Ayrton Saved my Life (English sub) - Erik Comas Interview about his crash and Senna's death at Imola
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- Опубліковано 7 січ 2011
- Erik Comas talking about his crash at Spa in 1992 where he believes Senna saved his life by getting out of his car on track and shutting down Comas' engine.
The second part of the interview Comas talks about Ayrton Senna's death two years later.
Found this video in French on youtube and people were asking for english subs so there ya go, I did it. It was just such a touching interview I felt it should be able to be seen by as many people as possible.
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Senna risked his own life trying to save another racer's life. Respect.
Beautiful human being.
legendary driver (SENNA) transformed GOD by saving a man's life.
Unfortunately haters respect nothing or nobody at all.
@@rajusundar7664 Senna was real...god not so much...
No kidding the chance of another car crashing or running them over was very hi since the curve was a bit tight and this cars are at very fast pace in qualify.
@ 3:54, he says it all right there: "A sort of paralysis came over me, because there I was standing next to a man who, two years earlier, had saved my life, and I couldn't do anything to help him, and that felt horrible." :(
For the record, in 1989, with his helicopter in Brazil, Senna saved also a couple of swimmer who where about to drown !
Ooh! What a man
hey i cant find anything about that, i really want to know how it happened
@@joaquindirie1448 Hello sure
Senna was using his helicopter around Agras dos Reis They were a couple of person, male, female, who were siwmming far away from the beach and get dragged far away from the shore
Senna spotted them with his helicopter and pick them onboard
The story has been related by Lionel Froissart in his book : Ayrton Senna : Trajectoire d'un enfant gâté
Which translate in English : Senna, trajectory of a talented/spoiled ( double meaning) kid !
Lionel Froissart was one of the very few journalist friend of Senna He knew him since the karting
He also was the one who introduced Senna to a group of French journalist who went in UK to cover some event, probably Silverstone GP And he dragged them for the FF1600 race who was under rain and promised beer to all if they came.
First lap Senna was 15 sec ahead, so they thought might have a crash behind.
Second lap , 30 sec ahead, definitively red flag has to be deployed.
Senna they understoood nothing happened, just Senna flying under the rain.
Man, I miss Senna. No wonder Comas didn't want to talk about this for years. It was such a horrible weekend for all of us F1 fans, I can't even imagine what it was like for the drivers.
Disclaimer before you read: SORRY BUT I HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE, pls read
1stly: Who does not miss Ayrton, he was and still is one of F1s GOATs and will be for ever, and i dont think any f1 fan that knew Senna, or lnew that senna drove in F1 and was simply one of if not THE BEST driver of all time.
And 2ndly: Yeah that definitely was the darkest weekend in Motorsport History (maybe together with Le Mans Death Race in i think 56 or 66 it was a 6 at the end) With the Crash of Barrichello in the chicane in Practice on April 29th, Ratzenberger in Villeneuve in Qualifying on April 30th (one of my former classmates was born then but some years later tho), And the 2 crashes in the first 8 laps of the race on May 1st (my birthday, years later tho), with the crash at the start and Ayrtons Crash… That truly was one of the most horrifying weekends ever, every year on my birthday, i make one minute of silence to remember that tragic weekend. 4 Crashes in 3 Days… 3 of them with deaths… (at the start crash i think a marshall died because he was hit in the head by a flying tyre) yeah very sad weekend overall if you look back at it now
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Its my birthday also...
and i watched the race...!
A few years back, i went to Imola on Ayrtons anniversary/my birthday to pay my respects...
I too remember him each year...
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Beautiful, this is simply beautiful, first to arrive and first to intervene, disregarding his own life as other cars were coming and running toward a vehicle that could potentially blow up at any moment. You could see that he was acting of his own free will, pretty much like a natural reflex, he wasn't following a protocol or anything of the sort. Others, it didn't seem to occur to them, helping a fellow driver in trouble that is.
People are too selfish.
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Erik find the right words. touching interview. some say Comas would not have done the same. this is not the point. a good action is a good action and doesn't depend on what others do. he is thankful and humble and this all you need to be. merci beaucoup.
