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Is it just me or is anyone else finding the whole Senna hysteria a bit OTT? I'm not being dismissive, and I remember quite clearly watching it unfold and thinking that he was probably dying before our eyes but I just can't help thinking this is just all a bit much.
It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
I've a mate who (when I was on the usual social media sites) used to seemingly try and be the first to openly wail about the death of an artist/sportsman(never a woman)/celebrity.
I too find this sort of public display of being upset a complete turnoff. It's always about about earning likes from another's tragedy.
I too find this sort of public display of being upset a complete turnoff. It's always about about earning likes from another's tragedy.
I also watched it play out in real time as a small lad. What I find a little OTT is all the driver tributes (helmets, liveries etc) from drivers who were not even born when he died.
I can understand the older lads (Lewis, Alonso) as they grew up with him as their hero… but the overly emotional connection from the others is a little much for me.
Anyway, who cares what I think.
I can understand the older lads (Lewis, Alonso) as they grew up with him as their hero… but the overly emotional connection from the others is a little much for me.
Anyway, who cares what I think.
stinkyspanner said:
Is it just me or is anyone else finding the whole Senna hysteria a bit OTT? I'm not being dismissive, and I remember quite clearly watching it unfold and thinking that he was probably dying before our eyes but I just can't help thinking this is just all a bit much.
It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
TX.
To some of us it could be seen as a bit over the top but that doesn’t detract from the tragedy that weekend was. I think those who feel less “affected” have been watching motorsport for significantly longer than the past thirty years and have witnessed several terrible events. For the “younger” audience things like this are simply unacceptable and we forget how safe motorsport has become. I was shocked at, for example, the Grojean accident in Bahrain and the Zhou inversion at Silverstone, in “my day” the outcome would have been very different.
I miss Gilles more, I was never really a Senna fan but respect his achievement both on and off the track.
I miss Gilles more, I was never really a Senna fan but respect his achievement both on and off the track.
stinkyspanner said:
Is it just me or is anyone else finding the whole Senna hysteria a bit OTT? I'm not being dismissive, and I remember quite clearly watching it unfold and thinking that he was probably dying before our eyes but I just can't help thinking this is just all a bit much.
It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
Yeah, no. It's almost like a competition of who can be the saddest about his death (and the odd token mention of Ratzenberger)
'I was really sad when Senna died'
'Not as sad as me, I was REALLY sad'
'Yeah and now it's 30 years and I'm even more really sad, are you?' Etc etc
generationx said:
I miss Gilles more, I was never really a Senna fan but respect his achievement both on and off the track.
This for me.Also, thank you for modifying the thought I was conjuring with; that Senna was the first to exhibit 'win at any cost', which your mentioning Gilles reminded me that there probably have always been those with a more tenuous grip on sportsmanship and fair sporting competition.
Sadly, for me anyway, Senna's legacy is tainted by some of his acts that he justified by claiming they were 'righting wrongs' that actually weren't, other than in just head. It also potentially validated others that have followed with dubious behaviour that they have considered was perfectly fine but really were not representing F1 in the best light.
[quote=carlo996]What is strange is not having the basic humility to appreciate that..../quote]
"basic humility"??
Senna was undoubtedly a superstar of F1 back in the day. One of very few drivers who could add speed to a car. Unfortunately that's IMO exactly what killed him - trying to beat Schumacher in a car that wasn't as good as Schumacher's.
I think it was Alain Prost who said something along the lines that if other drivers drove as aggressively as Ayrton Senna then every race would end in a crash.
"basic humility"??
Senna was undoubtedly a superstar of F1 back in the day. One of very few drivers who could add speed to a car. Unfortunately that's IMO exactly what killed him - trying to beat Schumacher in a car that wasn't as good as Schumacher's.
I think it was Alain Prost who said something along the lines that if other drivers drove as aggressively as Ayrton Senna then every race would end in a crash.
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