In the 30 years since Ayrton Senna’s death, 6 notable moments involving the Formula 1 driver on TV

Ayrton Senna’s death turns 30 this Wednesday (01) – Photo: Reproduction

Ayrton Senna’s death turns 30 this Wednesday (01). On May 1, 1994, a Sunday, a fatal accident killed the three-time Formula 1 world champion at the San Marino Grand Prix, in Imola, Italy, and stopped Brazil.

The live broadcast, with narration by Galvão Bueno and reporting by Roberto Cabrini, made history given the tragedy and the connection that the Globo narrator had with the driver. However, the aura of an idol and the status of a myth accompanied Ayrton Senna long before the tragedy that took his life. O NaTelinha Below, he recalls some notable interviews with the pilot on TV shows and when, even though he was dead, he became a topic in the media.

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Announcement made by Faustão

Fausto Silva, owner of Globo’s Sundays, was responsible for publicizing the death of Ayrton Senna. Shaken, the presenter was unable to hide his sadness during Domingão do Faustão, which canceled his attractions for the day and dedicated himself to coverage. “Today is a sadly different day. Without a doubt, this Sunday will never be forgotten. With the death of Ayrton Senna da Silva, one of the greatest idols of all time in this country, this Sunday will be unforgettable. Therefore, we will have a program different. It would be hypocrisy, to say the least, to make a program with humor, with jokes, precisely on the day that Ayrton Senna died”, declared Faustão.

Special with King Roberto Carlos

In 1988, Ayrton Senna participated in Roberto Carlos’ classic year-end special on Globo, threatened to sing, spoke about his relationship with God and discussed how he dealt with the experience of racing. “It’s a mixture of anger and love at the same time, which you release in that moment of victory, when you can relax a little, and you then release all those sensations that are there inside you, accelerating you and slowing you down, making you growing up. It’s a special moment, it’s worth all the effort and effort to achieve victory”, said the driver.

Plans for the future

In an interview with Irene Ravache on TV Woman, from Globo, Ayrton Senna spoke about his plans for the future. “I hope in ’85 that all these people who are following me here in Brazil, that I’m feeling so much, all this strength and all this fans, won’t be disappointed. That I can actually get on the podium several times. I have the will and determination a lot, and who knows we will win some Grand Prix… It will be difficult, but my desire is enormous, the fans are really big and the motivation is enormous”, commented Senna.

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Adriane Galisteu’s hunch

Ayrton Senna’s girlfriend for a year and a half, between 1993 and the date of his death, Adriane Galisteu went back in time and recalled a feeling she had involving the race that killed the Brazilian idol. In an interview with Roberto Cabrini on Record, the presenter recalled the passage. “I told him not to run. On Sunday morning, it was the first time I hit that button and he fought with me on the phone. He got angry. How did I have the audacity to tell him not to run?”, rescued the blonde , quite emotional. For Adriane, the loss of her then-boyfriend served as an incentive for her to pursue her dreams. “This is a very certain thing in my life. To achieve. I need to achieve. After his death, he triggered in me a sense of urgency that I always tell people. Make your dreams come true. Because tomorrow is already too late” , analyzed.

Marriage with Xuxa Meneghel

In an interview with the Papagaio Falante podcast, the musician Michael Sullivan, who was a personal friend of the former couple – Xuxa Meneghel and Ayrton Senna were in a relationship between 1988 and 1990 – revealed that the three-time Formula 1 world champion proposed to the eternal Queen of Shorties during the early hours of the day he died. The version caused a lot of controversy, since Senna was dating Adriane Galisteu at the time. “Ayrton Senna called Xuxa that day, early in the morning, and they arranged a wedding. He spoke to me very quickly and spent about 40 minutes with her [ao telefone]. After hanging up, Xuxa said: ‘I decided that when he comes back [da Itália], we’re going to get married'”, said the composer, who revealed that he called the presenter to talk about the accident, but the person who answered was Marlene Mattos. “I stayed up to watch the race. When the accident happened and the news of the death came out, I called Marlene. She was stalling to wake up Xuxa, thinking about what she was going to say. She locked herself away and just screamed and cried. It was a very strong pain. Nobody entered the room,” she recalled.

Ayrton Senna’s sister’s controversial statement

To this day, 30 years later, Ayrton Senna’s death still puts Adriane Galisteu and Xuxa Meneghel on opposite sides. While Record’s contractor demands respect for his history with the driver, Senna’s family defends the version that the driver had a relationship with the ex-Global, and therefore treats her as his “widow”. In the third episode of Xuxa, O Documentário, on Globoplay, Viviane Senna talked about this relationship. “I think that both Xuxa and him were in love. You know those loves that happen once in a lifetime? I call it a crushing passion. I don’t think so, I’m sure, because I followed it,” she declared. “I think their biggest challenge was precisely the issue of schedules. They had very different worlds with very different time requirements and dedication, and obviously, this greatly limited the time they could be together because of their own work”, he added. . “They met at the wrong time. Because both had no way of stopping their careers at that point, at that moment in their lives. Each of their lives ended up separating them both. No one could abandon their own career to be able to be with the other. It was impossible to ask that, whoever it was for both”, said Viviane.

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