I can't help but absolutely love this. It reminds me of not only classic F1, but of Senna's early days and all things 70s. I had a model Louts that I would push around the floor in my room as a kid and while I didn't know anything about F1 at the time, I just dug the open big wheels.
I find it a cool coincidence that it was the great Ayrton Senna's car little Fred was pushing around on the carpet. Even back then I figured since it was sleeker than a stock car, it must have been faster, and it almost always won the imaginary race. Rarely a LeMans car would surprise everyone with a photo-finish win in the last seconds.
While I'm not one who ascribes the status of "hero" to sports figures, movie stars, and the like, Senna's dedication, focus, and near-transcendent ability on the track is certainly inspirational.
After learning about him in the early 90s, I became a fan and didn't realize until looking at this image that it was a Lotus car that I had parked in front of the Apollo-Soyuz model on my dresser.
The image is great for the memories it conjures up. Now, where can I find a Red Bull model that isn't a choking hazard?
From the awesome awesomeness known as Autoblog.
