Senna documentary moves Kanaan

Tony Kanaan still cries when he watches "Senna," the documentary on Formula One champion Ayrton Senna making its U.S. debut this week. The movie is showing at Landmark Keystone Art Cinema in Indianapolis.

"It's an amazing documentary," Kanaan said Saturday at Infineon Raceway, where the Izod IndyCar Series is racing. "It's like they knew he was going to die. It's so real."

The movie is filled with conversations with Senna, who died in a crash May 1, 1994, while leading the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. Considerable attention is given to Senna's fierce rivalry with Alain Prost, particularly as they fought for world championships as McLaren teammates.

Equipment failure sent Senna's Williams car off the circuit in the Tamburello turn.

"I cried a lot the day that he died," said Kanaan, who was at the Imola track that weekend. "I went to his funeral, and I didn't even go to my dad's funeral. It's the only funeral I've ever been to."

Michael Andretti, who was Senna's teammate in 1993, hasn't seen the movie, but he rented the Keystone theater Tuesday night to take all Andretti Autosport employees. Indy Star