Whoever says he wouldn’t have done the same should watch this interview, it’s clear the man would have done anything in his power to help if the chance was there. It’s a tragedy that senna crashed like he did otherwise, perhaps we would be watching them together in interviews, hearing from both perspectives what the 2 crashes meant to them and how it might have turned them into very close friends after experiencing the same thing. I believe Comas would have returned the good deed if he could have.
@@blasecorrea8350 he actually did he drove his car around tamburello and tried to desperatley save senna
@@mediumleftmediumleft5052 we’re all aware, my point was that he unfortunately wasn’t able to save senna like senna had saved him.
@@dmoon7818 I think they mean if senna had been in comas initial crash that coma would not have stopped. And I agree with the first comment it dosent matter we could never know but we should all be humbled by senna’s actions.
Everytime I see something about Ayrton Senna, I get goosebumps and I get very emotional. I was born in 93, so I could never seen him driving, but luckly his legacy was passed to me by my father. Senna wasn't just a pilot. Now-a-days there are pilots. But once there was a Senna.
i was born 08 bro, atleast you were blrn before his death… HOWEVER i was born on the day he died, May 1st, every year since i know senna died on May 1st, i do one minute of silence to remember those PEOPLE, they were truly very very good people with a nice heart, i wish we had those men still around us
at 0:25 til 0:37 you can clearly hear the engine revving like crazy. Senna, a true hero.
yeah that is crazy, And very brave from ayrton to go near a car that could explode any second, if it did at the wrong time, there could have been 2 drivers dead with one stone, and we would not have wanted to see that
Ayrton touched so many lives... i was only 10 YO and he still touches mine.... Viva Brazil... Viva Mexico.
Eric Comas. You are such a gentleman. Respect to you for sharing your story. ❤
Senna was always a superhero in my eyes. Not just for his talent, but his heart.
Senna the greatest F1 driver to have graced our world. A very very special human being
Merci Senna.
What a hero. Risked his life to save another. We will never see his like again in Formula One. A sad loss, not just for the sport, but for humanity.
Ayrton was a good man.
Senna wasn't only a legend in his sport, he was a legend in Brazil. He could be brutal on track but a good person in hart.
Christ, that interview is raw. I've been in fits of tears after watching it. And how he finds the right words to say even after the time of Senna's death and the time this interview was taken.......whew......I don't know if I could communicate as clearly as he had. Horrifying and yet that was the nature of F1
Respect Senna. What Eric went through is painful and traumatic that watching Senna was on the stretcher and there was nothing he could do😭 This was the sad moment. Words are not enough to express the sadness.
Not only the greatest formula one driver who ever lived, but even a better person. Much love and respect from this American. Senna is the true rain man because he could drive a race car better than anyone else in the rain. In my opinion, it is what separates the great drivers from the good ones.
Thats why he is called "The Rain Master"
Ayrton Senna true legeng R.I.P
He is considered to be the best in the world, not in terms of titles but for his talent, personality and captivating charisma.And he's also a world idol National hero because it represented the pride of the Brazilian nation as a whole
He raised the sport of speed, he raised the Brazilian flag .. he was a brilliant human being he was a good man
#senna hero
This makes me cry
Now I see why one of my buddies liked Senna. I also see that it was more than just my buddy's dislike for Michael Schumacher which eventually drove him out of Formula 1 & made him get interest in a completely different motorsport. I'm glad I found this. I now know my buddy's F1 side & history a bit better now.
In this times, i'm so proud to be brazilian, because people like him make de diference in the world.
Excellents commentaires d'Erik Comas.
as a 13 years old fan , i locked myself in my room crying for 2 days .
I haven't follow f1 ever since.
Some very rich and powerful people wanted Senna out of this sport and his name forgotten but we will remember him.. We will remember.. Ayrton
SENNA LEGEND
When a another person risks their life to save yours. You’re sworn brothers from that point on. Rip senna
I just watched the top ten sportsmanship and when I saw this I cired what gentleman, must of been so hard to see senna like that
You will not be forgotten Sir Ayrton!
