EXCLUSIVE: Ayrton Senna at the 1991 AUTOSPORT Awards

For the first time ever you can watch the legendary F1 champion's interview with Murray Walker on the stage of the AUTOSPORT Awards
This week the Senna movie was released on Blu-ray and DVD and AUTOSPORT has trawled its archives and found some incredibly rare footage of the great man on stage at our 1991 Awards.

[@rodrigoeale]

He was truly special human being.

[@allisokandsweet]

Senna was such an emotional person, great F1 driver.

[@onegirlrev]

Such a gracious, sensitive, and brilliant man beneath all that power and speed. Lovely to see this duality. Rest in peace, Ayrton.

[@reds005]

When he talked, you listened

[@anjumaggarwal199]

Considering how calmly and relaxed he speaks, I cannot comprehend that this same man had one the most sharp reflexes in F1

[@thaik56]

Power comes from stillness. Have you ever seen a neurotic samurai let alone any competent warrior?

[@harrychalcraft9711]

I can.

[@marbet2395]

Also in nature the better hunters are very calm when they aren't hunting

[@LuchoLab82]

This kind of people change the world. The greatest of all time, RIP Ayrton!

[@FLIP238]

Not the greatest really not

[@maykonweschenfelder3219]

@@FLIP238 who would it be if not senna?

[@selinagrup]

@@FLIP238 Really YESSS!

[@LENROC1000]

God,what a man

[@vikkeharper]

You are right. What a guy! God only made one Ayrton.

[@kimneech8873]

Ayrton was a beautiful man that drove with his heart. I was very blessed to have known him.

[@maykonweschenfelder3219]

series? tell me more please

[@CatherinePetit-sm8us]

Oh oui quelle chance vous avez eu de le voir

[@marcusbaulcombe7028]

Nobody will ever come close....nearly twenty years on from Imola and this world is and will always be a lesser place without this true legend and icon. RIP Ayrton Senna

[@andyt3364]

Damn 30years now bro

[@leocosta9811]

unforgettable , legendary man

[@Arska777999]

When Ayrton talked, everybody listened. Even those that in these days would be labeled a hater.

[@Nisie23]

I miss him ❤ Our Brazilian 🇧🇷 hero! Simply the BEST! 👏

[@paddy9i99]

He seems very emotional here.

[@CatherinePetit-sm8us]

💖

[@Infinity6180]

I'm so glad I saw him "live" at Donnington GP 1993 " The Lap Of Gods" . A year later he was gone . So sad RIP The Greatest of All Time: Ayrton Senna

[@josephd.2725]

Senna's presence was so huge and hypnotic. And Ayrton Senna talking to Murray Walker; the two of them shaking hands... Does that combination get any more legendary in motorsport??

[@boasnoticiaspravoce134]

I've seen the Best One when still alive. What a blessing! Rest in peace, Brother.

[@troyelliott3253]

Going back and watching this now is nothing short of surreal. Senna was simply a master at mesmerizing an audience.

[@jenlofficial]

30 years later now. Same feeling.

[@theakyosmith]

On May 1st it'll be 30 years without him - howevever, I now know that he's very much alive in people's hearts all around the world.

[@josemercurio4052]

I miss you so much Ayrton Senna

[@MrJaguarsenna]

mesmerizing man

[@playststeve8789]

RIP Ayrton, I still miss you deeply.. :'(

[@ianborg905]

Apart from being an outstanding driver on track, what was most inspiring about him was that he had such a beautiful soul

[@LauroRM]

I miss him so much, even after 20 years of his death.

[@jenlofficial]

30 years now 💔

[@RR-kb2ks]

A man of passion, emotion, depth, he wasn't perfect, non of us are, but you always see and sense that 'something' about him 🙏💪

[@stirrazvan5276]

A truly gentleman

[@AZ100177]

"For all those people in Brazil, for his fans around the world, he will alwasy be young, Ayrton Senna will always be fast, he'll never be old, he will always be the champion of Brazil and of the world." John Bisignano - 'Senna' Movie

[@Daniel-yr7mq]

I’m blessed to know and witness this great human being , one lap ahead, Senna Forever 🇧🇷🙏🏼

[@tonygray7804]

Remember it like yesterday. Just a really beautiful human being...

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

Out of the car he was a sweet, nice man. In the car, he was ferocious.

[@richardrampley4980]

Greatest ever

[@silverarrows01]

I use to have all the eighties races on tapes and use to follow Senna quite intensely but I never herd this interview before, have ever herd of some one more charismatic we miss you Ayrton

[@jenlofficial]

Did you happen to tape his first F1 victory back in 1985? The Portuguese Grand Prix? 🥹

[@Tamburello_1994]

My guy!

[@hypnotoad8128AU]

WOW, 20 years have just flown. This is a brilliant interview and it only seems like yesterday when we lost him back in 1994.

