The Yellow Helmet (The Boys in the White and Yellow Helmets)

The Life and Legacy of maybe the Greatest and Fastest Driver of Them All

“Grand Prix racing is primarily a psychological contest… it’s a battle of energy
of wills by the combatants and a powerful contest, the enviornment to show
and share distinctive presents and abilities. Perhaps in this ‘theatre of velocity’, F1 is a metaphor for all times itself”
– craig

"The driver is predicted to discover the inside locations of his want by taking the whole lot to this restrict…to translate it right into a chic peak solely he can attain; however the bother is that they’re all doing it…. on a slim ribbon of observe, collectively."
– fantastic writing by Christopher Hilton in his fascinating guide ’Inside the Mind of a Grand Prix Driver’) (Haynes Publishing 2003)
http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Grand-Prix-Driver/dp/1844250172

This e-book, a “true labour of affection” is a group of ‘my’ and others motor racing blogs on THE LIFE and LEGEND OF AYRTON SENNA. I’m simply sorting all of it out and will tidy up…and am sharing in the spirit of sharing my ardour with fellow F1 “petrol-heads”. Enjoy…

14 May 1988 QUALIFYING FOR MONACO GRAND PRIX

The backbone tingling spectacle of the late Ayrton Senna on a qualifying lap offered a few of the most thrilling moments in the historical past of the sport. There has by no means been a quicker driver over a single lap – his document of 65 pole positions is unlikely to ever be damaged – nor has anybody thought so deeply about it. When he talked about his memorable lap, the one which left the most indelible impression on his distinctive thoughts, Senna’s eyes shone with a faraway look and his voice quavered with depth…

"Suddenly I realised that I used to be now not driving the automobile consciously. I used to be form of driving by intuition, solely I used to be in a special dimension. I used to be means over the restrict; however nonetheless I used to be capable of finding much more. It frightened me, as a result of I realised I used to be nicely past my aware understanding."
– the late , nice Ayrton Senna

"Senna is a genius. I outline genius as simply the proper facet of imbalance. He is extremely developed to the level the place he’s nearly over the edge. It’s a detailed name."
– the phrases of Senna’s nice rival for the British Formula three title in his early years, former GP driver and now tv commentator, Martin Brundle

"Ayrton has a small drawback. He thinks he cannot kill himself, as a result of he believes in God…and I believe that is very harmful for the different drivers."
– his nice rival and McLaren team-"mate", Frenchman Alain Prost

To Sean and Gareth and sure, you too Marie. I do know you may’t and do not perceive my ardour for motor racing, my "loopy" love of Grand Prix racing. Still thanks for brightening every day greater than you may (and will) ever know.
dad

* from ‘FORMULA 1: The Autobiography’
Edited by Gerald Donaldson (and first revealed in the UK in 2002 by Wedenfeld and Nicolson). Thanks for the nice present, dad. Bet you’d like to learn and take a substantial amount of pleasure in this new guide, "a real labour of affection".
thanks for the whole lot, dad
craig

Senna- The Boy in The Yellow Helmet Trailer – YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAcgTm02chY17
Feb 2011 – three min – Uploaded by B6fcCreativeMedia

Ayrton, sadly we will now not see your brilliance, your mild tragically
distinguished far too quickly …
however you could have now reached the highest podium there may be.