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1994 San Marino Grand Prix

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25px Flag of San Marino  1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season
Circuit Imola 1992
Date 1 May 1994
Official name 14° Gran Premio di San Marino
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
4.933 km (3.065 mi)
Distance 58 laps, 286.114 km (177.77 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna Williams-Renault
Time 1:21.548
Fastest lap
Driver 25px UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:24.335 on lap 10
Podium
First 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
Second 25px Italy Nicola Larini Ferrari
Third 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot

The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the 14° Gran Premio di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 May 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, located Imola, Italy. It was the third race of the 1994 Formula One season. Tragic events at this race proved to be a major turning point in both the 1994 season, and in the development of Formula One itself, particularly with regard to safety.

The race weekend was marked by the deaths of Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger and of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna in separate accidents. Other incidents saw driver Rubens Barrichello injured and several mechanics and spectators injured. BBC Television commentator Murray Walker described it as "the blackest day for Grand Prix racing that I can remember".[1]

Michael Schumacher won the restarted race. In the press conference following the race, Schumacher said that he "couldn't feel satisfied, couldn't feel happy" with his win following the events that had occurred during the race weekend. Nicola Larini scored the first points of his career when he achieved a podium finish in second position. Mika Häkkinen finished third.

The race led to an increased emphasis on safety in the sport as well as the reforming of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association after a 12-year hiatus, and the changing of many track layouts and car designs. Since the race, numerous regulation changes have been made to slow Formula One cars down and new circuits, such as Bahrain International Circuit, incorporate large run-off areas to slow cars before they collide with a wall. Senna was given a state funeral in his home country of Brazil, where around 500,000 people lined the streets to watch the coffin pass. Italian prosecutors charged six people with manslaughter in connection with Senna's death, all of whom were later acquitted. The case took more than 11 years to conclude due to an appeal and a retrial following the original not guilty verdict.

Report[]

Qualifying[]

Friday qualifying[]

On Friday, 29 April, during the first qualifying session to determine the starting order for the race,[2] Rubens Barrichello, a driver for Jordan, hit a kerb at the Variante Bassa corner at 140 mph (225 km/h), launching him into the air.[3] He hit the top of the tyre barrier, and was knocked unconscious. His car rolled several times after landing before coming to rest upside down. Medical teams treated him at the crash site, and he was taken to the circuit's medical centre before being transferred to the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna for routine tests and observation to be carried out.[4] He returned to the race meeting the next day, although his broken nose and a plaster cast on his arm forced him to sit out the rest of the race weekend.[5] Ten years after the incident, Damon Hill, who drove for the Williams-Renault team at the time, described the feeling after the crash: "We all brushed ourselves off and carried on qualifying, reassured that our cars were tough as tanks and we could be shaken but not hurt."[6]

Saturday qualifying[]

Ratzenberger

Roland Ratzenberger was fatally injured in qualifying after crashing due to a front-wing failure.

Twenty minutes into the final qualifying session, Roland Ratzenberger failed to negotiate the Villeneuve curva in his Simtek; he subsequently hit the opposing concrete barrier wall almost head-on and was critically injured. Although the survival cell remained largely intact, the force of the impact inflicted a basal skull fracture. Ratzenberger, in his first season as a Formula One driver, had run over a kerb at the Acque Minerali chicane on his previous lap, the impact of which is believed to have damaged his front wing. Rather than return to the pitlane, he continued on another fast lap. Travelling at 190 mph (306 km/h) his car suffered a front wing failure leaving him unable to control it.[7]

The session was stopped while doctors attended to Ratzenberger. The session was restarted approximately 25 minutes later, but several teams—including Williams and Benetton—took no further part.[8] Later in hospital it was announced that Ratzenberger had died as a result of his multiple injuries. His death marked the first Formula One race weekend fatality since the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix when Riccardo Paletti was killed. It had been eight years since Elio de Angelis died testing a Brabham car at the Circuit Paul Ricard.[5] Professor Sid Watkins, then head of the Formula One on-track medical team, recalled in his memoirs Ayrton Senna's reaction to the news, stating that "Ayrton broke down and cried on my shoulder."[9] Watkins tried to persuade Senna not to race the following day, asking "What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing," but Ayrton was insistent, saying, "Sid, there are certain things over which we have no control. I cannot quit, I have to go on."[9]

Senna had qualified on pole position, ahead of championship leader Michael Schumacher. Gerhard Berger qualified in 3rd, and Senna's team-mate Damon Hill started from fourth position. A time posted by Ratzenberger before his fatal crash would have been sufficient for entry into the race starting from the 26th and final position on the grid.

Race[]

First start[]

Main article: Death of Ayrton Senna
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The death of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna during the race permanently changed the sport.

