Ayrton Senna crashed out of the 1988 Monaco GP on this day, losing concentration when his McLaren team told him to slow. This came 24 hours after the Brazilian's reached what he referred to as a higher plane following setting one of F1's greatest qualifying laps. Drivers at the absolute limit say they experience a strange sensation on their way to perfection – but what is it?
David Brabham remembers asking his dad Jack what it takes to be a truly great racer. It was a big question for the young driver, but if he was expecting an elaborate answer from the triple world champion, he was to be disappointed.
"He was a man of few words and I remember he looked at me and then pointed to his head and said: 'David, it's all up there.' He knew through his own experience that you get to perfection through your head..."
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