18 years of the death of Ayrton Senna

Died 18 years ago the driver Ayrton Senna. For many the greatest idol of Brazilian sport, if alive, would be 52 years.
Formula 1 Brazilian born in Sao Paulo, one of the greatest sports heroes Brazilian and world of all time. He began his career in karting (1974), where he was second in theworld championships (1979-1980). After (1981) was for the British Formula Ford where he won 11 of 19 races and won the championships in anticipation European and British Formula Ford (1982), with 21 victories in 28 races. It became British Formula 3 champion (1983), with nine consecutive victories, a world record, making the Englishapelidassem the Silverstone racetrack for Silvastone.

He joined the Formula 1 team Toleman (1984), and a year later I was at Lotus, wherethe team played three seasons and won his first big-prize. Hired by McLaren (1988),won the first world championship the following year was runner-up behind Frenchman Alain Prost, his teammate, and become due on the next two seasons (1990-1991), has won the three titles world in the category, winning over nicknames like the king of the rain, the ability to drive on wet or Mr. Monaco for his five consecutive wins in this circuit.

Moving to Williams (1994), died when crashing into a wall of protection to 300km / h, the curve Tamborello, the seventh lap of the Grand Prix of San Marino in Imola, Italy. In ten years of Formula 1, competed in 161 races, won 41 and won 62 pole positions. At his burial in St. Paul, was honored as head of state, one of the most attended funerals of the country's history.