Purely History on Instagram: "In the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna built such an enormous lead that his team radioed him with an unusual instruction: slow down. At one point, he was nearly a full minute ahead of the rest of the field, an almost unthinkable margin in Formula 1. But not long after receiving that message, Senna lost focus and clipped the barriers going into a corner. The crash handed victory to his teammate and rival, Alain Prost. Despite the mistake, Senna’s performance tha

F1 MOTI on Instagram: "Comas: 'Senna saved my life' after 1992 crash During practice for the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix, Erik Comas crashed his Ligier heavily at Blanchimont and lost consciousness; Ayrton Senna was the next driver on the scene and stopped his McLaren to help while the rest of the field raced by. He turned off the Ligier's engine and held Comas's head upright until medical personnel arrived, in order to make sure that his airway was clear. Comas missed the race, but was not seriousl