After Dan Wheldon's death, many of his fellow drivers were openly sobbing at the track. The danger we all face every day had become real and had stolen someone we all loved. So why do we do it?
You will laugh, you will cry, it is better than CATS. But most importantly, you will be moved. Senna is one of the most successful documentaries to come out of England to the States, ever.
Senna gains traction in more ways than just the thrilling cockpit videos that show this daring, three-time world champion and media darling roaring past competitors.
When we talked with Asif Kapadia about Senna, he opened up about working with archival television footage, his distaste for talking heads, and how he learned about Formula One from square...well, one.
After seeing a new documentary, Senna, I can't imagine anyone not being hooked by the drivers and the spectacle of human beings piloting autos through hair splitting curves at speeds in excess of 200 mph.
It's not worth a spoiler alert to point out that racecar driver Ayrton Senna dies at the end of Senna, Asif Kapadia's routine sports documentary from ESPN Films, and which receives a theatrical release this week.
In the words of insurance companies, the most rational entities on earth who sift through data and find patterns where there are none, Ayrton's death 'was an act of God.'
