from 1978 to 1982, finishing runner-up in 1979 and 1980. [ 10 ] In 1981 Senna moved to  England  to begin  single-seater  racing, winning the  RAC  and  Townsend-Thoreson   Formula Ford  1600 Championships that year with the  Van Diemen  team. Despite this, Senna initially did not believe he would continue in