It was his time to leave, plain and simple but hard to be comperhend by our human mind! He lives in the hearts of 'people' whether they were die-hard F1 fans or normal peopel like me who never had an interest in F1 or any other sports! 17 years later and his influence reaches to people born after his death, thats a true legend.
Rest In Peace Ayrton Senna
Interesting to hear even a Formula 1 driver describe Senna's death as "The end of the book for F1". millions of fans also feel the same way to this day. Senna was the best ever by so far its indescribable - and there has been almost zero attraction to F1 since he went. I prefer watching archives of Senna, Mansell, Prost era than the boring-as-batshit drivel we are served now - Bernie what did you do? - you ruined everything!
Daz Slater lmfao. Good joke
@Daz Slater senna was a better driver; one of the best sportsmen, and he also saved someone's life
Hamilton isn't that good of a sportsman; 2016 Abu Dhabi cancels out 2017 Hungary
Daz Slater look Hamilton is an all time great, no one can deny that. He’s undeniably a top 5 driver ever. But cmon, give senna that Mercedes and he’s never losing a race again.
@Daz Slater it’s easy to win races when you have no rival, my friend.
@Daz Slater senna wasnt driving a 700 million dollar car
Témoignage exceptionnel d' Eric Comas d'Analyses, de sensibilité, de justesse sur la "dureté" de notre Sport et surtout de l'indifférence incroyable des organisateurs qui se devaient d'annuler le Grand Prix en 1974. En 1969, je me souviens qu'un Commissaire de Piste me dit ceci; "Vous, les Pilotes, vous ne savez plus mourir !". J'en suis resté coi, éberlué, consterné de cette remarque insane et j'ai tourné les talons...sans relever ses propos tellement indignes, tellement "choqué" ! Je précise que nous avions demandés, les pilotes qualifiés pour le Grand Prix, Chimay ?, à ce que, tout de même..., le courant fusse désactivé concernant les fils de fer barbelés délimitant les champs et donc ledit circuit. Au départ, Grand Prix était retransmit en "Eurovision", les lignes avants, nous nous étions assis sur nos roues arrières...malgré notre requête "appuyée" à la Direction de Course, bien en amont, n'ayant pas obtenus "gain de cause"...ce qui fut enfin, et alors, l'on pris le départ... du Grand Prix.
THATS WHY SENNA IS THE BEST FORMULA ONE DRIVER IN THE WORLD IN ALL HISTORY, BECAUSE HE WAS A "HUMAN" TO HELP THE OTHERS... R.I.P. AYRTON AND THANKS FOR ALL...
Insightful interview and great eloquence from Erik Comas. Fascinating.
Thank you Erik
As a newer F1 fan, i believe his selfless act to save a life is a greater thing than any race or title he ever won. Say what you want about his attitude and racecraft, the man had balls of steel and a golden heart.
Brilliant video, it was always the biggest question mark of F1 history to me: what did Comas do on the track when Senna had is crashed and the red flags were out.
The camera;s where on the Tamburello and suddenly you could hear an F1 car accelerating out of the pit, because the commentators where also in the pit. And seconds later, the car appeared on screen as well and it was Eric Comas. Every commentator was surprised, all had forget that Comas maybe wanted to do something back for Spa '92...
Merci Erik
Mercy, Eric. Muito obrigado, Eric! I can only imagine how hard it has been for you. But your statement confort a bit myself and other millions of Brazilians. You are a gentlemen, Eric and your statement honours Ayrton.
You can hear the engine screaming loudly
São estas circunstâncias que a língua não se torna uma fronteira, legal e a gratidão deste cara. abracos do brasil
I'm from Belgium and I acknowledge that interview as a humanly and sincere one. Je n'avais pas encore 10 ans. On fêtait la Profession de Foi de mon grand frère dimanche, bel après-midi où j'ai pour la première fois touché un pc. Je n'ai appris la nouvelle que lundi 2 mai 1994 à 12h par la presse et mes parents, qui savaient le culte que je voue à mon idole. L'école m'a fait retourner chez moi tellement j'étais inconsolable, comme si j'avais perdu un être cher... tout ce qui se rapporte à Ayrton me fera toujours plaisir. Je comprends ce qu'Éric a pu ressentir et pourquoi il a quitté la F1. Un témoignage à visage humain, émouvant.
