{"id":21351,"date":"2020-05-04T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=21351"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:24:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:24:18","slug":"6-motivos-para-apontar-ayrton-senna-como-mestre-jedi-nas-pistasf1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/6-motivos-para-apontar-ayrton-senna-como-mestre-jedi-nas-pistasf1\/","title":{"rendered":"6 reasons why Ayrton Senna was a Jedi Master on the track!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A story full of drama and adventure that has millions of fans all over the world obsessing over each one of its countless details. We could be talking about Ayrton Senna\u2019s career, but the description also fits the Star Wars franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Created by George Lucas in 1977, the saga was a cinematic revolution in several aspects, giving birth to a legion of fans that even has its own day: May 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0(a pun with the famous phrase \u201cmay the Force be with you\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the spirit of the occasion, the official Ayrton Senna website has listed six reasons it would be fair to call the Brazilian driver a Jedi Master of the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0May the Force be with you<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xT1R9HzGS8eTtrpZkI\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the Star Wars saga, the Force is an energy field generated by all living things in the galaxy. Some beings are more connected to the Force than others and, even when they don\u2019t understand it, the Force flows through them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Force-sensitive people are able to manipulate its energy \u2013 like the Jedi. And Ayrton Senna mastered the ability to control his machine under the most adverse conditions, like driving in the rain on street circuits, where he seemed to become one with the car, such was the Brazilian\u2019s willingness to go beyond the limits in situations that other drivers found too challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">The relationship with a master<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/fCUj3F1gtyUuyxUXoP\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Just like the good Jedi in the Star Wars saga, Senna was always devoted to his first master: Lucio Pascual Gascon, aka Tch\u00ea, one of the most respected figures in Brazilian karting. So much so that Senna presented him with the laurels from his first F1 win ever, at the 1985 Portuguese GP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Also like the Jedi, Senna became a mentor to several drivers, and one of them in particular isn\u2019t shy about naming the people who had an influence on him: four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. After a win in Cingapura last year, the Briton stressed the importance of his mentor to the achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIt was our first time driving here in the rain, so it was a big challenge. Senna popped into my mind. It\u2019s almost like he talks to me, \u2018just stay focused, keep it together\u2019\u201d, said Hamilton. In Star Wars, it\u2019s common for the Jedi to communicate with their masters this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sacred Temple<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/fo5yBQFVOz4DPzIPr1\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">While the Jedi have sacred temples scattered all over the galaxy, Ayrton Senna had his own personal temples in several countries, but three of them left a special mark in his F1 career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; Suzuka, in Japan where he secured his three world titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; Monaco, since he still holds the record for most wins in the circuit, with six triumphs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; Interlagos, in S\u00e3o Paulo, where he won in front of his home crowd twice. His first victory, in 1991, was achieved after several grueling laps in which he was forced to drive with just one gear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">His relationship with Japan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/NsGZLtgv03Q9aWXoRl\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">According to the creator of the Star Wars Sagan, the Word Jedi comes from the Japanese \u201cjidaigeki\u201d \u2013 or stories about the samurai. And no other driver has embodied the values of the east more than Ayrton Senna, who won three titles in Japan, at Suzuka, and whose search for perfection earned him an unprecedented level of celebrity in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In another dimension<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/YFI5vdR8ukU81Fa6tK\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">By mastering the Force, the Jedi are capable of incredible feats. Besides his amazing displays of talent and his F1 titles, Senna also had an unusual experience on the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">During the 1988 Monaco GP, when he was almost 1s5 faster than Alain Prost in the qualifying session \u2013 a huge difference in Formula One \u2013 the Brazilian driver admitted he was very close to both his own limit as well as the car\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cOn that day, I realized I wasn\u2019t driving consciously anymore.\u00a0\u00a0It was like I was in another dimension. The circuit was like a tunnel, to me, and I just went straight ahead\u201d, said Senna about his experience in the most challenging F1 track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0George Lucas, a big Ayrton Senna fan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/46hvSYkCZC5uyy0UNe\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">To wrap up the list in style, we have an even more impressive reason for the comparison: the \u201cfather\u201d of the Jedi is a big F1 fan, especially of Ayrton Senna\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">So much so that the Star Wars creator is rumored to be the celebrity who stayed anonymously at the \u201cAyrton Senna\u201d suite, opened by the Fairmont hotel in 2017 to celebrate the 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the driver\u2019s first win in Monaco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18809\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/senna-tv-como-se-forma-um-grande-campeao\/starwars\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18809\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/starWars-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/starWars-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/starWars-1-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okay, Jedi didn\u2019t wear helmets, but the tribute from designer Andrew Ainsworth, from Shepperton Design Studios, is really cool<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A story full of drama and adventure that has millions of fans all over the world obsessing over each one of its countless details. We could be talking about Ayrton Senna\u2019s career, but the description also fits the Star Wars franchise. Created by George Lucas in 1977, the saga was a cinematic revolution in several [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,17,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias","category-novidades","category-senna-na-midia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}