Senna’s early career races in England are shown on a track next to a mountain range
Line of Events
A fictional miniseries based on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva, the Brazilian racing legend who won the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship three times. The writers of this series said they had some restrictions due to Senna’s family’s involvement in the production.
Okay, first the positives
There are no mountains in England – especially Norfolk, which is known for its flat landscape. I call this show the FW16 of biopics because, just like the car in which Senna was killed, it was good, but, um…
I’ve seen another reviewer say that their story is one-sided
Overall, they got Senna’s uncompromising nature right, especially in illustrating his team principals’ irritation. The attention to detail was brilliant; seeing an MP4/4 race gave me the creeps, but that shot of Senna alone in the briefing room at the end of Suzuka perfectly recreates the ITV shot from 1989.
I agree, but so what?
Fans who followed the 1989-93 fraud would have been familiar with the French connection, if not outright believers in its gospel truth. This is clearly a show for Senna fans, not Balestre apologists.
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