Rain King

Rain King

At the start of his career, Ayrton Senna was not a specialist on wet tracks, contrary to what many people think. It was precisely because of the difficulty in his first kart race in the rain, where he ended up losing because he couldn't control the car, that the driver was persistent, going to train whenever it started to rain, showing from a young age his determination to push his limits.

When the first drops of rain began to fall, Ayrton would prepare his equipment and set off for the Interlagos Kart Track, which has its name in his honor. From there on, Senna became a benchmark in the rain and, with 13 epic triumphs in adverse conditions, was named the King of the Rain.

When he was still a rookie for the modest Toleman team, in his first race on the Monaco circuit in 1984 in the rain, Senna had already secured his place on the podium. 

His first win came with Lotus a year later, also under a deluge in Portugal. The race in Estoril was only the first of Ayrton Senna’s great victories in the rain. 

Even if, by logic, everyone thought that Ayrton enjoyed to race on wet tracks, he preferred to drive in normal conditions. But of course, he used this talent to take advantage when his car was no match for his opponents – after all, a race on slippery asphalt would level the playing field.

Ayrton Senna

Rain King

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