1991 Ayrton Senna podium flag Brazil Grand Prix -SOLD-
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This is a great and extremely rare piece of memorabilia. This Brazilian flag has been hand signed by Ayrton Senna after his victory at the 1991 Brazil GP.
Ayrton Senna turned 31 two nights before the race, but he didn’t want to celebrate. The greatest gift he could receive would be his first victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix, better still at Interlagos, a racetrack which he helped redesign and which, until today, carries a corner with his name.
He went to bed early and dreamed. He dreamed that he raced alone and that he went faster and faster. He woke up smiling and went back to sleep. The dream came back dream, and now he was able to recognize the corners of the Interlagos track aboard his powerful McLaren.
In qualifying sessions, Senna witnessed the progress of the Williams team, who would present a challenge during the season with the duo Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese. But he was more competent than the English team and won pole position.
He started off confidently that Sunday. He studied every move he would make during the race to win for the first time at Interlagos. He reached lap 65 with no issues.
Suddenly, the third gear disengaged. Senna then tried unsuccessfully to put it into fourth. The gearbox was broken. No, it couldn’t end like this.
He had butterflies in his stomach. Later on, he couldn’t recall if he had prayed or used bad language at the time. Signs on the pit straight informed him that he only had six laps to go, and Senna was six seconds ahead of Patrese. He took and deep breath and thought:
“It’s going to work, it’s going to work.”
He drove for two more laps and saw his lead shrink to four seconds. To make matters worse, he lost fifth gear as well. This was the moment when he stopped looking at the signs and just accelerated, giving it all he could.
“I only returned to reality when I saw the finish line. Then I felt happy to be alive, to be in Interlagos, in my home land and with my happy compatriots. It wasn’t the greatest victory of my life, but one where I gave everything I had.”
Senna put forth such an effort that, exhausted, he couldn’t get out of the car. With some help, he stepped up to the highest spot on the podium and faced the crowd. It took everything he had to be able to lift up the trophy for the first time in Brazil.
“If this is the price I had to pay to win in Brazil, it was cheap. Thank you!”
Race Summary
1 Ayrton Senna
2 R. Patrese
3 N. Mansell
4 G. Berger
5 J. Alesi
6 A. Prost
7 N. Piquet
8 M. Gugelmin
9 S. Modena
10 B. Gachot
11 E. Bernard
12 E. Pirro
13 A. de Cesaris
14 R. Moreno
15 I. Capelli
16 S. Nakajima
17 A. Suzuki
18 T. Boutsen
19 J. Lehto
20 P. Martini
21 G. Morbidelli
22 M. Hakkinen
23 E. Comas
24 G. Tarquini
25 M. Blundell
26 M. Brundle
Senna in race
Starting position
1
Final position
1
Best lap
1’20’’841
Points added to the Championship
10
Championship position after the race
1
What did he say after the race
“If this is the price I had to pay to win in Brazil, it was cheap. Thank you!”
An original race used Stand 21 personal Nomex of Ayrton Senna during the 1989 season.
It has been hand signed in red marke by Senna in 1989.
A very collectable race worn item from one of the most successful driver in F1 history.
1994 Ayrton Senna Sabelts signed and dated
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Very rare and desirable: Ayrton Senna Sabelts used during private tests on February 28, 1994 at the circuit of Paul Ricard in France.
Each piece has been hand signed and dated by the legend Ayrton Senna.
1994 Ayrton Senna Bell Fueling SS Helmet
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Here is an incredible Bell Fueling SS Bell show helmet produced for the 1994 season.
Extremely rare and impossible to find piece.
1984 Ayrton Senna personal Casio watch + Senna's business card
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These 2 pieces are simply impossible to get and complement each others in such a great way.
Piece number 1 is Ayrton Senna's personal Casio watch used in 1984 while with Toleman Candy. The watch show sign of age and patina.
Expensive...
Piece number 2 is Senna's personal business card "Promotions and ventures". The card also shows heavy sign of age.
1988 Ayrton Senna race used Bell helmet
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This Bell XFM1 light weight helmet has been used extensively by Ayrton Senna during the 1988 F1 season. The 1988 season has been Senna’s first Championship season in the McLaren MP4-4 Honda.
1988 has been an exceptional season for Senna, he won the following Grand Prix:
San Marino Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
Detroit Grand Prix
British Grand Prix
German Grand Prix
Hungarian Grand Prix
Belgium Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix
The World Championship for Drivers was won by Ayrton Senna, and the World Championship for Constructors by McLaren-Honda. Senna and McLaren teammate Alain Prost won fifteen of the sixteen races between them; the only race neither driver won was the Italian Grand Prix, where Ferrari's Gerhard Berger took an emotional victory four weeks after the death of team founder Enzo Ferrari.
This exceptional helmet shows heavy signs of use. The radio has been removed, it displays its drinking tube whole. The inside strap carries the following mention”88LW5” for year 1988, Light weight, helmet # 5. It has been offered by Ayrton Senna to his physiotherapist Jo Leberer in 1989. When given to Jo, Ayrton has signed, dated and added a mention to his very close friend.
