LOT 126

Ayrton Senna's signed Brazilian national flag, used when celebrating his 1992 Monaco GP win,

Sold for £19,200 inc. premium

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Lot 126

Ayrton Senna's signed Brazilian national flag, used when celebrating his 1992 Monaco GP win,

The Miami Memorabilia Online Sale|12 May 2025, 13:03 BST|Online, Guildford

Ayrton Senna's signed Brazilian national flag, used when celebrating his 1992 Monaco GP win,

used by Ayrton Senna when celebrating his victory in Monaco on his cooldown lap, the flag is 94 x 148cm, with white cords, and Ayrton Senna printed on, signed in black marker, also on file is digital copies of the photographs taken by the vendor of Senna from his posting at the swimming pool section.

Footnotes

According to information supplied by the vendor the flag was given to Senna by a circuit doctor as he slowed down at the swimming pool chicane, before continuing to drive around to the start/finish. Upon getting out of the car, Jo Ramirez is seen holding the flag. After the podium the doctor went to retrieve his flag from the McLaren hospitality suite, to which Ramirez had returned it signed by Senna.

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