AYRTON SENNA AND THE FERRARI -PART 3

In the previous part 1 and 2 we saw how Ayrton Senna and Ferrari were interested in each other, sadly except a meeting between Enzo and Senna in may 1986, nothing really came to fruition. What happen in this part 3 is what was the closest to Ayrton Senna driving for the Scuderia Ferrari.
CESARE FIORIO"THE PATH TO FOLLOW WAS SIMPLE... I HAD TO RECRUIT WHAT WAS THE BEST IN EVERY WAY IN THE SPORT. IN ONE YEAR WE PUT THE SCUDERIA BACK ON TRACK".
First things first, some much needed context... Winter 88-89, Ferrari is in a very complex and delicate situation. Enzo Ferrari, the "Commandatore" passed away on august the 15th 1988 and left his brand and his beloved Scuderia orphan. A raging succession war started inside Maranello that destabilized all the company and it's organisation. In addition, the results of Ferrari in F1 were trully deteriorating since 1979.
FIAT who owned Ferrari since 1969 wanted to sort things out as quickly as possible and put Cesare Fiorio in control. Fiorio, born in Turin in 1939 is the man of trust of FIAT. Before getting to Ferrari in 1989, he has won everything possible in rally with FIAT in the 60's and 70's and then with Lancia in the 70's and 80's both in rally and endurance racing. Sadly when Fiorio began to work for Ferrari, the legendary Scuderia was only the shadow of what it once was...