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There is hardly any sport that is not marked by great tragedies. For Formula One, the biggest is May 1, 1994. On an infinitely sad Sunday, the most prestigious motor sport loses a part of its soul.
“The Lord kept Formula One for a long time, but he took his for the weekend.”
Words are three-time world champion Niki Lauda. The Austrian, who died in May 2019, knew first hand what he could give you and quench your thirst for adrenaline … the quest for greater speed. He miraculously survived in one of the most devastating Formula One crashes in 1976.
A brass commemorative plaque placed on a circle of grass in São Paulo’s Morumbi Cemetery marks the site of the mortal remains of one of Formula One’s best drivers.
On this day 26 years ago, after the sinister accident at the San Marino Grand Prix on the Imola track in Italy, three-time world champion Ayrton Sena died.
Williams, a 34-year-old Brazilian pilot, reaches almost 300 km / h. on the concrete barrier of the Tamburelo Turn as he makes his seventh turn. Although everything is happening in front of millions of people, his death remains a mystery.
The cause of death for the pilot is a fatal injury to the right eyebrow area caused by a front suspension mount hitting his helmet. Ayrton is trapped in the brain and in a coma. A few hours later, doctors shut down the systems that keep him in this world.
“He was the driver who inspired me as a kid. Today he is still a hero, he always will be,” said Lewis Hamilton a year ago.
Formula One fans have not forgotten Austrian Roland Ratzenberger, who died just a day before the Seine after a qualifying crash. Ratzenberger is the first driver to lose his life on the track in almost 12 years.
There are people who still remember that Seine was taking this very difficult loss. An Austrian flag was found in a crushed Brazilian car … Seine planned to wave it in memory of his young colleague.
“Ayrton was not alone. Despite the many incidents and serious injuries, he was never so close to death,” said medical delegate Sid Watkins years ago.
“There are certain things we have no control over. I can’t quit. I have to continue,” is Sen’s strong response as they try to persuade him to quit the race and go home.
Ayrton has rituals before each start. Before his last outing, he didn’t either.
Seine starts from the middle of the position, next to him is Michael Schumacher with Benetton. A safety car interrupts the start from the beginning. On the second lap after the restart, at exactly 14:14, the Seine car crashed into the concrete wall. One of the tires blows up and the car crashes like a can. The Brazilian was rushed to hospital and 37 minutes later the race was restarted despite huge pools of blood at the last bend in the Seine.
The news of his death overtook the other pilots at 6.40 p.m.
More than a million people attend his funeral. There are many more people on the streets of Sao Paulo. Everyone is saddened by the unexpected death of their hero. And his disappearance cannot be mastered even by his greatest enemy, Allen Prost.
The inscription on Senna’s plaque says “Nothing can separate me from the love of nothing” (Nothing can separate me from the love of God).
Just as nothing can separate the Seine from the love of those who have seen it cross the tracks in all corners of the world. For his fans, he remains the epitome of the ideal, unique and best driver. The one who will amaze you with his brilliant skills behind the wheel will captivate you with his thoughtful gaze and make you admire his professionalism.
The pain continues to this day … and even the ultramodern tires of high-tech cars will almost never be able to erase the Seine blood pools that have opened like the abyss at the heart of Formula 1 since May 1 from 1994.
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