Knowing that Senna was in the years that followed, Schumi was compared to Senna from time to time. However, there is no comparison between the two. Both of them are the kings of their respective eras. When Schumi first entered F1, Senna had already entered his peak period and had won 3 world championships. Senna was long gone by the time Schumi was in his prime at Ferrari.
I saw this documentary on Fengxing a few days ago, and saw that there was Shumi on the cast list, so I clicked it and watched it. I have to say, from my initial starting point, I was very disappointed, there was basically no Shumi in it. Shadow of rice. But it also let me know more about the legendary experience of a generation of car gods.
It was indeed a time of strife. Four-time champion Alain Prost, three-time champion Ayrton Senna, three-time champion Nelson Piquet, and 1992 world champion Mansell are all drivers with both wisdom and courage. Moreover, the impact of the performance of the car on the game was not as important as it is now, and the performance of the driver also accounted for a large part. So Senna was able to drive a broken car in Monaco to surpass countless strong enemies and force Prost to stop the race, which is evident in his racing talent.
Although we are still endlessly comparing Schumi and Senna who is the best in history, Prost is his real opponent in the arena. The reporter in the documentary also said that he had seen so many fights in the sports circle, but they were not as thrilling as Senna and Prost. Judging by the number of titles won, Prost seems to have a slight edge over Senna. But surely no one would think Senna would be weaker than Prost. There may be other sports that can be called the best in history even if they don't have the most championships (like Jordan), but in F1's copper-laden sport (maybe not even a sport), even if you have the most outstanding Talent, the most pole positions, how can you convince the crowd without the most championships, Senna is definitely an exception. The only explanation is that Senna died on the field, and at his peak.
What if Senna hadn't died by then? Maybe he can swept the entire car world, won the championship softly, overwhelmed Schumacher, Hakkinen, Hill, and achieved an N championship that can be recorded in history. In this case, he can indeed be called a car. God. But maybe the opposite is also possible. With the growth of age and the decline of physical fitness, Senna is replaced by the increasingly mature Schumachers. Even if he can win one or two world championships, he will retire sadly like most older drivers. Such a Senna will still be regarded as a famous national hero by the Brazilians, but for all car fans, the car god is not worthy of the name.
Some people say that calling him a car god is not only because of his superb driving skills, but also because of his good character. He donated nearly $2 billion to help poor children in Brazil during his lifetime. For this, I respect him. But just because of that, they called him the God of Cars? Bullshit. In the final analysis, it is still the performance on the field. Senna's driving style has always been very aggressive, which any Senna fan has to admit. And car fans also like to watch overtaking, otherwise Hamilton would not have so many car fans, which is of course understandable. But the downside of an aggressive driving style is instability. God knows when he'll collide with someone or cause the car to malfunction. That's why he crashes more than any other driver. When he was involved in the accident, he also broke down the already unstable car by accelerating the car to the fastest speed. His driving skills are of course nothing to say, but he is betting his own life and the lives of other drivers in this way, which is really dangerous enough.
Compared with him, Schumi and Prost both try to get as many points as possible under the premise of stability, which is very rational. You can be responsible for your own safety as well as your team.
But at one point, Senna's influence on the entire F1 can't be surpassed by anyone. Because of his death, the FIA is determined to take steps to keep drivers safe. Since his death, no F1 driver has ever died in a car accident on the track.
In the end, no matter who is the car god or who is the car king, the deceased is dead, and I hope this kind of thing will not happen in F1 in the future.
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