This year’s Senna
18th April 2011
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So who’s this year’s Senna? Who’s the driver you most admire? Which helmeted hero makes you shiver with his ability in a Formula 1 car?
Perhaps it’s Sebastian Vettel? He’s a nice guy, blindingly quick and almost charmingly child–like in his love of the sport.
Is Lewis Hamilton yer man? Single minded, serious, wannabe cool, and on his day unbeatable.
If you prefer the villain then surely Fernando Alonso is top of your list. Ruthless to frightening levels, politically astute and as quick as they come.
I have a friend who has a theory.
He believes – and I’m inclined to believe him – that one’s favourite Formula 1 drivers are those one falls in love with when somewhere around the age of 16.
Try it. It works for me and a fair few of my friends and colleagues, too.
So if, as you read this blog, you’re in your mid-teens, make sure you enjoy F1 2011. The cars, the intrigue, the circuits, the races (both good and not so good), the rules and regulations and the political machinations. But most of all love the young men, the superstars of our sport, who race their shiny machines hard on a Sunday afternoon.
You’ll never have it so good again.
taken from darren heath’s blog
url: http://www.darrenheath.com/season/2011/china-2011/blog/years-senna
