28/23
The early races of Senna’s career in England are shown on a circuit next to a mountain range
Plot
A fictional mini-series based on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva, the Brazilian racing legend who won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship three times. The writers of this series have said they had some limitations due to the Senna family’s involvement in the production.
There are no mountains in England – especially Norfolk, which is famous for its flat landscape
I call this series the FW16 of biopics because, like the car Senna was killed in, it was good but, uh… OK, the good points first. Overall, they captured Senna’s uncompromising nature well, particularly in depicting the exasperation of his team principals.
I agree, but then again, so what?
The attention to detail was brilliant; Watching the MP4/4s race gave me chills, but that shot of Senna alone in the briefing room at the end of Suzuka perfectly recreates the 1989 ITV scene. I saw another reviewer say that their story was one-sided.
This is obviously a show for Senna fans, not Balestre apologists
Fans who followed the shenanigans from 1989 to 1993 would be familiar with the French Connection, if not completely believing in that gospel truth. That said, there are a few things the writers could have paid attention to: 1) Including Senna’s personal relationships with the likes of Gerhard Berger and Josef Leberer would have gone a long way to humanising him; 2) They could have put more emphasis on the work Senna put into developing the car – he had a reputation for giving feedback to his mechanics until they were begging to go home; and 3) Donnington 1993 – I can’t believe they completely ignored the greatest lap in F1 history.
https://rangeelabibi.com/2024/12/02/psyop-psyop-swap-to-usdc-usdc/
