S1 Ep29: Senna’s F1 Losing Streak - Senna Pt.2
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In part two of our four part series on Ayrton Senna, James, Joe, and Nolan dive into Senna’s early years in F1. After his dominance in Formula 3 Senna had a clunky start to his career in the big leagues, largely due to the lackluster cars of small teams like Toleman. However, as we’ll see, Senna’s perseverance would push him on to better teams and better cars. We’ll cover all of Senna’s pivotal races from the 84’ Brazilian Grand Prix to Senna’s fourth race at Monaco!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, my name is Nolan Sykes. I'm from Past Gas by Donut Media. We are an |
| 0:04.7 | automotive history show and this week we're talking about a guy named Phil Hill. |
| 0:09.6 | Phil Hill spent his youth dreaming of driving foreign cars who'd read British |
| 0:13.8 | race publications back to back. He grew to idolize racers like Juan Manuel Fongeo |
| 0:18.9 | and Alberto Escarri and cars like Maserade's, Ferraris and Triams. But for most of |
| 0:24.1 | his life it was just a dream. So how did the nervous son of a postmaster and |
| 0:28.6 | him composer become one of the most talented race car drivers of all time? |
| 0:32.2 | Why did you leave racing near the peak of his career? What unfortunate event led |
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| 1:13.7 | All right, now for the show. |
| 1:16.4 | Rain falls on the principality of Monaco. The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix is delayed. |
| 1:29.6 | The weather is atypical for the June race weekend. A race known for its |
| 1:33.3 | garish excess takes on a bleak move as the Formula One cars wait on the grid. |
| 1:38.4 | This race is unique. Instead of taking place on a well-manacured motorplex, |
| 1:43.2 | today's circuit is a serpentine dash through city streets. Finally, the stewards |
| 1:49.2 | give the okay to fire up the race cars. After the drivers complete a warm-up lap |
| 1:54.3 | to assess the flooded venue. It's time to start. Near the back of the grid is one |
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