A Portuguese football team honored the 40th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s maiden Formula 1 victory with a special, one-off jersey in his signature colors. The late Brazilian legend celebrated his first Grand Prix win at the rainy 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, and to commemorate the occasion, GD Estoril Praia donned a unique uniform during their match Saturday night.
Fittingly, the club colors are yellow and blue — two of the three iconic colors from Senna’s helmet. The special kit also included black and gold as a tribute to the legendary Lotus 97T in its famous John Player Special livery. However, the special edition kit didn’t bring them much luck during their home league match against Sporting Braga. Estoril lost 0-2 to the favorites from the north of the country after conceding two early goals. In Portugal’s top division, Braga currently sits in third place, while Estoril is in ninth.
