ROME – A new exhibition on Formula One driver Ayrton Senna which will be held in the National Automobile Museum in Turin from April 24 was presented at the Brazilian Embassy.

 The Brazilian Ambassador to Italy, Renato Mosca, was joined by the president and curator of Italy’s National Automobile Museum, Benedetto Camerana and Carlo Carvicchi respectively.  

 The exhibition will run from April 24 to Oct. 13 at the National Automobile Museum in Turin and celebrates the life of Ayrton Senna, 30 years on from his death.

 Mosca opened the press conference, thanking the museum for celebrating the life of “one of the most important drivers” in F1 history. He spoke of Senna’s legacy in the motorsports world, but also his contribution to social causes. The ambassador said Senna was “a model of excellence, perseverance and integrity” and that “his personal commitment to the development of Brazil […] will not be forgotten.” Mosca concluded by saying “we always have Senna in our hearts.”

 Describing Senna as “one of the greatest figures of the last century”, Camerana said that the museum had wanted to do an exhibition like this for a long time, because of Senna’s influence in the past and present, adding that his influence was not only limited to sport but also culture.

 The museum’s curator, Carlo Cavicchi, spoke of the “eight intense months of work” he put in to planning the exhibition. He said the exhibition includes 253 different objects, including “all of Senna’s racing cars, all of his helmets and race suits” as well as photographs taken by some of the “greatest photographers of the time.” Cavicchi added that he knew Senna well and that the F1 legend was a “perfectionist” and he tried to curate the displays the way Senna would have wanted.

 Closing the discussion, Bianca Senna, CEO of Senna Brands and the driver’s niece, said that Senna is still a “source of inspiration for all of us” and the collection of personal items on display at the exhibit is a way for “his family to give back some of that affection to his fans.”

 The exhibition marks the 150^th anniversary of large-scale Italian immigration to Brazil, and the Brazilian Embassy noted that the exhibition “symbolically enshrines a further point of convergence between the two countries.”