{"id":43992,"date":"2025-03-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=43992"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:33:15","slug":"ayrton-senna-in-formula-1s-greatest-of-all-time-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/portugues-ayrton-senna-presenca-nas-principais-listas-dos-maiores-da-historia-na-formula-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayrton Senna: a constant presence in Formula 1\u2019s Greatest of All Time lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/the-75-best-drivers-cars-innovations-teams-and-key-figures-in-f1-history.6VcYXd7l9aI6fysNWtxFja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Formula 1 has released a list on its official social media channels <\/a>featuring 20 drivers considered the greatest in the sport\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/evento-oficial-da-formula-1-em-londres-presta-homenagens-a-ayrton-senna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">75-year history<\/a>. While the ranking does not follow a specific order, Ayrton Senna was highlighted as one of the first names mentioned, alongside Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Senna\u2019s presence in all-time greatest driver lists remains a constant, whether in fan opinions or expert analyses. In 2009, a poll conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/relembre-a-eleicao-da-autosport-que-escolheu-senna-como-melhor-piloto-de-todos-os-tempos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the prestigious British magazine Autosport, with votes from 217 Formula 1 drivers, named Senna as the greatest of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Some of today\u2019s top Formula 1 drivers also consider Senna the number one driver in history and openly idolize the Brazilian legend. Among them are seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, two-time champion Fernando Alonso, as well as rising stars Kimi Antonelli and Gabriel Bortoleto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita-768x888.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kimi-antoneli_visita.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andrea Kimi Antonelli em visita \u00e0 Senna Brands e Instituto Ayrton Senna em 2024<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hamilton, Schumacher, and Juan Manuel Fangio &#8211; three of the most frequently cited names in all-time F1 rankings &#8211; have repeatedly stated in interviews that Senna was the greatest driver in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">One of the most recent tributes took place at the 2024 S\u00e3o Paulo Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton paid homage to Senna by driving the iconic 1990 McLaren MP4\/5B in the rain at Interlagos. After stepping out of the car, Hamilton spoke about his childhood hero in an interview with Brazilian broadcaster Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"V\u00cdDEO COMPLETO: assista Lewis Hamilton pilotando carro de Senna\u00a0em\u00a0Interlagos\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/14XkdiSLJcg?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThis is such an emotional moment. I was reliving my childhood, watching Ayrton, seeing him race and win. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m getting this opportunity. He is the greatest of all time. To do this in front of these fans, who stood in the rain all day\u2014it\u2019s truly a special day for me,\u201d <strong>said Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> at the time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-en\">Sorry, this entry is only available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43992\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-pt\" title=\"Portugu\u00eas\">Portugu\u00eas<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6,8,312,277],"class_list":["post-43992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ayrton-senna","tag-ayrton-senna","tag-formula-1","tag-kimi-antonelli","tag-lewis-hamilton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43992","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}