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I always laugh every time I remember this

1989 McLaren Team was like:

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a MAN

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Just Ayrton Senna da Silva

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Todos os caminhos levam a Parque Paulista

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Q&A with Nelson Piquet, 1989–90

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"Piquet Uncensored"

Best circuit?

“Zeltweg.”

Worst?

“Monaco.”

Best atmosphere?

“Monaco.”

Worst?

“Phoenix.”

Best F1 car right now?

“Ferrari.”

Would you like to drive it?

“Yes.”

Because of the myth?

“What myth? What matters is winning. Whether it’s Ferrari or Benetton.”

Best place to live?

“Brazil.”

And to pay taxes?

“Monaco.”

Is it good to live on a boat?

“Yeah, only people who know how to swim annoy me…”

Do you like traveling?

“I hate it.”

Best race?

“The last one.”

Worst?

“I forgot.”

Best car you've ever driven?

“Brabham BT52.”

Is being a driver a good lifestyle?

“Yes.”

Would you advise your children to become drivers?

“They'll do whatever they think is best. If they want to race, I’ll support them.”

Is money important?

“Of course, very important.”

And women?

“They help you spend it.”

Do drivers make friends?

“They do.”

Even Ayrton Senna?

“Even Senna.”

Why did you punch Salazar?

“So he could learn…”

Why not Mansell?

“Because he wouldn’t learn anyway…”

Best current driver?

“Nelson Piquet.”

Anyone else?

“Senna, Prost…”

Biggest hope?

“Alesi, Modena…”

What does Alesi need to become great?

“Experience.”

Will he reach the top?

“If he’s a good student, he will. Now he has a good teacher.”

When will you stop racing?

“When I find something else that interests me more.”

Details?

“I’ll tell you more later.”

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VAI TOMA NO CU FLUMINENSE

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If God exists, then things won’t end well for fluminense in this fifa club world cup 🙏

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How Alain said it was his relationship with Ayrton in the 90s // How he remembers it now

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A chat between the younger and older Fittipaldi siblings, 1973

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Jesus?

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And in the end, everyone’s a Brazuca 💚

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alain prost nariz de cano de pvc

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Of all photos, why is Alain’s favorite the one that looks like they’re about to kiss?

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|| • Elio de Angelis • ||

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I remembered when Alain said something like mclaren hardly tended to punish Ayrton for what he did compared to other drivers

This is how I imagine things were in the paddock between '88 and '93:

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How do you regard him as your rival? I mean, Ayrton is obviously an enormous rival. What sort of regard do you have for him as a driver?

"In this kind of competition, I think more in terms of Ferrari vs McLaren than Alain Prost vs Ayrton Senna. Ayrton Senna is the best Formula 1 driver at the moment—well, I hope that includes me too, haha. What I mean is that we are dominating Formula 1 because we are more professional than the other drivers. We work much harder and we deserve to dominate Formula 1, to be at the front. And I really appreciate the work he's doing, also during my time, because it's not easy right now. (...) But I enjoy fighting Ayrton. He's tough, he's very tough on track, it's very hard to overtake him."

- Alain Prost to Eurosport, 1990

And this was said like... just days before the big event at Suzuka...pookie had no idea what that crazy pookie was about to do to him ☠️

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o alain é muito pau no cu pra falar que não era uma pessoa política, passo mal de rir