Top 10 F1 overtakes of all-time

#8 Ayrton Senna on Schumacher, Wendlinger, Hill and Prost (Europe 1993)

Senna's opening lap in Donnington was the best tour in Formula 1's history.

Donnington Park was soaking wet after a deluge had hit earlier in the morning, and this was Ayrton Senna’s time to shine. Senna was incredible in the dry, but in the wet, nobody was a match for him. In the words of his Formula 3 rival, Martin Brundle, Senna had "the unique ability to know how much grip there was in a corner before he turned in", something that vastly helped the Brazilian in inclement conditions.

After being crowded out by Michael Schumacher at the start, Senna had dropped to fifth place by the first corner. Schumacher, though, ran slightly wide and Senna powered by the German before sweeping around Karl Wendlinger at Turn 3.

Senna then chased after Damon Hill and made quick work of him, passing at Turn 7. Only Alain Prost now stood between Senna and the lead but not even a three-time world champion could resist Senna in this form. He closed up to Prost through the Esses and sent his McLaren down the inside at the Melbourne Hairpin.

In one lap Senna had gone from fifth to first in a car that was much slower than the Williams and, not to forget, in appalling conditions. Senna made a very difficult move look incredibly easy, something he so often did.

Of course, this was four overtakes, but how quick in succession they were and the talent required to pull it off has to mean that Ayrton makes an appearance on this list.