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Originally Posted by Sneaky Pete
The onboard videos of Senna driving at Monaco are mesmerising...the workload looks so much higher than you see in current F1 racecars.
BMWs in qualifying trim were pushing out >1400 bhp with a near vertical power curve.
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Today is more about subtle behaviour than some of the more aggressive driving. If you have ever watched Senna he drove prodding the throttle when he went around a corner provoking instability almost unique to other drivers. Today's fragile tyres would be toast with the same style, could he adapt, maybe but it shows that not all styles and eras match.
Today if you go around a corner and cook a tyre on just one corner then the lap after that is gone, that was never the case in the past. He was a unique talent but as with any driver sometimes they are good in their time and don't cross eras as well. Mind you he was fit compared to other drivers but today they are crazy fit in comparison.