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even after some decades elapsed, nobody has ever been able to imitate
him. It was in the Kart racing that Senna faced one of his biggest
challenges as a pilot and he started to forge a nickname by which
he was known in F1: the King of the Rain. Once he skidded many times
in his Kart because the tracks were wet. So, after that, he decided
he was going to be a champion and when it started to drizzle, Senna
would get to the tracks and train hard. He would return home at
the end of the day soaking wet. His persistence and determination
yielded fruits because after that no one would win Senna on wet
tracks. Senna´s helmet became known around the world, in Formula
1.
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However, few know that it was idealized during the Kart years,
by Sid Mosca. In 1976, Sid was given the responsibility to paint
helmets of the Brazilian pilots that were taking part in the World
Kart Championship. The helmets should be painted with the colors
of the Brazilian flag (green, yellow, blue and white). Mosca opted
to stress the yellow for being a vibrant and juvenile color. He
added blue, green and white stripes, in a simple drawing, but at
the same time steady and aggressive. After returning from the World
Championship, the pilot looked for Sid Mosca, praised him for the
helmet design and asked to adopt it for good because it had everything
to do with him and with his love for Brazil. That is how the helmet
became Ayrton´s identity around the world. A symbol of guts, overpower
and victory. Brazil has approximately 180 million inhabitants. It
is a country that suffers from a huge social inequality. It ranks
12th GIP (Gross Internal Product) of the planet, but occupies the
63rd position in the world human development ranking. It means that
a small portion of the population (only 10%) gets the best opportunities,
whereas the great majority stands stagnant in the levels of poverty
and misery.
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