On Tuesday 30 April, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of AYRTON SENNA, the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack in Imola will be transformed into an open-air set for “AYRTON’S NIGHT”, a special occasion to celebrate the greatest driver Of all times.
At 9.00 pm, the actor and musician Stefano Fresi will take his place on the finish line of the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Autodrome to recite a monologue entitled “FRESI TELLS SENNA” on the life of Ayrton Senna taken from the book “LOSING SENNA” by director and writer Giorgio J. Squarcia out on May 21st by Paperfirst.
For the first time after thirty years, the Brazilian champion’s Williams F16 will return to the position it was in the day it set off on the last lap of the life of the greatest driver in history, on 1 May 1994, when Senna took placed in pitch number one on the racetrack, the pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix which was held in Imola. The car that enthusiasts will see on the track is the only original existing copy of the car that was destroyed during the accident in which Senna lost his life.
But that is not all. The images showing Senna in the minutes before the start of that last Grand Prix will be projected in their entirety exclusively on the circuit tower, images on which pages and pages of ink have been written and which for the first time will be shown in their entirety together with the photographs by Angelo Orsi, Ayrton’s close friend.
On the evening of May 1st, at 9.00 pm, the monologue “Fresi tells Senna” will become a real show open to the public inside the Ebe Stignani Municipal Theater in Imola. On stage Fresi will be accompanied by a 5-piece band and a singer. The show, which will alternate words and music, is free of charge upon reservation via the website www.ayrton-senna.it
The evening event sees the collaboration and support of the Emilia-Romagna Region.
The book “LOSING SENNA”, from which the monologue performed by Fresi is taken, is a story of redemption and motivation that spans the decade 1984-1994 of the Brazilian driver’s life, from the first to the last race in Formula 1, but it is also the parallel path of Senna and a very young Italian boy, the narrator. The first struggling with the obstacles of the races, the other with the problems of a difficult life.
At the time of Ayrton’s first race, the narrator is only 13 years old and his destiny is sealed. Looking at Senna, he finds the strength to overcome difficulties and the courage to never give up.
The monologue tells, in fact, the greatness of the pilot but also, and above all, of the man, not only through his legendary victories but also and above all through his defeats. Defeats from which he has always recovered. Stronger than before. Many interventions in Squarcia’s book from Cesare Cremonini to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Stefano Domenicali, Rocco Benetton, Paolo Barilla, Giampaolo Dallara, Massimo Zanetti, Formula 1 drivers of yesterday and today.
Actor, voice actor, singer and a musician, Stefano Fresi is considered one of the greatest talents in Italian cinema today. His roles in iconic films such as Crime Novel, I Can Quit Whenever I Want, Any Given Christmas, The Name of the Rose, The Lion King, There’s Time, have earned him numerous awards, including the Nastro d’Argento (Best Actor for C ‘it’s time), the David di Donatello (Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for I Can Quit Whenever I Want). The Vincenzo Crocitti International Award (Best Actor), the City of Turin Award, (Best Actor for Il Grande Passo), the Berenice Award (Best Actor for The Name of the Rose), the Nino Manfredi Award and many others.
Fresi is not only a great actor but also an extraordinary musician and singer and this makes him the perfect interpreter of a story that will also be a journey through the songs of the decade in which Senna raced in Formula 1 and, finally, with homage to Ayrton by Lucio Dalla, of which Fresi is an incomparable interpreter.
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