{"id":506727,"date":"2026-02-27T03:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506727\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:43:15","slug":"f1-news-ayrton-senna-infinity-sculpture-unveiled-in-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506727\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Ayrton Senna \u2018infinity\u2019 sculpture unveiled in Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom left: Donnelly, Boutsen, Oz and Johansson with the sculpture. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

The work of UK-based motorsport artist Paul Oz, the 280kg bronze statue has been created from 3D scans of a Goodyear Eagle tyre from Ayrton Senna\u2019s 1993 McLaren.<\/p>\n

Senna drove the car, which lives at McLaren headquarters at Woking in the UK, to what proved his final F1 win in Adelaide that year.<\/p>\n

The statue was unveiled by Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Dr. Jane Lomax-Smith AM, and three ex-F1 drivers with ties to Senna \u2013 Thierry Boutsen, Stefan Johansson and Martin Donnelly.<\/p>\n

\u201cBronze pretty much lasts forever,\u201d reads a note from Oz placed with the statue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe symbol 8 means forever\u2026 so to me, this was the perfect foundation for a sculpture to mark the last race win of Ayrton Senna, driving car No.8, at the Australian GP in Adelaide, 1993.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Adelaide Motorsport Festival again carries a strong F1 theme harking back to the city\u2019s time hosting the AGP from 1985-1995.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE<\/a> to purchase tickets to the 2026 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival.<\/p>\n

Others set to attend this weekend include Mika H\u00e4kkinen, David Coulthard and Valtteri Bottas, while a host of old F1 machinery is set to take to the Victoria Park circuit.<\/p>\n


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