championships. In 1978 he took part in the karting world championship at Le Mans, where he met the karting legend Terry Fullerton. Senna delighted in what he called 'pure racing', in his karting days when there was no politics and little money. There is a touching bit of footage in the film where he is asked in 1993 which driver he got most satisfaction from racing against. There is a pause and you expect him to say 'Prost', but instead he answers 'Terry Fullerton'. The karting world championship was the only title he didn't win -- he was beaten by Fullerton, who remembers that the next day Senna, still furious, pushed him in the swimming-pool. In 1980 Senna married Lilian Vasconcelos Souza and moved to England to participate in the Formula Ford championships, the lower echelon of motor racing that is the normal route into Formula One. It must have been tough moving from warm, affluent Sao Paulo to cold, damp Norfolk, and although Senna's dedication was absolute, his marriage was a casualty. In his first ever race in the Formula Ford 1600 class he finished fifth; two weeks later he won. He won the title that year and people really started talking about him with awe, particularly when he won races in the rain. In the rain you can't see the rear lights of the car in front, there is spray everywhere and you can't tell where the corner is. But Senna was magnificent in the rain, and he