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F1 was very obscure and not nearly as covered back then as it is today. I remember dating a girl who effectively called it quits between us the Saturday night before the race. Feeling beat up, I remember thinking as I drove home late that night: “well, at least Senna is is gonna get his season back on track with a win tomorrow” (he had DNFs in the first two races).

I heard my VCR timer fire up downstairs for the San Marino GP around 7:00am the next morning, came down & watched in horror as things unfolded. Talk about rubbing salt into my wounds at the time!