In the mid-70s, Walter Masini, who is now an historic and award-winning trainer, was one of the "veteran" DAP drivers who, one day, saw the arrival of a completely unknown young Brazilian teammate: Ayrton Senna.
I remember when Ayrton joined our team, and I remember that there was never any problem. He was the emerging talent, who devoted all his energy to karting, and a good relationship was immediately established between us, without envy or rivalry.
Senna was the leader of the team, the one who would have a new chassis available for each race. And he was the one who used the new tyres. In fact, I would take his after he had used them for 70-80 laps. However, I remember that at the world championships in Parma, I think it was in 1977, using Ayrton’s tyres after he had used them, …