[@harrychalcraft9711]

Ayrton, we still miss you so very much.

[@k20elise]

I have wondered about his feelings towards the Brits who really made much of his his career possible, and here is his gratitude, clearly and sincerely expressed. Great men with such a talent and humanity are rare. And in some contrast to the high gloss products that normally drive racing cars in our corporatized era. I respect all professional racing drivers, as drivers. Some as men, too. Yet the early '90's was a great epoch for F1 racing. Manual gearboxes, mechanical grip, and no power steering, minimal areo, etc etc. The "imperfections" make it all interesting and worth while.

[@burns985]

The GOD of Racing

[@PSMotorsport]

So well spoken.

[@adharris08]

God bless you Ayrton may you be in peace Forever...

[@aceinthepace540]

"I am young, I am healthy" hits different knowing he was at 98% of his life

[@jenlofficial]

Exactly. It breaks my heart 💔

[@SpeedBrazilOficial]

THANKS ❤

[@davidcox6713]

no matter many times i watch any interveiw with senna ,i can't help but just sit and listen ! he was (and i still hate having to say 'was') the great driver of all time !

[@AZ100177]

what an amazing human being, giving credit where it is due! You can sense honesty and sincerity in every single word spoken, whether he is speaking in a event like this or answering reporters' questions at a press conference. What he said at the end is to show what kind of a human being he was; crediting his success to those who taught him everything on racing when he was young. Rest in Peace Ayrton Senna. P.S. any one has the vidoe from the FISA event reffered to during the interview?

[@viv3541]

A great man and a great inspiration in my life. Saudade Ayrton

[@stephenp1368]

God damn i love this man. I am reminder of my man-crush. This is a true role model and hero. Who doesn't aspire to be like Senna?

[@thepeterwalshshow]

This man is the GOAT!

[@viper1970025]

what a man/simpley the best SENNA RIP

[@ashacrasha]

Legend...

[@Fatherjohn76]

It’s so interesting to remember a time when this kind of awards occasion merited a thought provoking and quite serious discussion. Today it would just be hectic jump cuts and “hilarious” banter

[@josephd.2725]

It's got to be all casual and jumping around these days to keep the TikTok generation watching, because they have no attention span or depth of thought any more. It's a joke now.

[@tayefhussein8557]

After watching him race in the track, i was amazed. This guy is a legend. Thank you senna.

[@avfcmatt1982]

Senna-Sational!!! Thank you Autosport, what a brilliant interview, getting Ayrton to attend the awards was a mega coup, not even Michael Schumacher has ever attended. What a man, a hero, legend, the Senna movie has reinforced his status as the Greatest Driver ever. Obrigado Ayrton.

[@fabiomoysesbm]

THE BEST!!!

[@sty857]

The greatest sportsman!

[@harrychalcraft9711]

Ayrton Senna 1960-1994

[@ErikSandesten]

Legend,well spoken and humble at the top of the mountain😊

[@leanegebauer38]

He seemed so shy, so emotional . I will never forget what he did for F1,and I think about what he would be doing now if he was still with us. I believe he would have been married to Adrienne, had a family and would be just living his life with his family and friends, they way it should have been. RIP Ayrton, we will forever miss you .

[@petuat1987]

Brilliant man

[@seamusblack5876]

He got me a Degree I watched a Senna Documentary every September before started again at University and approaching my Exams he gave me confidence and strength

[@davids_d3246]

❤great man! whic years? still watching them now before work or hard times at work

[@bjorojb6642]

Where did you find the senna documentary?

[@miriamschneider4407]

I Love the man ♥️💋

[@snappycruise]

Miriam Schneider and he was very easy on the eyes 😘

[@michaelpallett8650]

The best Murry and Aryton R.I.P. Legends

[@Arska777999]

@silvershearman no, Vettel sounds like a kid. Senna never sounded like a kid, he sounded like a mature racer and thinker.

[@Holmes177]

God bless you, Ayrton! Love you so much...

[@MrLonelyfrankie]

the best ever …. 🇧🇷 ❤obrigado Ayrton

[@Gioagla]

Senna dear...i wish i could go back in time with a pocket camera to show you the 1994 Imola tragedy....Unfortunately i cannot mate.... :(

[@jump3r349]

Ayrton - a true class act. I do not say "was" a true class act because my feelings are he, and people like my brother are still class acts (my brother was killed in a single car accident). Actually, Ayrton and my little bro have probably laughed together - my brother not as humble as Ayrton but he loves every person he has ever met. He will fight someone at the drop of a hat (my brother) and then have a beer with them after. So, a beer for my brother, and another for Ayrton - his passion and drive are motivating in and of themselves. Thank You for the video

[@kimiraikkonen3875]

Great comment have a fantastic day

[@whispercars306]

Aryton Senna is a very special driver, the best in my opinion. The way he was driving the William's in 94 without the Championship winning active suspension in the 93 Prost car due to the active suspension being banned was crazy /dangerous given how bad the Williams was without the active suspension. Senna was winning the race & leading Michael Schumacher in Imola & thats how I will always remember him always pushing far beyond the capable limits of the car to be few secs ahead winning a race , fastest pole man in a class of his own.

