Netflix's "Senna" dramatizes F1 driver Ayrton Senna's career and death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Here's what happened in real life.

The new six-part Netflix series covers his life from his early karting days, his huge successes in F1 and the background to his fatal crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola on May 1, 1994.

Thirty years after his death in a high-speed crash viewed by millions around the world, Formula One champion Ayrton Senna's high-octane life is also about to play out in front of a global audience. The legendary Brazilian driver — who was killed when his car hit a concrete wall at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 — is the subject of a six-episode Netflix series that debuts on Nov.

Former Formula One driver Allen Berg, who spent most of his life in Calgary, shared some thoughts about the legendary Ayrton Senna in light of the release of a new Netflix series.

Netflix drama Senna covers the story of the legendary Brazilian racing driver from his rise to three F1 World Championships to his untimely death in 1994. Ayrton Senna is remembered as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time thanks to his strong and aggressive style which yielded his F1 World Championships and achieved 41 wins,

The army of individuals behind the scenes of the upcoming "Senna" series meticulously built every single aspect of the three-time world champion's world, from looks to how every car he raced again sounded on track.

Ayrton Senna had plans to "do something big" for Brazil just weeks before he was killed in a horrifying crash 30 years ago, according to the three-time F1 star's niece Bianca.McLaren and Williams star Senna had held talks with family members about funding an education programme in Brazil to help children from less fortunate backgrounds.