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Special episode with Dax Shepard: F1 and the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death

2024/4/29
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Peter Attia: 本期节目旨在纪念艾尔顿·塞纳逝世30周年。节目讨论了塞纳的生平、车祸的经过以及他对F1运动的持久影响。Peter分享了他对塞纳的痴迷，并分析了塞纳的独特驾驶风格和技术天赋。他认为塞纳的排位赛表现尤其出色，并对塞纳死因提出了不同于主流观点的看法。他还谈到了塞纳对巴西人民的意义以及他对赛车运动的贡献。 Dax Shepard: Dax 对赛车运动的了解相对较少，他通过与Peter的对话，试图了解Peter对塞纳的痴迷原因。他分享了自己对F1运动的看法，并与Peter讨论了《驱车求生》纪录片、现代F1与80年代F1的差异以及一些优秀车手的特点。

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Peter Attia and Dax Shepard, fellow car enthusiasts, discuss Ayrton Senna's life and career to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Dax expresses his curiosity about Peter's obsession with Senna, prompting a discussion about Senna's unique qualities and lasting impact on Formula 1.
  • Senna's death occurred on May 1, 1994.
  • Senna remains an influential figure in F1.
  • This podcast commemorates the 30th anniversary of Senna's death.

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This is a special episode of The Drive with Peter’s friend and fellow car enthusiast Dax Shepard. In this podcast, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the death of Brazilian Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, Dax sits down with Peter to better understand what made Senna so special and why Peter remains an enormous fan. This conversation focuses on Senna’s life, the circumstances of his death, and his lasting impact and legacy on the sport of F1.

We discuss:

  • Peter’s interest in motorsports began as a child [2:30];
  • The drama and dangers of F1 [6:00];
  • What made Senna special [13:00];
  • What Senna meant to Brazilians [24:00];
  • The cause of the fatal crash [28:15];
  • Why Peter is obsessed with Senna [40:30];
  • Being the best versus having the best record [43:30];
  • Senna’s unique driving style and incredible intuition about automotive engineering [46:30];
  • Back to the day of the dreadful race [53:00];
  • What Peter believes caused the crash [1:02:45];
  • Views on dying young, in the prime of life [1:13:00];
  • Senna lives on in his foundation and in safety changes adopted by F1 [1:21:00];
  • Statistics aren’t enough for fandom, and why people like who they do [1:24:15];
  • The biggest difference between F1 today and F1 in the 80s [1:28:30];
  • Senna’s driving superpower [1:30:30];
  • The fastest drivers currently in F1 [1:38:30];
  • Current F1 obsessions [1:45:00];
  • How hard it is to do what the top F1 drivers do [1:50:15];
  • Dax’s love of motorcycles and his AMG E63 station wagon [1:52:15];
  • Awesome Senna mementos from Etsy [2:01:15];
  • What makes specialists interesting, and Max’s devotion to F1 [2:10:15];
  • What Senna might have done if he had not died that day [2:14:00];
  • Michael Schumacher and Max Verstappen are also top F1 drivers [2:17:30];
  • Interlagos in Sao Paulo Brazil is always an incredible experience [2:18:45]; and
  • More.

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