{"id":43540,"date":"2024-12-09T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=43540"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:45:29","slug":"as-historias-reais-da-serie-senna-episodio-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/portugues-as-historias-reais-da-serie-senna-episodio-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The real stories of Senna Series \u2013 Episode 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many experts, Ayrton Senna\u2019s first victory should have come during the epic Monaco Grand Prix in 1984. However, it was also in torrential rain and under extremely challenging conditions that the Brazilian achieved his first triumph in Formula 1, the pinnacle of motorsport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention: from now on, you will read information that describes some moments from the series.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode 3 – Ambition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Episode 3 of Senna showcases why Ayrton was considered the “Rain Master,” even with just one full season in Formula 1. Now driving for a more competitive team, Lotus, the Brazilian won the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix with over a minute\u2019s lead over the second-place finisher<\/a>, lapping every competitor from third place onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to this remarkable (and true) story from the 1985 Portuguese GP, the episode delves into behind-the-scenes aspects of Senna\u2019s career, such as his excellent relationship with the Japanese Honda team, which signed a deal with Lotus to supply engines starting in 1987.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This marked the beginning of one of Formula 1\u2019s most successful partnerships<\/a>, which immediately yielded results. In its debut season, Senna (and Brazil) celebrated a first victory at the sport\u2019s most iconic race, the Monaco Grand Prix. To this day, Senna holds the record for most wins at Monaco, with six victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The success of the Senna-Honda partnership at Lotus carried over to McLaren starting in 1988. The combination of the best engines, the best team, and the reigning best driver in the world (Alain Prost) alongside a young talent seeking his first title (Senna) created what is still referred to as “the greatest team in Formula 1 history.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senna knew that sharing the team with Prost, a two-time world champion with McLaren (1985 and 1986), would not be easy. A valuable lesson highlighted by Senna himself came during the Monaco Grand Prix that season<\/a>. Leading by over 50 seconds, he crashed just a few laps from the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the real events depicted in the series are the team\u2019s request for Senna to ease his pace and Senna\u2019s own account of being in complete synergy with the car\u2014describing it as entering another dimension. He first experienced this during qualifying at Monaco in 1988, when he was 1.4 seconds faster than Prost on a single lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also true is the story of Senna walking from the crash site at the tunnel entrance to his apartment<\/a> in Monaco, just a few blocks away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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