BioGraph
Connecting Karen Gillan and Ayrton Senna
Karen Gillan
Scottish actress (b. 1987)
In 2021, Gillan starred in the action film '' Gunpowder Milkshake'' alongside Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh and Paul Giamatti.
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian actress (born 1962)
In 1998, Yeoh was engaged to Alan Heldman, an American cardiologist. In 2004, she started dating Jean Todt, then the General Manager and CEO of Scuderia Ferrari and later the president of the FIA.
Jean Todt
FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety (born 1946)
In 1994, barely a year after Todt took up the challenge, Gerhard Berger won the German Grand Prix (Ferrari's first win in 4 years). Even so, Michael Schumacher's Benetton-Ford (world champion in 1994 and 1995) and the Williams-Renault cars of Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell and David Coulthard largely dominated the competition.
Karen Gillan
Scottish actress (b. 1987)
Also in that year, Gillan played the lead female role, Ruby Roundhouse, in ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'', the third instalment of the ''Jumanji'' franchise, starring alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas.
Dwayne Johnson
The next month, the Rock defeated Booker T, at SummerSlam, to win the WCW Championship for the first time.
Booker T (wrestler)
He is also a fan of Formula One, and was in attendance at the 2012 U.S Grand Prix as a guest of Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton
British racing driver (born 1985)
Hamilton dominated the {{F1|2015}} season, winning ten races finishing on the podium a record seventeen times as he matched his hero Ayrton Senna's three World Championships titles.
Ayrton Senna was a major influence on Hamilton's driving style, recalling: "I think it's partly because I watched [him] when I was young and I thought 'this is how I want to drive when I get the opportunity' and I went out there and tried it on the kart track.
At the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, he wore a special helmet in tribute to Ayrton Senna which was auctioned after the race in aid of the Ayrton Senna Foundation.
He's definitely someone who led by a great example, left a great example, and was a real hero to so many." Hamilton again wore a special helmet to pay tribute to Ayrton Senna at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Karen Gillan
Scottish actress (b. 1987)
Also in that year, Gillan played the lead female role, Ruby Roundhouse, in ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'', the third instalment of the ''Jumanji'' franchise, starring alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas.
Sebastian Vettel
German racing driver
In Italy, he took his tenth pole position of the year, in which he joined Ayrton Senna as the only driver to have taken ten pole positions in two separate seasons. A podium finish in Japan secured his second successive title with four races remaining, making him the youngest ever double and back-to-back champion.
Karen Gillan
Scottish actress (b. 1987)
In 2017, Gillan reprised her role as Nebula in ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'', this time becoming a member of the film's eponymous team, and co-starred in ''The Circle'', alongside Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega.
Emma Watson
Watson starred in two 2015 releases, the thrillers '' Colonia'', opposite Daniel Brühl and Michael Nyqvist; and ''Regression'' by Alejandro Amenábar, alongside Ethan Hawke and her ''Harry Potter'' co-star David Thewlis.
Daniel Brühl
Brühl received widespread critical acclaim and further recognition for his portrayal of former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda in the biographical film '' Rush'' (2013) for which he earned nominations including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Critic's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
In the same year, Brühl portrayed former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda in the Ron Howard biographical film '' Rush'' opposite Chris Hemsworth.
Niki Lauda
As Lauda had passed the Toleman of F1 rookie Ayrton Senna for third place only a few laps earlier, Mansell's retirement elevated him to second behind Prost.
