With the 2nd chapter now finished, I’ll start work on the next race, the Pacific Grand Prix, this week. This race sees the Grand Prix circus on a new track, the TI Circuit in Aida, Japan. Senna and Schumacher renew their rivalry for the 1994 F1 title.
I did the research necessary for this chapter earlier this month, together with the San Marino GP, so I reckon I’ll finish this 3rd chapter of The Encounter Down Under some time next week. I’ll keep you posted.
Last Tuesday and today I spent researching the Pacific and San Marino Grands Prix for my Ayrton Senna what-if story. I used Wikipedia, Forix, and GrandPrix.com’s encyclopedia. Plus I found a new source for drivers’ quotes, albeit through Forix: Motorsport.com.
I’m currently working on the second chapter of part I, the Brazilian GP at Interlagos, while the Pacific GP and the San Marino race at Imola, are chapters 2 and 3 respectively. I expect those chapters to be finished somewhere in March.
I’ve finished the draft version of the prologue: ‘A horrible weekend in May’.
The prologue is the first chapter of my story ‘The Encounter Down Under: an alternate version of the 1994 Formula One season’. The chapter drags the reader right into the story, with an illustrative view on Sunday, May 1st, on which the Grand Prix world trembled.
“Oh no, not again.”
Those were the words on everyone’s mind in Italy, near the town of Imola, and, in fact, around the world. Triple World Champion Ayrton Senna had just crashed his Williams-Renault at the infamous Tamburello corner at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. And he had crashed hard.
Senna versus Schumacher 