prix. That year the Seine was not satisfied with his car, the Williams. The year before Williams had led to the triumph on his eternal rival Alain Prost who then withdrew from racing. Inside the circus Ayrton became the number one, the favorite. Until then she had won three world titles, 65 pole position record by then , 41 WINS. The goal was to conquer the world with the fourth strongest machine. The beginning of the world 1994 However, it was the mark of a young Michael Schumacher. Ayrton never ended a race before Imola Grand Prix. There was a lot of pressure on him. In the first day of practice, Ayrton was commenting in real time a lap for a French television initiative. At that time in the audio connection passed Prost and told him “a special hello to my dear friend Alain, We miss you!”. It was a surprising exit given the fierce rivalry between the two. Within hours began a nightmare weekend. Barrichello flew with his car against a wall, Luckily you saved. Ayrton went immediately to ascertain the condition of his friend rider. The doctors told him that he secretly at the hospital over a cleared two meters. In the second day of practice, there was a second and more devastating accident, that led to the deaths of Ratzenberger, Austrian pilot friend Ayrton Senna, unknown, It was at the beginning. Ayrton was heartbroken, shaken. Two hours later he went to the hospital, He understood that to Ratzenberger was over. Did not speak, was released from the hospital for to pit and saw him cry. The next day, on race day, 1 may, Ayrton was very serious, not behaved as usual. Estranearsi from the race seemed imminent. Immediately after a collision between two cars stopped the race, some debris struck the spectators in the stands. They left behind the safety car. On the sixth lap to the curve of the tambourine Ayrton Senna with his Williams ended up against the wall. They passed Schumacher and Berger. A elicotterò after a few minutes he landed on track to bring the Brazilian in hospital. The race continued, but it happened a new incident : a car leaving the pits lost a wheel ran over and injured three mechanics. The Grand Prize was won by Schumacher, According to Lagarde, third Hakkinen. Ayrton died in late afternoon. The cause was traced to the steering column which snapped and caused the slip with the following crash against the wall. In a piece of metal pierced his skull helmet's suspension entrandogli. Ayrton Senna's death led to a sea change in Formula1. Safety became a priority over the sport performance. In Sao Paulo, where he was buried on the tombstone it says “nothing can go away because of the love of God”. To understand the human dimension of Ayrton Senna instead species include a memory of his childhood. Ayrton was of a wealthy family, a teacher noticed that everything was so weak and that at recess did not eat ever like his comrades. Then became curious and summoned his mother, the who said that every morning he delivered the afternoon snack small Ayrton. Then they named Ayrton who said “When I come to school every morning I walk past to those children who have nothing and then present them my Twinkie”. The current Foundation that bears his name is striving for those children who protected and loved to Ayrton.
Hector Parker
