Ayrton Senna (1960 - 1994)
[caption id="attachment_2269" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="(Image via http://www.f1-site.com/)"] [/caption] I was not a big F1 fan, but this name rang a bell every time, during my school days. I remember even watching a few races of his. From wikipedia:Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced [aˈiɾtõ ˈsenɐ da ˈsiwvɐ] ( listen ) ; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver. A three-time Formula One world champion , he is generally regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers to have raced. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He died in a crash at Tamburello corner while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and is the most recent driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car.