Hiroshima to Nagasaki

 

There was a Japanese man who survived the bombings of Hiroshima and then moved to Nagasaki before surviving another one there too.

for those who are not familiar with motorsport, i will return to making other history facts other than motorsport history, dw

THERE WILL BE MORE HISTORY POSTS COMING SOON (hopefully!)

Ayrton Senna: “If you no longer go for a gap, then you no longer a racing driver”

One of the greatest Formula 1 drivers ever- and one of my favourites.

-Ayrton Senna Da Silva was a Brazillian racing driver for drove in Formula 1 for many teams like Lotus, McLaren-Honda and Williams Racing- and became a 3- time Formula 1 world champion and an inspiration to many people around the world for not just his racing skills but for his good deeds and help to those who needed it using his charitable organisations.

-Especially when he drove for McLaren-Honda, he was famously rivals to his teammate Alain Prost (who became one of his best friends later, I think) and other racing drivers like Nigel Mansell (U.K) and Nelson Piquet (Brazil).

-Prost and Senna were rivals even after Prost left McLaren-Honda to join Ferrari- and their rivalry caused many racing incidents during their fights for wins, points and championships.

-Senna was known to use mental and psychological games as one of his tools in his racing strategy and was quick to overtake.

Hence the quote above.

-There was a race where he drove a racing car with one hand and another incident at the Monaco Grand Prix where he was so focused in driving that he completely let his muscle memory and inner intuition take over.

-Another reason why Senna is one of my favourite Formula 1 drivers was because he believed in God :) 

-During a race, it is commonly known that he saved another racing driver's life (that driver's name was Erik Comas) after a major crash which could have resulted in the driver's car exploding if he didn't intervene quickly.

-In his last Formula 1 race (the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola during the 1990s), he wanted to lift up the late Ratzenberger's  (who tragically died in a racing crash at Imola due to unsafe conditions at the track) national flag after his win but unfortunately, his fatal crash stopped him.

But it didn't stop everyone from continuing to remember his name and achievements to completely cement him into the hall of Formula 1 legends.

Senna Sempre! ("Senna Always" in Portuguese) 

Juan Manuel Fangio- "El Maestro"

 

-Juan Manuel Fangio (1911- 1995) was a racing driver from Argentina who became Formula 1's first ever world champion.

-he started his driving journey as a driver for the military during his service and then entered racing by driving for Chevrolet in the Argentinean Grand Prix (which isn't a Formula 1 race) 
This "Grand Prix" was a race from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Lima, Peru.

- Later, he became a 5 time Formula 1 world champion and won world championships with Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and even Mercedes, becoming (so far) the only Formula 1 driver to win championships for 4 teams each.

-he has the highest win and pole position percentage.

-he was also kidnapped by Cuban rebels during a Formula 1 race event once.

-After Formula 1, he entered sports-car racing with Ferrari and Maserati in the 12 hours of Sebring.

-he worked with Horacio Pagani to build a fast car named the Pagani Zonda ("strong Argentinean mountain wind") 

-After his retirement, he became an honorary president of Mercedes-Benz Argentina.

Formula 1 Legends- Jim Clark

 

-Jim Clark (1936- 1968) started as a young boy driving farm vehicles to entering as a racing driver  for the first time by driving touring cars, then entering Formula 1 with Lotus, and winning the Indy 500 even though he wasn't an American driver.
This series of achievements was known to the world of motorsports as the triple crown of motorsport.

-Other series of motorsports that he has also raced in: Tasman Series, British Formula 4 and French Formula 4.

-He had an unbeaten record which was only beaten later on by other racing drivers like Prost, Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

- Many other legends of Formula 1 like Ayrton Senna was inspired by him.

Colin McRae- "If in doubt, flat out"

 

Colin McRae was a Scottish rally driver who drove for Subaru and drove with Carlos Sainz Sr. (Carlos "Smooth Operator" "El Matador" Sainz Jr.'s dad) who was also his teammate and rival along with his other rival Tommi Mäkinen, who drove for Toyota.

McRae was the first Brit to win a rally after he won his home rally in Britain, after a long time. Although he had a British citizenship, he was actually Scottish.

And during the 1995 season, he became the world's youngest rally champion.

The impressive thing about him was that he kept driving in a rally even after many crashes and wrecks, earning him a spot in the world rally championship.