At the start of the race, J.J. Lehto stalled his Benetton on the grid. Pedro Lamy, starting from further back on the grid, had his view of the stationary Benetton blocked by other cars and hit the back of Lehto's car, causing bodywork and tyres to fly into the air. Parts of the car went over the safety fencing designed to protect spectators at the startline causing minor injuries to nine people.[10]

The incident caused the safety car to be deployed, with all the remaining competitors holding position behind it while travelling at a reduced speed.[11] During this period, as a result of travelling at slower speeds, tyre temperatures dropped. At the drivers' briefing before the race, Senna, along with Gerhard Berger, had expressed concern that the safety car (itself only reintroduced in F1 in 1993) did not go fast enough to keep tyre temperatures high.[10]

Once the track was reported clear of debris, the safety car was withdrawn and the race restarted with a rolling start. On the second lap after the restart, with Ayrton Senna leading Michael Schumacher, Senna's car left the road at the Tamburello corner, and after slowing from 190 mph (306 km/h) to 131 mph (211 km/h), hit the concrete wall.[12]

Circuit Imola 1992 Tamburello

Tamburello corner, the location of Senna's crash.

At 2:17 pm local time, a red flag was shown to indicate the race was stopped and FIA race doctor Sid Watkins arrived at the scene to treat Senna. When a race is stopped under a red flag cars must slow down and make their way back to the pit lane or starting grid until further notice. This protects race marshals and medical staff at the crash scene, and allows easier access for medical cars to the incident. Approximately 10 minutes after Senna's crash, the Larrousse team mistakenly[13] allowed one of their drivers, Érik Comas, to leave the pits despite the circuit being closed under red flags. Marshals frantically waved him down as he approached the scene of the accident travelling at "pretty much full speed".[14] Eurosport commentator John Watson described the incident as "the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen at any time in my life".[14] Comas avoided hitting any of the people or cars that were on the circuit but after going over towards Senna's accident scene, he was so distressed at what he saw that he withdrew from the race.

The pictures shown of Senna being treated on the world feed (supplied by host broadcaster RAI) were very graphic, and the BBC switched to their own camera focused on the pit lane.[15] BBC commentator Murray Walker has frequently talked about how upsetting it was to have to talk to viewers while avoiding all mention of the distressing pictures he could see on the world feed. Referring to the number of times the incident was replayed by RAI, Ferrari team principal Jean Todt stated that "even if you didn't want to watch it, you could barely fail to".[16] Senna was lifted from the wrecked Williams and airlifted to Maggiore Hospital in nearby Bologna. Medical teams continued to treat him during the flight. Thirty-seven minutes after the crash, at 2:55 pm local time, the race was restarted.

Second start[]

Regulations meant that the original sixth lap would be deleted and the race would be restarted from the beginning of said lap. The first five laps would be added to the second part of the race and the overall result would be decided on aggregate. The race ran to a total of 58 laps, five from the first section and 53 from the second section. On the second formation lap, Heinz-Harald Frentzen stalled his Sauber whilst attempting to leave the grid and was forced to start from the pitlane. The other cars started from the grid in the order they were at the point the race was stopped. From the restart, Gerhard Berger took the lead on track but Schumacher still led the race overall due to the amount of time he was ahead of Berger before the race was stopped. Hill was third but made contact attempting to overtake Schumacher at the Tosa corner and required a pitstop in order to fit a new nose cone.[17] Schumacher took the lead on track on lap 12, before relinquishing the race lead overall to Berger when he made his first pitstop. Berger in turn pitted at the end of lap 15, before retiring a lap later with handling problems. Häkkinen led his first ever laps of a Formula One World Championship race, before pitting at the end of lap 18. Following the first series of pitstops, Schumacher resumed the race lead.

Ten laps from the finish the rear-right wheel came loose from Michele Alboreto's Minardi as it left the pit lane, striking two Ferrari and two Lotus mechanics, who were left needing hospital treatment.[18]

Michael Schumacher won the race ahead of Nicola Larini and Mika Häkkinen, giving him a maximum 30 points after 3 rounds of the 1994 Formula One season. It was the only podium finish of Larini's career, and the first of just two occasions when he scored world championship points. At the podium ceremony, out of respect for Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, no champagne was sprayed.

Post-race[]

GrandPrix Circuit San Marino Changes

The layout of the circuit was changed after the two fatal accidents at the 1994 event.

