Ayrton Senna in .NET framework

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They say you only miss something when it s gone, and that is perfectly true of the late Brazilian Ayrton Senna Ever since his death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, many within the sport have been wondering just what the three-times world champion would have achieved and how much he would have enjoyed fighting with Michael Schumacher for race victories Although Schumacher is regarded as one of the best, Senna is widely regarded as one of the outright fastest His amazing tally of 65 pole positions may

never be beaten and provides the perfect evidence that, although his race craft may have been flawed sometimes especially with controversial accidents when he had to drive flat-out for the best time, no-one was better Senna made his debut for the Toleman team in 1984 and came very close to winning a race almost immediately He was running second in the rain-hit Monaco Grand Prix and closing on leader Alain Prost, when the race was stopped because of the weather Senna would have to wait another year when, driving for Lotus, he won the wet Portuguese Grand Prix Senna stayed at Lotus until the end of 1987 when a switch to McLaren delivered him the kind of success he had dreamed of as a boy growing up in Sao Paulo Along with team-mate Prost, the pair dominated the season, but it was Senna who grabbed the World Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, despite nearly stalling at the start He won the title again for McLaren in 1990 and 1991, before finding himself unable to compete with the technical superiority of the Williams team car Senna subsequently joined the Williams team for 1994, but the partnership ended in tragedy at Imola when he was killed, cutting short what would have been an even greater career

Jackie Stewart was a racing driver who was a step ahead of his generation He was the man who had the biggest impact in helping to improve safety, he was the first truly professional driver, and he was the first Formula One star to make the most of promotional activities As well as all that though, Stewart became an ultra-successful racing driver, winning three World Championships and more races than any man before him The canny Scotsman made his Formula One debut at the start of 1965 as team-mate to the great Graham Hill, scoring points on his World Championship debut and then clinching his first win after a fantastic battle at the Italian Grand Prix Stewart s best years, however, were with the Tyrrell team, which he joined in 1968 One of his best victories came that year at the daunting 14-mile long Nurburgring in Germany, which he won by more than four minutes Imagine that happening these days! In 1969, Stewart took his first World Championship title, adding another in 1971 After a disappointing 1972 season, caused in part by a stomach ulcer, Stewart, who had decided to retire at the end of the season, was determined to capture his third Championship in 1973 He achieved that feat, clinching a then record 27th victory at the Nurburgring, but the season ended on a sad note when he pulled out of the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen after his team-mate Francois Cevert was killed in practice

Stewart s retirement as a driver opened up a new chapter in his career He maintained close links with car manufacturer Ford In 1997, along with his son Paul, he launched the Ford-backed Stewart Grand Prix team It raced for three seasons, winning the 1999 European Grand Prix, before it was bought out by Ford and turned into the Jaguar team