1. Three-year-old Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian would go on to win three Formula One world titles
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2. Senna, centre, holds up the winner’s crown after he won the Mercedes 190 E race in Nuremberg, Germany on 13 May, 1984 ahead of former world champion Niki Lauda
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3. Senna pictured at the 1986 British Grand Prix
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4. Senna (sitting in car) and Satoru Nakajima launch the Honda-powered Lotus 99T, the company’s 1987 Formula One contender, at its Ketteringham Hall base
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5. Brazil’s Ayrton Senna, left, winner of the 1988 British Grand Prix appears to win the champagne dual on the winners podium, on 10 July, 1988, at Silverstone Circuit
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6. Senna holds up an umbrella at the 1988 British Grand Prix
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7. Senna answers questions from a reporter after practice for the Formula One Japan Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in central Japan, 29 October 1988
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8. Senna watches events at the 1989 British Grand Prix
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9. Former Formula One World Champion James Hunt (right) with Senna in 1991
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10. Japanese industrialist Soichiro Honda, left, gives a thumbs-up of congratulations to Senna
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11. Senna pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1993
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12. Senna celebrates his victory on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix
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13. Ayrton Senna checks the monitor for the qualifying times ahead of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
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14. Senna crashes into the wall at the San Marino Grand Prix
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15. Italy’s Nicola Larini, left, holds his head and Germany’s Michael Schumacher, right, wipes a tear from his eyes while talking with Benetton director-general Flavio Briatore, centre, on the podium following the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix crash in Imola, Italy
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16. Medics treat Senna after hitting the wall at Tamburello
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17. Senna’s car is towed away from the scene at the San Marino Grand Prix
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18. Fans mourn the death of Ayrton Senna at the Imola circuit
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19. Carrying the coffin with the remains of the late Ayrton Senna for burial are fellow race car drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, left and Gerhard Berger
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20. Michael Schumacher drives past a tribute to Ayrton Senna
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21. The grave of Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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22. A bronze statue of the Formula One legend
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23. People pass by a painting of Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, 30 April, 2004
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23 pics revisiting the life and tragic death of legendary Formula One driver Ayrton Senna
1. Three-year-old Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian would go on to win three Formula One world titles
2. Senna, centre, holds up the winner’s crown after he won the Mercedes 190 E race in Nuremberg, Germany on 13 May, 1984 ahead of former world champion Niki Lauda
3. Senna pictured at the 1986 British Grand Prix
4. Senna (sitting in car) and Satoru Nakajima launch the Honda-powered Lotus 99T, the company’s 1987 Formula One contender, at its Ketteringham Hall base
5. Brazil’s Ayrton Senna, left, winner of the 1988 British Grand Prix appears to win the champagne dual on the winners podium, on 10 July, 1988, at Silverstone Circuit
6. Senna holds up an umbrella at the 1988 British Grand Prix
7. Senna answers questions from a reporter after practice for the Formula One Japan Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in central Japan, 29 October 1988
8. Senna watches events at the 1989 British Grand Prix
9. Former Formula One World Champion James Hunt (right) with Senna in 1991
10. Japanese industrialist Soichiro Honda, left, gives a thumbs-up of congratulations to Senna
11. Senna pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1993
12. Senna celebrates his victory on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix
13. Ayrton Senna checks the monitor for the qualifying times ahead of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
14. Senna crashes into the wall at the San Marino Grand Prix
15. Italy’s Nicola Larini, left, holds his head and Germany’s Michael Schumacher, right, wipes a tear from his eyes while talking with Benetton director-general Flavio Briatore, centre, on the podium following the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix crash in Imola, Italy
16. Medics treat Senna after hitting the wall at Tamburello
17. Senna’s car is towed away from the scene at the San Marino Grand Prix
18. Fans mourn the death of Ayrton Senna at the Imola circuit
19. Carrying the coffin with the remains of the late Ayrton Senna for burial are fellow race car drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, left and Gerhard Berger
20. Michael Schumacher drives past a tribute to Ayrton Senna
21. The grave of Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil
22. A bronze statue of the Formula One legend
23. People pass by a painting of Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, 30 April, 2004
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