Remembering Ayrton Senna: Alain Prost leads tributes as McLaren and Williams pay homage

It’s been 31 years since Ayrton Senna’s tragic death when his Formula 1 car crashed into a chicane, claiming the F1 star’s life. He was just 34. The incident occurred during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola in Italy. More than three decades later, Senna’s fans and the entire car racing world remember the late driver. On the occasion, his biggest rival, Alain Prost, also shared an Instagram post in his remembrance.
Sharing a picture of Senna and himself seated at a press conference, Alain Prost wrote on his Instagram Story, “Remembering.”
Ayrton Senna and Prost were the biggest rivals even when they were teammates at McLaren and won 15 Grands Prix together. Such was the inter-team rivalry that they crashed into each other at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, killing any chances of either of them getting a spot on the podium. They continued to be rivals even after Prost moved to a different team, Ferrari. However, soon after Prost’s retirement from F1 in 1993, the two reconnected and became friends before Senna passed away a year later.
Prost had once told the Canal+ channel about their bond before Senna’s death, “In the six months before his death, we spoke regularly on the phone, sometimes two or three times a week. He was not the same anymore, he even begged me to come back.”

Formula 1 also shared several of Senna’s race moments on Instagram and wrote, “Ayrton Senna. Forever in our hearts. We remember the three-time champion on the anniversary of his tragic passing #SennaSempre.”

McLaren also remembered its star driver. A picture of Senna was shared from its handle along with the caption: “Gone but never forgotten. Today we remember the racing legend, Ayrton Senna.”
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Ayrton Senna had achieved a lot in his decade-long career before his journey was cut short. The Brazilian driver won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren. He held the record for most pole positions (65) and had won 41 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
He had moved from McLaren to Williams a year before his death. The official X handle shared a picture of Senna and simply captioned it: “Senna Sempre.”