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Ayrton Senna elected greatest F1 driver of all time by his peers
The triple world champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil, died in the race at the Grand Prix of San Marino in 1994, was elected by his peers greatest F1 driver of all time, according to a survey by the British magazine Autosport on Thursday.
Some 217 drivers in F1, combining 9 194 departures and 270 race wins, including Michael Schumacher, Paul Pietsch, the oldest driver still alive, or even defending champion Jenson Button, participated in this survey. Ayrton Senna, crowned in 1988, 1990 and 1991, won 41 victories and 65 pole positions in 162 GP. His struggles against the French Alain Prost belong to the legend of motorsport. The Brazilian died on 1 May 1994 at Imola (Italy) during the Grand Prix of San Marino in the Tamburello bend. He was 34.
Seven-time world champion German Michael Schumacher comes second in this ranking, ahead of Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, assayed five times, Alain Prost (four championships) and Briton Jim Clark (two). The double world champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso is the highest ranked driver still active (9th), ahead of Briton Lewis Hamilton (17th, crowned in 2008), Kimi Raikkonen (22nd, 2007), German Sebastian Vettel (26th) and Jenson Button (30th, despite his coronation this season).
Bruno Senna confirmed their appointment by the team Campos Meta
* He has confirmed the Brazilian driver in his own Twitter account.
* He is the nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna, who died in an accident 15 years ago.
* Teammate could be Pedro Martínez de la Rosa.
The Brazilian driver Bruno Senna, nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna, has confirmed his appointment by the Spanish team fields, which will debut in Formula 1 next year.
“After many weeks of work and negotiations, we have finally done,” Senna said in his Twitter account, confirming the news that had been advanced in specialized areas.
The official announcement of the signings of the drivers will be next week
The pilot, 26, thanked the support from fans, family and friends and said that he expects “some work” for next season.
The specialized media expect the Campos team made the official announcement next week, when the pilot announced the addition of Brazil, the Spanish Pedro Martínez de la Rosa.
The nephew of triple world champion who died in May 1994 was the second position of the GP2 Series in 2008, with iSport International.