Ron Dennis's Senna memories
The man who paired Ayrton Senna with Alain Prost to create one of the sport's greatest-ever rivalries speaks frankly about his relationship with the Brazilian maestro. JONATHAN NOBLE heard Ron Dennis reminisce
There are few people, if any at all, better qualified to talk about Ayrton Senna the racing driver than Ron Dennis, his boss at McLaren.
As the 20th anniversary of the three-time world champion's death looms large, the Formula 1 world is diverting its gaze briefly from its current battles to ponder the life, impact and legacy of the man who many consider to have been the greatest grand prix driver of them all.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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