4 dislikes from the ghost of balestre.
Cuore Sportivo 21 now unfortunately and it must be 21 people who apparently would not even save another life..
Baestre was also in the French SS it has to be said. A personality to match as well.
Right after watching From Formula 1 Channel appeared on my feeds i immediately searched his name thanks UA-cam, BTW Erik life saving moment will never forget
Seña, el más grande, otros tendrán mejores números....pero no hay otro más grande
Erik Comas did a fantastic interview in showing just NOT only what a LEGENDARY DRIVER SENNA was but also how much regardless of who it was to risk his own life to save that of another driver. It was heart wrenching when Comas said that he felt powerless to be unable to help SENNA. Also what he said is absolutely TRUE and still is an issue to this day as in the death of Indy Car driver Dan Wheldon. The race at Imola should have been canceled due to Ratzenbergers death ON THE TRACK not stick tubes in him and make it look as if he was still alive to avoid the Italian law and have the race cancelled so they flew him out to announce his death at the hospital JUST for the sake of money. Had they done the right thing and told the truth about Rolands death they wouldn't have raced on that tragic day. The bottom line is NOBODY should have been out on the track after Ratzenbergers death that clearly affected every driver out there. The last shots of SENNA in the car before the start says it all as he clearly was pushing himself to race with a heavy heart. However even with Ratzenbergers death, SENNA suffered a mechanical failure at the worst possible time and part of the track and had no chance in hell of avoiding hammering the wall at a high rate of speed. ONLY GOD KNOWS just how much greater SENNA could have been in F1 had the he lived but one thing is for sure, to this day I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT SENNA WAS THE GREATEST OF THE GREATEST. He was so much more than just a GREAT RACER but as a compassionate human being that was as humble as they come. SENNA WILL ALWAYS BE IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN IN MY BOOK. R.I.P. Ayrton, it may be 24 years on but I will NEVER forget that May 1st 1994 is the day that F1 lost the GREATEST DRIVER AND HUMAN BEING THAT F1 HAS EVER KNOWN.
That San Marino Imola GP weekend was just horrendous. I had a really bad feeling about it. First it was Ruben’s crash and then Roland’s untimely dearly. I just kept on thinking that the race should have been can cancelled. Senna did say that God spoke with him and that God was going to give him his greatest gift. I guess it was the opportunity to live with him in heaven in eternal peace. I fell out of love with F1 that day. In my opinion he was the greatest.
Damn i don't know till now😭😭
Senna is Hero n the true winner all the time🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks a lot for the subtitles, without them I wouldn't have understood a word from this great interview. Respect!
Thanks heaps for uploading this and taking the time to write the subtitles. An excellent interview!
Thank you for posting this. Very touching and a brilliant look into the inside of both accidents.
Total respect for Erik. He is simply talking straight facts here about the whole sport. Wherever you are Erik, I hope you're doing fine.
at 0:26 the sound of the engine screaming at Eric as he was unconscious from being hit by the wall was knocked unconscious and with his foot involuntarily stepping on the accelerator pedal to the bottom. an explosion and fatal pieces can be desastries Engine parts such as connecting rod pistons could be disastrous but at risk of death
very interesting and sad indeed. nice upload thanks
You guys have no idea what the HUMAN BEING Ayrton senna represents to us, Brazilians. He was not just the best f1 driver ever. He was an SPECTACULAR person , helped thousands of poor people ans taughted us how to be proud of our country in a very hard period whe lived in brazil ( difficult days). Every single sunday was like a religion for us to be in front of the tv, all family together, whatching the race untill we saw him raise our flag after his victory.
When he died Brazil stoped for 3 days. In São paulo 1.5 million people went to the streets in his funeral.
No words to explains what he represents.
He is a legend.
For us he did no die.
I can't imagine how this man must feel
Thank you for this clip. It's the only one without music or commentary during the Comas accident scene, so you can ear clearly the Ligier's engine screaming.
Excellent video, thanks for uploading.
For me, that was really the end of the book on Formula 1, nothing could be truer...
