Friday, October 26, 2007

Moment of Greatness

There comes a time when certain drivers showed that they are truly a class of their own. That time was when Senna was qualifying in 1988 Monaco GP. When he was driving for a winning team , he conveyed an absolute dominance when he drove for Mclaren F1. His 120% commitment was alarming because his mechanics would be overwhelm after getting the best set up for the car. He would continue to tell the mechanics that he still needs tinker and test to really go beyond the limits of the car. His dedication was more pronounce when he out qualified his team mate by almost 2 seconds in 1988 Monaco GP. Now his team mate was Alain Prost and was also one of the greatest F1 driver of all time. But Senna still succeded to beat him in qualifying by 2 second in the same car. He described his experience in qulifying has if he was a passenger in his own car. No longer was he driving the car, but he was watching the car from above. This is an insight that he was bless with natural talent. After the qualifying he was scared to death because he pushed to the limit, thereafter, he went back to the pit and never went back out again. In this qulifying session, he showed just what he was capable of doing and ultimately a true evidence of greatness within.

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