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The 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix - Senna's pain and glory

It took Ayrton Senna until 1991 to win his home Grand Prix. But what looked like an easy and casual Sunday drive from the outside was in reality a heroic effort by the great Brazilian. And one which many view as the greatest moment of his career.  The 1991 Formula 1 season had kicked off in early March in Phoenix, Arizona, and McLaren's Ayrton Senna lost no time in asserting his authority, the defending world champion enjoying a lights-to-flag victory before heading to his home race in Sao Paulo. Oddly, for all his might and two world titles achieved in seven years, Senna had never won in Brazil and felt absolutely compelled to make sure this unusual deficit was corrected once and for all...
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