Thread: Senna??
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Kansasdirtfan (Offline)
  #3 8/1/12 6:40 PM
I saw it and enjoyed it. I've been a fan of F1 for some time, and really enjoyed seeing the cars (and drivers) from that era. I was most struck by Senna's demeanor prior to the race, as he was sitting in the car on the grid. It almost seemed as if he had a premonition of the outcome. The actual crash that claimed his life wasn't really as devastating as I recalled. But then, Earnhardt's fatal crash didn't look that devastating either. As 767 said in his post, it's unfortunate that it takes a death to improve safety technology. But really, isn't that the way it nearly always works? Not trying to be flippant, but the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" applies to safety measures as well. In reality, it's more a case of just not anticipating all the possible scenarios, in spite of all the engineering that goes into racing cars.

Bob Nikkel