Kai Scodelario’s character, Laura Harrison, is fictional
Tale
A fictional mini-series based on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva, a legend of Brazilian auto racing who won the Formula 1 world championship three times. It is based on the materials of journalists who covered the career of Ayrton Senna. In addition, the Scoledario family are Brazilians from São Paulo, Senna’s home state.
She is also fluent in Brazilian Portuguese
The first race in Senna’s career in England is shown on a race track next to a mountain range. There are no mountains in England, especially in Norfolk, which is famous for its flat landscape. I’m calling this FW16 biopic show because, like the car that killed Senna, it was good, but, um…
okay, first about the good
In general, they correctly conveyed the uncompromising character of Senna, especially in terms of illustrating the irritation of his team leaders. The attention to detail was brilliant; watching the MP4/4 race gave me chills, but this shot of Senna alone in the briefing room at the end of the Suzuki perfectly recreates the 1989 ITV shot. I saw another reviewer say that their story was one sided.
I agree, but again, so what?
Fans who followed the shenanigans in 1989-1993 would be familiar with the French Connection if they didn’t believe in its gospel truth. Obviously, this is a show for Senna fans, not Balestro apologists. However, there were several things that the screenwriters could have paid attention to: 1) Including Senna’s personal relationships with people like Gerhard Berger and Josef Leberer would have greatly helped to humanize him; 2) They could have paid much more attention to the work that Senna put into the development of the car – he had a reputation for giving feedback to his mechanics until they started begging to go home; and 3) Donnington 1993.