Ayrton Senna | The Car Podcast #94
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What is the significance of Ayrton Senna in Formula One history?
Hello and welcome to the Car Podcast with Chris Harris and Little Friends. We have a cut-down show this week because yesterday I failed to make my internet work. That's on me. I apologise. And my learning friends have been very, very gracious and allowed us to do an early morning... Thursday. Is it Thursday? Thursday, record, which is very difficult for Finlay, who has to produce the thing. So I apologise to all involved. I apologise. Those that can't see, Neil Clifford's holding a sort of funny toy with glasses. Odd looking thing.
What unique perspective does the podcast take on cars and pets?
This is episode 94. Therefore, we're going to talk about Ayrton Senna. Of course we are, because we have to. 1994, significant year. Manish, you go first.
I think you've heard pretty much all my stories about Senna, so I am going to tell a story that the family told me about him once, and I thought this was just great. As I've looked back on him, his legacy, and the kind of depth of his personality, I've realised that he actually could have been on this podcast and would actually have done very well on this podcast, because I think he had a few problems
Which Citroen model is considered the coolest and why?
Obsessive psychological issues. I think that's the best way of putting it. It really was one of us. He could drive. There's a story about him driving... his dad's car when he was eight. And he's all the way down the highway. The police pull him up and they look through the window and they can't see him for a minute because he's so small. And he'd learned to do this, obviously, on farmland, Mr. Cooper, you know, because that is some of the great places. I mean, it's one of the great areas to drive. You're on your own.
How do recent F1 races impact the current standings?
The story I want to tell you about is it's just a good OCD story. So apparently one day he was having breakfast with the family I think he was a double world champion at this point. And his niece noticed that he was buttering a piece of toast very, very obsessively indeed. And the whole family sort of stopped having breakfast and they're watching him. And after 10 minutes, so it was a very cold piece of toast at this point. That noise is not an oil tanker, folks. That noise is a buzzing from inside Neil Clifford's bag that he's taking to Le Mans. And we don't know what is vibrating inside it, do we?
Well, we do.
Well, we have some guesses.
What are the highlights of the 2CG segment with Car & Classic?
Hair clippers. Hair clip, of course it is. Manage, please carry on. So anyway, after 10 minutes... God, this is quite difficult to carry on.
I was going to say, sorry, just to sort of get you back on track, because that was a rather unwarranted option. There is no other way to butter a slice of toast than to take 10 minutes doing it, I have to say.
We are on that path. So at that point, his niece Bianca said, what are you doing, Uncle Ayrton? double world champion. And he said, I'm trying to get an absolutely even coating of butter on this piece of toast.
What role does music play in the podcast's discussions?
And it never, I just can't get it quite, quite even. At which point the family kind of suddenly started to have some inkling. Oh, hello, Mr. Clifford. No buzzing. Anyway, this is the kind of person he was. There's another story about him playing A game of tennis. The game of tennis took an hour. Unfortunately, when they went to collect the balls afterwards, he noticed they had 11 balls and not 12. They had three cans. He spent three hours looking for the missing ball. He could not walk away. He played three times longer looking for a missing ball than he is playing tennis. I think he loved this show. I think he would have loved this show.
But do you think he had uncomfortable levels of OCD that made his life more complicated than it needed to be? Or do you think actually it was the right thing for his talent?
I think in terms of, you know, all of these little issues that we have as human beings can either be curses or blessings.
What are the latest insights on the F1 season and driver performances?
I think in Formula One, it was a massive blessing because it made him so obsessive about a sport which was absolutely packed with details to the point where it drove some people mad, but actually gave him that edge. And he needed that edge. He was up against some of the best drivers of all time.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of Ayrton Senna in Formula One history?
0:09–0:39
2
What unique perspective does the podcast take on cars and pets?
0:39–1:19
3
Which Citroen model is considered the coolest and why?
1:19–1:50
4
How do recent F1 races impact the current standings?
1:50–2:44
5
What are the highlights of the 2CG segment with Car & Classic?
2:44–3:26
6
What role does music play in the podcast's discussions?
3:26–4:28
7
What are the latest insights on the F1 season and driver performances?
4:28–5:05
8
How do the hosts compare different car models for a road trip?
5:05–59:24
Speakers
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