Ayrton Senna, life and security as a legacy

May 1, 1994, it was a determined Ayrton Senna who crossed the gates of the Enzo e Dino autodrome Ferrari. Very affected, even dejected, by the accident which cost the life of Roland Ratzenberger (see elsewhere) the day before, he stood up. He thought a lot during the night, and believes that drivers must mobilize to put pressure on the FIA ​​to improve safety. We must fight so that the young Austrian does not remain just another name on the long list of motorsport fatalities. This fight that he intends to wage is the cane which, in these moments, allows him to stand upright. Not to think too much. To silence his anxieties. Present at Imola, Niki Lauda recalls “that through research and overcoming technical challenges, we believed that the dangers were disappearing. We were all wrong: we must have the courage to admit it. »

Even if he has regained a little serenity, the tension remains no less palpable at the time of the grid where his Williams is on pole. Is it to find a little calm and inner peace that he remains strapped into his cockpit? His engineer David Brown speaks to him, but does he even hear him? His gaze seems lost. What is he thinking about? Obviously about poor Ratzenberger, about Rubb