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Unique Ayrton Senna art car to be shown at Imola

Unique Ayrton Senna art car to be shown at Imola

The repainted former McLaren show car has been transformed as part of an art project called ‘Senna Now’.

One side of the car is made up of three different iconic liveries from Senna’s F1 career – the black-and-gold of Lotus, the Rothmans Williams and Marlboro McLaren.

The other side of the car has been given over to a design by French street artist Jisbar, who has taken inspiration from the life and career of the three-time champion.

The Senna art car is the brain child of Italian fashion designer Matteo Macchiavelli, who fondly followed the Brazilian’s F1 career when he was younger.

“I spent my childhood following the races and the “magic” of my hero,” he said. “I was inspired by his lifestyle and his teachings, that are still with me now that I’m older.

“Thanks to my family friend Angelo Orsi I have a lot of pictures taken with Ayrton, today they make part of my family book, of my personal history and are fixed in my memory.

“The charisma of Ayrton…

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