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him; as it seemed that he with three laps to go was practically breathing down Senna's neck. Mansell was going much faster, this point there was no arguing but despite it all he simply could not pass Senna who was doing what even an untrained eye like mine at the time could see was a masterful job of blocking Mansell of from passing him. I could even see the despair in Mansell who was also a great driver (though not as great) with a far superior car doing everything he could to overtake but no matter what steps he took this driver who a few months ago I had not even heard of always managed to simply stay one jump ahead.

Comedy was even to be found at how Senna managed to keep from being passed as in truth he practically spent that last three laps with Mansell's front bumper touching his rear bumper and there were even those moments in which he was almost side by side but try as Mansell might he just could not pass as Senna simply would not allow it. The final lap came and as Senna's car crossed the finish line in first place (with Mansell, side by side a fraction of a second behind) it blew its engine but this was no longer of consequence for the race was over. Senna had won the Monaco Grand Prix for the third time in a row and forth in his career but how he had managed to block of this car which was going so much faster then his with a car that was about to break down was something that made me admit "Ok, he is as good as they said he is".

Upon seeing this Brazilian cross the finish line I cheered like I had rarely done for any sport that was not football not only that he had won but the manner in which he had done it. Naturally with a blown engine a car will not go to far and in a tremendous show of sportsmanship Nigel Mansell allowed Senna to ride on his car to the podium where he received his first place trophy with champagne being poured on him by Mansell (second place) and Ricardo Patrese (third place). Patrese being an Italian driver also from the Williams Renault team. As a foot note I remember that on that day a young driver from Germany; Michael Schumacher came in fourth.

There are moments in sports those who are fans will never forget. This holding true no matter what sport we follow but to me this was one of them. Technical information concerning the new sport or at least new to me that had caught my passion which I read about after that Monaco Grand Prix was that unlike Indy racing; in this sport not all cars were equal and sometimes the difference

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