DVD of the week> Tribute to Ayrton Senna, 1960-94, EMI, Ј19.99>

LIKE it or not, the prospect of death and injury hangs like a shadow over > all those involved in motorsport. It is beyond doubt that Formula One is > safer than it has ever been, but it took the death of a legend to get > here. When Ayrton Senna lost his life at Imola in 1994, there was a sense > of disbelief that such a wonderful driver had died at the wheel of a car.>

Many who follow F1 today have grown up watching Michael Schumacher > accelerate away from his rivals. Senna was a racer. A real racer. Of > course he was helped by the fact that he usually drove the best car on the > grid, but the Brazilian could get the best out of whatever car he drove. > If you never saw him in his prime, this tribute will give you some idea of > what you missed, as well as an introduction to a few of his rivals - Nigel > Mansell, Alain Prost and Niki Lauda, to name but a few. Senna had a > presence and an aura; he was revered by teammates and rivals alike and was > a national hero in Brazil. This double DVD set provides an insight into > why that was the case>

Running time: 190min>

DVD of the week>Tribute to Ayrton Senna, 1960-94, EMI, ?19.99