1 / 10
Image Gallery
Vettel pays tribute to Senna and Ratzenberger with emotional Imola demo run
Sebastian Vettel delivered a special – and rather emotional – demo run in one of Ayrton Senna’s old F1 cars ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as the tributes to the Brazilian and Roland Ratzenberger continued at Imola.
Senna and Austrian racer Ratzenberger lost their lives in separate accidents at the circuit some 30 years ago, with Vettel and many others up and down the paddock using this weekend’s event to hold various tributes.
INSIGHT: Joining Vettel’s run for the ages as F1 remembers Senna and Ratzenberger at Imola
After organising a track run on Thursday evening, Vettel stepped into the cockpit of Senna’s McLaren MP4/8 from 1993, in which the three-time world champion claimed the last of his 41 race wins.
Moving scenes followed as Vettel toured the circuit, waved to fans and then held up Brazilian and Austrian flags, before parking up on the start/finish straight and completing a series of donuts.
Flick through the image gallery above for some of the best shots from the demo.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
News F1 commission rules out points system change and sets out 2026 pre-season testing plans
Live BlogF1 Unlocked AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the build-up ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend
Video WEEKEND WARM-UP: Red Bull under pressure and McLaren trying to build momentum as F1 heads to Belgium
Feature EXCLUSIVE: How legendary golfer Nick Faldo played a ‘hilarious’ part in Michael Schumacher’s F1 test debut
![Coming Up](https://media.formula1.com/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1721746877/fom-website/2024/Miscellaneous/binotto-audi-header.png)