5 Unforgettable moments of Ayrton Senna's F1 career

3: First home win

Senna was a double world champion but hadn't yet won his home race by the time '91 rolled around

For some drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Nigel Mansell, their home race can bring out the best in them, as the crowd roars them on to the finish. Indeed, Mansell has stated that the British crowd gave him an extra half a second a lap over his fellow drivers.

Senna had always struggled at his home Grand Prix, where Prost had excelled at, especially at Rio de Janeiro's Jacarepagua circuit. A revised Interlagos returned to the calendar in 1990 and the following year, the Sao Paulo native would have one his most impressive and emotional Grand Prix. Senna led from pole and appeared to be cruising to a victory, but he had in fact lost third, fourth and fifth gear and was struggling to the finish.

Second-placed Riccardo Patrese was closing rapidly but couldn’t catch Senna before the chequered flag, the Brazilian's monumental effort that day was so physically exhausting him to the point where he had to be driven to the podium in the medical car and could bearly lift his trophy once he got there. Adrenaline was coursing through his veins, though, this race meant more to him than anything else, he had achieved all of his goals in motorsport.

He'd later go on to win again in 1993, another classic, with Prost getting caught out in a flash thunderstorm which drenched the circuit. Senna, true to form, was in a different class to the rest of the grid, in what was arguably his best season in the pinnacle of motorsport.