Having attended many days at Indy, I am always amazed how loud it is when they hit the wall. It is something that will never translate on TV.
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My takeaway was "Oh yeah ... Great top line open wheel racing used to happen at Laguna Seca. Loogit the Corkscrew!"
I was going off Olbermann's word, but it only took me 20 seconds to come up with that Guardian article on Google ... Our ideas of "research" greatly differ.
Obligatory comment stating Bannister did not run the first 4 minute mile. Several professionals had done it, but back then "records" could only go to amateurs that weren't being paid for their efforts ... So everybody remembers Bannister and no one remembers the guys who got paid to do it.
He got half of the name right on the 1 day a year anyone watches horse racing. I'd call it a win.
It was worded deceptively. To me, selling out means he snitched on others. He did not do that. He "merely" takes down the rest of the team with him because he admitted he cheated.
You're welcome. I am a huge believer in Occam's razor, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. There were other circumstances which lead me to believe Senna wanted to live at Imola, he told Professor Watkins after Roland died that he (Senna) couldn't quit, he had an Austrian flag tucked in his fire suit…
Just to further the point, this article was posted today at ESPN. It likely does not happen if not for Senna. By all accounts Roland was a great dude, and to further your point, he should be missed.
Of course that article doesn't exist. But to humor your argument, Roland is mentioned in a healthy percentage of Senna articles, and a fair amount of screen time was devoted to Roland in the Senna documentary. Neither of these things happen if Senna lives.
If he was as faithful to God as you believe him to be, suicide would prevent him from entering heaven. Senna would have surely known suicide is a mortal sin for which there is no forgiveness from the almighty.
FWIW, Junior Johnson agrees with you. Someone had the nerve to say Earnhardt died doing what he loved and Junior quickly snapped back "That's a bunch of bullshit, I loved racing but I never wanted to die in that car."
Damon Hill and Geoff Brabham disagree with you. Their contention is Roland is remembered MORE because his death is inexorably linked with Senna's. Had Senna not died that weekend, Roland's death would likely have been forgotten as so many other drivers of less repute have been through the years.
There is one GIANT hole in your hypothesis. If Senna was content with his career and had enough of F1 politics, he would have just walked away ... Not driven into the wall at Tamburello at 190 MPH hoping to meet God. Senna had a grand vision for his life after F1, to use his wealth, celebrity and contacts to tackle…
That photo is retro-ridiculously awesome ... But Schumi never drove the C9.
Or d. He is actually Joey Harrington.
Unlike the GTR, the Q-50 Eau Rouge will be available for a song as a used 2-3 year old car, like every other Infiniti.