The rain waited patiently for the tribute of the pilots of the Formula 1 a Ayrton Senna y Roland Ratzenberger in Imola it will end. Assembled by Sebastian Vettelthe current drivers of the category and those of F2 and F3, who this weekend will also compete in the Emilia Romana Grand Prix, remembered the Brazilian and the Austrian, 30 years after their deaths during the 1994 San Marino GP .
The German four-time champion arrived early in Imola and organized the activities that would take place later: a minute of silence at the statue of the three-time F1 champion located in the Piazzale Ayrton Sennaat the entrance to the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit and near the fateful Tamburello curve, and the usual tour of the circuit that the drivers do on Grand Prix Thursdays but this time dressed in a t-shirt with the Brazilian colors and the legend “Forever”.
In an emotional and impressive tribute, with dozens of drivers, team managers and track employees involved, a curious detail did not escape the fans, who noted with surprise that Max Verstappen He posed for a photo on the main straight with the Red Bull uniform. The same thing happened with Valtteri Bottas: the Finn wore a light blue cycling jersey and traveled around the track on a bicycle.
The tributes, especially to Senna, will continue on Sunday when Vettel takes the McLaren MP4/8 that the Brazilian used in the 1993 season. In addition, Pierre Gasly anticipated that his helmet will remember the Brazilian legend and Sergio Checo Pérez said that he will use a fireproof balaclava similar to the one the São Paulo player had.
In fact, the Forever Senna t-shirt and the balaclava can be purchased by fans for 70 and 69 euros, respectively, and the proceeds will go to the Senna Foundation and V5 Projects.