[@silverarrows01]

Who is your brother

[@brunocastro2222]

O melhor piloto de todos os tempos! Simple the best!

[@paulmensfield2986]

The best driver formula one,,,,, this is hero from Brazil,,,,, forever Senna,,,,

[@212MPH]

The GREATEST of all.. apart of F1 died with Ayrton, its never been the same and never will be. I was privaledged to have seen the greatest F1 driver of all time and thats enough for me ! R.I.P Ayrton x

[@willem567]

SENNNA

[@RYnMZ]

Brilliant, I love this man so much!!!

[@dlcrt]

The best driver of all times, besides Fangio. The rest is just the rest, no matter how many championships the next one pilots will win in the F1. This first place will never have other pilot than Senna and Fangio.

[@MARINOLEJARRETA]

Two True Legends

[@sty857]

Purely good man! Amazingly inspiring!

[@ComeTakeAWalkWithMe]

Pleased to see this interview, really was the great era in F1.

[@spl7224]

Absolute legend.

[@busin77520]

AYRTON LE GRAND CHAMPION

[@ethanbowie3050]

GODBLESS OUR TIMELESS LEGEND/////////////////////////////////SENNA🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danieljohnlevy]

This sucks, I literally felt like this was from last night or something, RIP Senna

[@jenlofficial]

What about now? Ugh 30 years later. How I miss him! 💔

[@silvandirapintodossantos829]

Graças a Ayrton Senna tenho orgulho de ser brasileira.

[@oumarabdoulba7862]

Legend

[@SpotlightKid83]

Amazing footage!!! thank you!! SENNA 4 EVER!

[@user-oi1mp8ur5k]

What a Great... Simple....Human bean... Ayrton Senna the best "pilot" in formula 1

[@snappycruise]

Martin Lina being not bean lol.

[@5times146]

Winning machine

[@copper9head]

Brilliant man ❤

[@MMXOXO2.0]

We owe a lot of the Senna movie, don't we? Not only did it acquaint a whole new audience with him, it lead to a resurgence of interest in him among fans, old and new. Which lead to the release of archived footage such as this. Thanks for the upload, I've always seen short clips of this ceremony, but never it in its entirety.

[@joaov.m.oliveira9903]

I believe that film helped people to finally achieve a catharsis which hadn't yet been achieved. People began to speak about him much more openly (even here in Brazil) after the documentary came to light.

[@jenlofficial]

Netflix is coming out with a series about how life and career.

[@_-_.7]

I hate to think that I wasn't alive to watch this man race

[@bithelisa]

Fantastic! Thank you so much for the video

[@lewisallen3232]

He was so nervous

[@armydray13]

I'm so glad I subscribe to Autosport online. Class.

[@FullmetalJun]

Kimi and Alonso speak like him. No wonder they are one of today's champs! Ayrton is a true noble!

[@silverarrows01]

I saw this video for the 1st time thanks for up loading it

[@diamond21450]

Ciao Ayrton , Love Kerry and Markxxxxxxxx

[@ElectoneGuy]

Class.

[@thebestracingdriver]

Ayrton, per sempre nel mio cuore ❤️

[@joaotusto3478]

unico, o melhor de todos os tempos!!! homem e piloto!!

[@jclaudio806]

My hero brazilians driver Ayrton Senna sometimes a perfect crime makes it seem like an accident

[@mariocp]

Thank you autosport

[@nhandapereira4821]

Esse nosso herói levou nosso brasil longe sempre com muito amor respeito dedicação era lindo de se ver saudades dele muita saudades 😢

[@Alex_Hetherington]

Ele era o melhor dos melhores, um ídolo absoluto!

[@franktezza7327]

O MELHOR

[@marcelvanrijn1388]

What an normal fine person .this is the first interview I have seen.That this men was such an predator on the circuit.and outside so normal person.Max Verstappen is exactly a copy .Now I now soo many person love Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and now Max Verstappen rough diamants in the formule1 and the best drivers in the world ever❤❤❤thanks Jackie Stewart, Nicky lauda ,Nelson piguet,Hamilton,Vettel etc…….Now we lived in the times off Max Verstappen enjoyed this because we have enough new talent leclerc,Norris,rusell,piastri,Alonso the fantastic star,tsunoda, nice times coming 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@joicecarlamelo2985]

Que lindo o senna

[@johnnyalexandercifuentes9923]

Almost 30 years now

[@Thaismuoliver]

Portuguese Legend please....