{"id":23811,"date":"2020-11-06T18:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=23811"},"modified":"2020-11-06T18:30:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:30:15","slug":"ultima-vitoria-da-parceria-historica-entre-senna-e-mclaren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/ultima-vitoria-da-parceria-historica-entre-senna-e-mclaren\/","title":{"rendered":"The last win of the historic partnership between Senna and McLaren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From 1987 to 1993, the Asutralian Grand Prix closed out the season as a sort of an epilogue, as far as the championship went, since there was already a champion in place in all of those seasons.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In 1993, despite the Williams\u2019 domination and Prost\u2019s fourth title already in the bag, the race in Adelaide attracted more attention than in previous years. Ayrton Senna was saying goodbye to McLaren and Prost was retiring from Formula One. It would be the last ever duel between them, leaving a big void in the hearts of many motor sports fans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Riccardo Patrese was also leaving Formula One. At the time, the Italian had started more races than any other driver, and competed for 17 seasons \u2013 a record broken in 2008 by Rubens Barrichello.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The atmosphere at McLaren\u2019s garage was one of nostalgia, but only Jo Ramirez, the team\u2019s technical coordinator, saw the tears that filled Ayrton Senna\u2019s eyes before his last race for the British team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramirez shouted into Senna\u2019s year that he had done more than enough for the team since 1988. He was a three-time champion, with 34 victories for McLaren. But that could be a special triumph for everyone involved, and not just because of Senna\u2019s farewell: if they won, they would take Ferrari\u2019s place as the most winning team in Formula One history, with 104 victories.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pole inesperada de  Ayrton Senna\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6cLCIr7z84A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As usual, Ayrton Senna was the fastest in the qualifying rounds, despite the season being marked once again by the Williams\u2019 cars superior performance. The Brazilian scored the 62nd pole position in his career, beating Prost by 436 thousandths of a second. Damon Hill (Williams) and Michael Schumacher (Benetton) filled out the second row.<\/p>\n<p>The start was the most dramatic part of the race. It was aborted twice, because Ukyo Katayama\u2019s Tyrell and Eddie Irvine\u2019s Jordan had engine troubles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fraseContent\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"frases\">\u201cI concentrated heavily on the final start, following two false starts. I had my eyes on Prost, at my side, and in my rear view mirror, I focused on Damon Hill, who was starting behind me. After all, it was my only pole position of the season and I didn\u2019t want to make any mistakes.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And he didn\u2019t. He jumped ahead and started his last-ever spectacle through the streets of Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the first few laps, Senna was ahead of Prost, with Hill and Schumacher right behind them. Benetton\u2019s German had problems in the 20th lap and had to retire. As the race progressed, Senna\u2019s lead became wider.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senna only lost the lead when he made a pit-stop in the 23rd lap, and retook it in the 29th. The checkered flag was waved and he scored his 41st win in 158 races up until then.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was Senna\u2019s last victory \u2013 his 35th for McLaren, with 46 pole positions and 477 points while in the British team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the podium, flanked by his Williams\u2019 rivals, he took Prost\u2019s left hand and raised it high, showing great respect for his greatest rival. The crowd cheered, knowing that it was the end of an era in Formula One.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After the race, Ayrton attended a concert by singer Tina Turner, who dedicated \u00a0himthe song \u201cSimply the Best\u201d. Ayrton climbed on the stage much more timidly than he used the climb on the podium. Everyone cheered.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m a fan, a big fan of his. He\u2019s the best\u201d, said Tina Turner while she hugged the three-time Formula One world champion.<\/p>\n<p>He only lost the lead when he stopped to change tires on the 23rd lap, retaking the lead at lap 29, and crossed the finish line winning his 41st victory in the 158 Grands Prix he had competed in until then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1987 to 1993, the Asutralian Grand Prix closed out the season as a sort of an epilogue, as far as the championship went, since there was already a champion in place in all of those seasons. 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