"Look at their body language after Ayrton's last win at Adelaide in '93 - warm, all smiles, a tap on the knee. Then the coming together on the podium. Then Alain's disbelief after the accident.

"Then Alain, clearly in shock, drinking a cup of water. Alain is the last and, in a way, the most important person to cross himself at Ayrton's coffin - the sadness all over his face, the badge on his lapel clearly marked 'A' (A for 'Amigo', friend) - and Alain is the main pallbearer.

"Finally, we end by saying that Alain is a Trustee of the Foundation."