What can we say? This man was a legend, on and off the track. This is my tribute to a great driver, and an even greater man. I hadn't been watching F1 that long when he died. On May 1, 1994, he crashed while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy. The crash took place the day after fellow driver, Roland Ratzenberger was killed at the same track.

For my tribute to Senna, I chose to make the picture look black and white out of respect. However, all the dots are coloured, it is only an illusion that the picture is black and white. This was the first time I had attempted this, and it was a challenge, however I was pleased with the results. Choosing the image was difficult. I couldn't draw from the television as usual, and in this case I could not watch endless amounts of footage to catch his expressions as I had with the other drivers. I chose this image as all the other portraits are looking directly at the viewer, in this one Senna is not, again out of respect.

I hope I have done him proud.

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