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23 pics revisiting the life and tragic death of legendary Formula One driver Ayrton Senna

The Brazilian passed away on this day 20 years ago.

1. Three-year-old Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian would go on to win three Formula One world titles

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2. Senna, centre, holds up the winner’s crown after he won the Mercedes 190 E race in Nuremberg, Germany on 13 May, 1984 ahead of former world champion Niki Lauda

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3. Senna pictured at the 1986 British Grand Prix  

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4. Senna (sitting in car) and Satoru Nakajima launch the Honda-powered Lotus 99T, the company’s 1987 Formula One contender, at its Ketteringham Hall base

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5. Brazil’s Ayrton Senna, left, winner of the 1988 British Grand Prix appears to win the champagne dual on the winners podium, on 10 July, 1988, at Silverstone Circuit

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6. Senna holds up an umbrella at the 1988 British Grand Prix

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7. Senna answers questions from a reporter after practice for the Formula One Japan Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in central Japan, 29 October 1988

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8. Senna watches events at the 1989 British Grand Prix 

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9. Former Formula One World Champion James Hunt (right) with Senna in 1991

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10. Japanese industrialist Soichiro Honda, left, gives a thumbs-up of congratulations to Senna

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11. Senna pictured at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1993

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12. Senna celebrates his victory on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix 

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13. Ayrton Senna checks the monitor for the qualifying times ahead of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix

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14. Senna crashes into the wall at the San Marino Grand Prix

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15. Italy’s Nicola Larini, left, holds his head and Germany’s Michael Schumacher, right, wipes a tear from his eyes while talking with Benetton director-general Flavio Briatore, centre, on the podium following the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix crash in Imola, Italy

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16. Medics treat Senna after hitting the wall at Tamburello

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17. Senna’s car is towed away from the scene at the San Marino Grand Prix

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18. Fans mourn the death of Ayrton Senna at the Imola circuit

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19. Carrying the coffin with the remains of the late Ayrton Senna for burial are fellow race car drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, left and Gerhard Berger

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20. Michael Schumacher drives past a tribute to Ayrton Senna

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21. The grave of Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil 

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22. A bronze statue of the Formula One legend 

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23. People pass by a painting of Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, 30 April, 2004

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