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 Rubens Barrichello is the only current driver in F1 to have race against (or with) Ayrton Senna. Barrichello began his career with Jordan in 1993, and has raced for Stewart Grand Prix, Ferrari, and (currently) Honda. As of Michael Schumacher's retirement in 2006, he is currently the most experienced driver on the grid today. Barichello was close friends with Aryton Senna, and he was his teammate during the time of his death in 1994. He left Jordan after the end of the 1996 season. He joined Stewart Grand Prix in 1997, but only finished three races, including a second place finish at Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari signed Barrichello in 2000, but he had to play in the #2 status role behind Michael Schumacher, which was most obvious at the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, where he moved over at the finish line to let Schumacher win, after being told to do so. In 2004, he did exceptionally well, finishing second in the standings, behind only his teammate, Michael Schumacher. He joined Honda F1 in 2006, becoming agitated with playing second fiddle to Schumacher. No points were won by him in the 2007 season, mainly due to the Honda RA107 engine; the engine was the problem for Honda in both 2006 and 2007 seasons after it being unreliable. In the season opener he was running and finished 6th but was disqualified after ignoring a red light when exiting the pit lane due to the safety car arriving. In the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, he had his 257th race, making him the most experienced driver in F1 history. His first points finish since the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix came at the Monaco Grand Prix with a sixth place after the incident involving Adrian Sutil, in 4th, and Kimi Räikkönen, in 5th, at the Nouveille Chicane giving him a two place boost from 8th. Another boost came at Canada after a very eventful race. Sadly he moved from 4th to 7th and almost to 9th in the last 20 laps in a race that looked good for Honda and him with Button running one place behind him until Button pitted and Barrichello lost places. 
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