What is Ayrton Senna?
{{refimprove|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox F1 driver | name = Ayrton Senna | image = Ayrton Senna 8 (cropped).jpg | caption = | death_date = {{death date and age|1994|5|1|1960|3|21|df=y}} | death_place = [[Bologna]], Italy | nationality = [[Brazil]]ian | years = 1984 - 1994 | teams = [[Toleman|Toleman Hart]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[Team McLaren|McLaren Honda]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] | races = 162 | championships = 3 (1988, 1990, 1991) | wins = 41 | podiums = 80 | poles = 65 | fastest_laps = 19 | first_race = [[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix]] | first_win = [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]] | last_win = [[1993 Australian Grand Prix]] | last_race = [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] |birth_name=Ayrton Senna da Silva|birth_date=21 March 1960|birth_place=[[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]}} '''Ayrton Senna da Silva''' (21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994), better known as '''Ayrton Senna''', was a Brazilian [[Formula 1]] driver who won the [[championship]] three times, in 1988, 1990 and in 1991. He died in an accident that took place on the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]], better known as [[Imola]], in the 1994 [[San Marino Grand Prix]]. He is considered by many people to be the most skilled driver in the history of motor racing. == Life before Formula 1 Racing == Senna was born in [[São Paulo]], a city in [[Brazil]] where the brazilian grand prix is hosted. When he was four years old, he first got into a kart. When he was 13, he entered a [[Kart racing|karting]] competition for the first time. A fun fact is that he started his first kart race on [[pole position]]. The start places were written on pieces of paper and put in a driver's helmet, and he drew number one. Because he was a lot lighter than the other racers, he was much faster than all of them. He won the ''South American Kart Championships'' in 1977 and was runner-up in the World Championship, but he never won it. In 1981 he raced in the British Formula Fo