Ayrton Senna's Australian Grand Prix 1993 Nacional baseball cap,

Goodwood Speedweek: Important Collector's Motor Cars and Automobilia (Viewing restrictions apply)|17 October 2020, 11:00 BST|London, New Bond Street

Ayrton Senna's Australian Grand Prix 1993 Nacional baseball cap,

gifted to Alan Read personally by Ayrton Senna at the Australian Grand Prix post race barbecue. This cap was worn by Senna on the podium (underneath the winner's cap) and at the at the post-race press conferences. This was to be Senna's 41st and final win in Formula 1 before his tragic death months later at Imola 1994. Sold together with an Adelaide GP pin badge, a pin badge of Senna's helmet, a 1993 Australian GP marshal pass with accompanying embroidered patch, an invitation to the post race barbecue (where the cap was gifted by Senna to Read), a photograph of Senna, Mansilla and Toledane, and a typed signed statement of authenticity.
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Footnotes

Alan Read (1947-2017) was a marshal in F1 long before Senna's arrival into the sport in the UK and he would frequently marshal Formula 3 and Formula 1 races around the UK as well as at the Australian Grand Prix for over a decade. During this time, Alan and his family became great friends with Senna and would frequently catch up for a chat at races or by letter, after the 1993 Australian GP Alan treasured the cap which passed to the current vendor by decent in 2017. This lot is offered with a signed statement from the vendor.

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