Senna Documentary

166man

Bought this a few weeks ago and never got around to watching it until last night. It's called Senna and basically shows how he progressed through the racing stages right up until his death in 1994.

It has some unbelievable footage of some of the most amazing driving I have ever seen and some great moments in history.
While not in the least bit modest Senna was just incredible, his rivalry with Prost being extraordinary.

I would seriously encourage all you guys out there to give this a watch as it was just epic. I'll be keeping the DVD and watching it for many years to come.

BRAIN FEEDs

166man wrote: »

Bought this a few weeks ago and never got around to watching it until last night. It's called Senna and basically shows how he progressed through the racing stages right up until his death in 1994.

It has some unbelievable footage of some of the most amazing driving I have ever seen and some great moments in history.
While not in the least bit modest Senna was just incredible, his rivalry with Prost being extraordinary.

I would seriously encourage all you guys out there to give this a watch as it was just epic. I'll be keeping the DVD and watching it for many years to come.

you can watch this online for free...........:)

its on sky reguarly.that aside,

i hate that prost even more after seeing the docu.

anyone never seen it? watch it. 9.5/10

Dartz

I watched it in the cinema when it came out. I had to go all the way out to Liffey Valley to do it, but it was well worth it.

The sound of those engines over the cinema system, it was amazing.

potholes84

Prost is really made out to be the bad guy in it. There was alot more to their relationship than what was shown. Senna was an incredible driver able to extract the best from the car but was ruthless at the same time. Must admit I had a serious lump in my throat when they showed him starting his final lap at imola. Fantastic documentary.

BRAIN FEEDs

potholes84 wrote: »

Prost is really made out to be the bad guy in it. There was alot more to their relationship than what was shown. Senna was an incredible driver able to extract the best from the car but was ruthless at the same time. Must admit I had a serious lump in my throat when they showed him starting his final lap at imola. Fantastic documentary.

i said what i said but,true enough........

Prost is the head of senna's foundation these days

Notch000

keeping on the MSport theme, you should try watcing
TT closer to the edge next

unkel

potholes84 wrote: »

Prost is really made out to be the bad guy in it. There was alot more to their relationship than what was shown.

+1

Prost was one of the men bearing Senna's coffin...

crosstownk

Notch000 wrote: »

keeping on the MSport theme, you should try watcing
TT closer to the edge next

I've seen both Closer to the Edge and Senna. Both are excellent and well worth a watch.

ShadowHearth

Seen it. Really loved it.

"if you are not going for that small gap, then you are not a racing driver anymore"

nogoodnamesleft

Saw Senna when it came out epic film chronicling his rise in F1.

There is also another good documentary on youtube called "Senna - The Right to Win". It has the odd bit of Portuguese in it thou but its mostly in english.

carbon nanotube

166man wrote: »

Bought this a few weeks ago and never got around to watching it until last night. It's called Senna and basically shows how he progressed through the racing stages right up until his death in 1994.

It has some unbelievable footage of some of the most amazing driving I have ever seen and some great moments in history.
While not in the least bit modest Senna was just incredible, his rivalry with Prost being extraordinary.

I would seriously encourage all you guys out there to give this a watch as it was just epic. I'll be keeping the DVD and watching it for many years to come.

them were the days of proper F1 cars with V12 engines and no electronic aids. One mistake and bye bye.

not pussied down cars like we see now.

F1 now is about as crap as cricket, I haven't seen a race for a few years.

166man

carbon nanotube wrote: »

F1 now is about as crap as cricket, I haven't seen a race for a few years.

How would you know what it's like now, you haven't seen a race for a few years?

carbon nanotube

166man wrote: »

How would you know what it's like now, you haven't seen a race for a few years?

from what i have seen...(highlights on the news ,if at all) when senna and prost raced there was less celb and twitter b0llocks and more actual exciting races.

and yes, i have seen the imola incident as it happened.

F1 is boring now... dreadful.

ottostreet

F1 is different and an ever evolving sport, it cannot be compared to twenty years ago. As the designers say 'You can't forget something you've learned', so the sport will change slightly year on year.

As for the Senna film, Prost is not fairly represented in it. Read the book 'Senna vs. Prost' by Malcolm Folley, it offers a much more balanced insight into their rivalry. Senna and Prost were as good and bad as each other, Senna's death and its circumstances were what immortalised him.

SniperSight

carbon nanotube wrote: »

F1 is boring now... dreadful.

You're not watching proper highlights of this season so!!

Love the Senna flick, brought back memories of shock after seeing it happen.
Watching the movie it was as though for once he'd make it around Tamburello corner, but as always he went off into history.

I do agree Prost is set up as the "bad guy", I believe on that fateful weekend Senna sent Prost a message from his car..something along the lines.."...and hello to my friend Alain who is here this weekend..".
But the movie was made by a Senna fan and most Senna fans didn't like Prost, but all just brilliant competition and diffetent styles.
Oh, and in-car stuff is unreal!!

audidiesel

watched the extended edition on blue ray last week. cant remember if its in the shortened version or not. but it does go someway towards showing the reconciliation of prost and senna before sennas death.

prost is interviewed in it saying that after he retired he could basically get along with senna again. from memory he says after senna won his last championship something in him changed and they began a different relationship together.

excellant excellant documentary though. couldnt rate it highly enough

mickdw

I was disappointed with the Senna film. I liked it but with all the talk, I expected something amazing. The in car footage was good and I liked where jackie stewart was interviewing him and senna was having none of it and calling him 'steward'.
I never saw a resemblance between ayrton and bruno but there were some clips there where they looked alike, one clip near the end where he was driving away in a Porsche, he looked very like bruno.

T-Maxx

I've tried watching it a few times now but frankly all the portuguese just gets to me.

Keep thinking of the classic Pulp Fiction quote:

"English, mother******! Do you speak it?"