If you’re looking for someone inspirational to compare to Ayrton Senna, you’d be right to look at heroes beyond the track. Costume designer Cristina Kangussu, who designed the Brazilian racer’s wardrobe in the upcoming Netflix series "Senna," had one larger-than-life man in mind. “I like to make an analogy: that in his private life he was Clark Kent and in his public life, with those uniforms and power, he was Superman."
The three-time world champion was a ruthless competitor, becoming a legend of the sport before his untimely death at the age of 34, and leaving a legacy that’s felt to this day. With the help of Ayrton Senna’s living relatives, a team of filmmakers faced the all-consuming challenge of bringing his life — both on and off the track — to the small screen. No detail was spared, from the engines that roared to the painstaking reproduction of every race suit on the grid.
