On-board with the Brazilian legend, Monte Carlo, 1985

Senna took pole at the 1985 Monaco GP in his black-and-gold Lotus. And thanks to the magical powers of YouTube, we can all enjoy this footage of the Brazilian careering around the famous street circuit in qualifying. However, he didn’t make it to the end of the race, retiring after just 13 laps with engine failure. The grand prix was won instead by Alain Prost, Senna’s arch rival. Boo, hiss etc.