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Tributes paid to Ayrton Senna on his 61st birthday

Tributes have been paid to Ayrton Senna on the day of his 61st birthday. The legendary Brazilian driver died after being involved in an accident during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, aged just 34. Born in Sao Paulo on March 21 1960, he began karting at the age of 13 and moved to the UK in 1981 in order to pursue a career in racing. In 1983, he won the British Formula Three Championship and secured a seat with Toleman in Formula 1 for the following season. After a successful rookie year with Toleman, where he finished on the podium three times, Senna moved to Lotus and drove to his first Grand Prix victory in just his second race for the team. In three years with Lotus he won six...
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