Big Big thx for the translation.....i have never seen this before!!!thank you
great interview,senna is the best driver ever.
They both had respect for each other commentators during Senna's crash should have known this still they talked bullshit about him.....but all he wanted to do was come and help his friend Senna who saved his life !
SENNA, um MITO, um ANJO.
Reminds me of David Purley. Both didn't even hesitate before getting out of their cars. The got out and ran to the scene of the accident. Absolute heroes.
Senna didnt drive the car he commanded it.....He is the soul of F1
Best driver...Best guy
that´s why he is my childhood hero
He is considered to be the best in the world, not in terms of titles but for his talent, personality and captivating charisma.And he's also a world idol National hero because it represented the pride of the Brazilian nation as a whole
He raised the sport of speed, he raised the Brazilian flag .. he was a brilliant human being he was a good man
Senna, ce héros!!!
Can't believe only found out today that Senna saved someone's life! I don't even remember this from the movie "Senna". You'd think that would be an important detail especially when there were accusations about him being "dangerous driver".
Caballero de la vida!! Grande Ayrton!!
thank you
very intresting
Senna the legend
O Brasil jamais irá esquecer Ayrton Senna.
I never really apprsenna as much I should have when he was alone but he was a special human being
Ayrton Senna, I loved you…you will always be the champion in the eyes of thousands of fans on this planet…you always will be loved, in and out of the race!
Your legacy towards in helping children with many disabilities will always be the greatest race in life…Jesus I am still heart broken…It’s hard to see your face and knowing your aren’t here, missing you a lot!!!
Forever Ayrton Senna, and I am sure one day millions of those children and millions of your fans around this planet, will be watching you racing in heaven, with eternity love ❤️yesterday, today, and tomorrow, RIP 🪦 Legend!! 🌺
You were very special soul, bring me tears in my eyes to know you have left us, and this scar will never be healed, God it’s painful to know the special one is gone!!
I loved you since when I saw you race for the first time in 1986, from that moment I knew you were going to become the Goat 🐐 of the F1!
Thanks @Cadmuss for upload this. I didnt knew about Erik's crash neither he got saved by Senna. Brazil loss its best F1 driver, now we dont have any winner or good driver. F1 now is not fun.
Bless you Erik commas, and bless you artyon.
I stopped watching F1 the day Ayrton Senna died.
Senna the GOAT
Why The Marshall not respect the effort for Comas to save him,I know it was too late,but he just want to checkout him,but he got blamed and retired
Respect for Eric Comas to still remember Senna's save Comas life
Even if they stopped the race on the Saturday, that Williams car and its cruddy steering column was still a ticking time bomb. Could have happened the next race or the race after.
fascinating
Impresionante
Chills.
senna is like the goku of f1. lol
With the podium celebration and all of this hypocrysy, Ayrton proved the F1 is also a business. He fought since 1989 (suzuka) against the governing and this make a final point to his fight...
I just hope Comas would of done the same if he was at the scene of Senna's crash.
Comas was mistakenly flagged out of the pits after Senna's accident, so he was not supposed to be anywhere near the accident site, but he was, he even narrowly missed the crews and rescue vehicles. He witnessed them trying to revive Senna, and too distressed to continue, he retired from the race.
Kun Gfx You are right. Only a little remark: Ayrton hadnt been revived at all on the track!
He wouldn't work anyway. The death was instatanous. Real tragedy.
Wow not many would do what senna did. Absolute hero
why are video and audio not synchronous?
turn on captions
best comment ever
simply the best!
That is Senna risking his own life to have a chance to help a fellow mate
@mario7kart7master7 Tamburello isn't a corner with slow approach - like blanchimont, but Eric was right in the middle of the track. Furthermore, it was a race rather than a practice session.
What subtitles? I don't see any english subtitles??
Thanks Ayrton… BR J. Comas
Beau geste inoubliable vu en direct 👍. Je n'ai jamais apprécié Senna mais là, respect 🙏
Quickly learning that f1 is easily the scariest and most dangerous sport ever made.
Lookup group B rally.....
F1 has gotten a lot safer throughout the years
🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