Senna vs. Prost at Suzuka 1989 Qualifying Onboard

[WonkyFonk]

His braking into the final chicane is just incredible

[hristoitchov]

@WonkyFonk Yeah, considering drivers back then would never do any practice with those Q tires prior to using them for their hotlaps, Senna just managed to somehow know in advance how much grip they would offer, and even go beyond it like he does here under braking for the chicane.

[WonkyFonk]

@hristoitchov Its fascinating to watch how hes always adjusting the wheel. As you say, hes on the edge of the grip available, dancing the rear end around. Beautiful. I wasn't old enough to appreciate this guy at the time, which is a big shame.

[WonkyFonk]

@WonkyFonk not that Prost was a slouch of course ;)...

[hristoitchov]

@WonkyFonk I didn't really follow F1 either as I was also a kid back then, but after watching a Senna film about his Lotus years when I was around 7-8 years old, I became a fan. Thankfully there's so much footage on the Internet today and also a lot of articles to read about the era. As for Prost, he didn't have the raw speed of Senna, but he was extremely consistent and technically educated. What I dislike about him was his lack of honesty.

[WonkyFonk]

@hristoitchov I agree about Prost. The old footage is wonderful, gives a much better impression of the speed of the cars. And the bumps really fed back through the steering quite agressively. I assume you've seen 'Senna' movie?

[hristoitchov]

@WonkyFonk Yes, I've seen it, both the theater and extended versions. And yes, I wish today's cameras wouldn't have so many filters and dampers, it gives a very false impression about the way the driver actually sees and feels it.

[gazzawils1]

excellent !! thanks for posting.

[hamiltonfan4eva]

how much mor confidance senna had it's amazing O_O