Two hours and 20 minutes after Schumacher crossed the finish line, at 6:40 pm local time, Dr. Maria Teresa Fiandri announced that Ayrton Senna had died. The official time of death was given, however, as 2:17 pm local time, meaning that Senna had been killed instantly.[19] The cause of death established by an autopsy is that a piece of the car's suspension pierced his helmet and skull.[20]

The 1994 Imola layout, which had been in place since 1981,[21] was never again used for a Formula One race. The circuit was heavily modified following the race, including a change at Tamburello—also the scene of major accidents for Gerhard Berger (1989) and Nelson Piquet (1987)—from a high speed corner to a much slower chicane. The FIA also changed the regulations governing Formula One car design, to the extent that the 1995 regulations required all teams to create completely new designs, as their 1994 cars could not be adapted to them.[22] The concern raised at the drivers briefing the morning of the race, by Senna and Berger, would lead to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association reforming at the following race, the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix. The GPDA, which was originally founded in 1961, had previously disbanded in 1982. The primary purpose of it reforming was to allow drivers to discuss safety issues with a view to improve standards following the incidents at Imola. The front two grid slots at the Monaco Grand Prix that year, which were painted with Brazilian and Austrian flags, were left clear in memory of the two drivers who had lost their lives, while both Williams and Simtek entered only one car each. Additionally, a minute of silence was observed before the race.

On 3 May, the FIA called a meeting at the request of the Italian Automobile Club to review the events of the Weekend.[23] Later on, the governing body announced new safety measures for the next round in Monaco which included the entry and exit of the pitlane to be controlled by a curve to force cars to run at a reduced speed, no team mechanic would be allowed onto the pit lane surface except for pit stops and a draw would be arranged to determine the order in which cars make pit stops and be limited to emergencies with cars not taking on new tyres or allowed to refuel.[24]

Senna was given a state funeral in São Paulo, Brazil on 5 May 1994. Approximately 500,000 people lined the streets to watch the coffin pass.[1] Senna's rival Alain Prost was among the pallbearers.[25] The majority of the Formula One community attended Senna's funeral; however the president of the sport's governing body, the FIA, Max Mosley attended the funeral of Ratzenberger instead which took place on 7 May 1994 in Salzburg, Austria.[26] Mosley said in a press conference ten years later, "I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his."[27]

In October 1996 FIA set about researching a driver restraint system for head-on impacts, in conjunction with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes contacted the makers of the HANS (Head and Neck Support) device, with a view to adapting it for Formula One. The HANS device was first released in 1991 and was designed to restrain the head and neck in the event of an accident to avoid basal skull fracture, the injury which killed Ratzenberger. Initial tests proved successful, and at the 2000 San Marino Grand Prix the final report was released which concluded that the HANS should be recommended for use. Its use was made compulsory from the start of the 2003 season.[28]

Senna remains the last driver to die in a Formula One accident, although three trackside marshals have since been killed as a direct result of such crashes: Paolo Ghislimberti at the 2000 Italian Grand Prix, Graham Beveridge the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and Mark Robinson at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix .[29]

Trial[]

Main article: Death of Ayrton Senna

Italian prosecutors brought legal proceedings against six people in connection with Senna's death. They were Frank Williams, Patrick Head and Adrian Newey of Williams; Fedrico Bendinelli representing the owners of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari; Giorgio Poggi as the circuit director and Roland Bruynseraede who was race director and sanctioned the circuit.[30] The trial verdict was given on 16 December 1997, clearing all six defendants of manslaughter charges.[31] The cause of Senna's accident was established by the court as the steering column breaking.[32] The column had been cut and welded back together at Senna's request in order for him to be more comfortable in the car.

Following the court's decision, an appeal was lodged by the state prosecutor against Patrick Head and Adrian Newey. On 22 November 1999, the appeal absolved Head and Newey of all charges, stating that no new evidence had come to light (there was missing data from the black box recorder on Senna's car due to damage, and 1.6 seconds of video from the onboard camera of Senna's car was unavailable because the broadcaster switched to another car's camera just before the accident), and so under Article 530 of the Italian Penal Code, the accusation had to be declared as "non-existent or the fact doesn't subsist".[33] This appeal result was annulled in January 2003, as the Court of Cassation believed that Article 530 was misinterpreted,[34] and a retrial was ordered. On 27 May 2005, Newey was acquitted of all charges while Head's case was "timed out" under a statute of limitations.[35] The Italian Court of Appeal, on 13 April 2007, stated the following in the verdict numbered 15050: "It has been determined that the accident was caused by a steering column failure. This failure was caused by badly designed and badly executed modifications. The responsibility of this falls on Patrick Head, culpable of omitted control". Even being found responsible for Senna's accident, Patrick Head was not arrested because in Italy, the statute of limitation for manslaughter is 7 years and 6 months, and the final verdict was pronounced 13 years after the accident.[36]

Launch Control controversy[]

Liverpool Data Research Associates (LDRA) were called in to investigate allegations of cheating using banned driving aids, such as Traction control and Launch control, both prohibited at the start of the year. The top three cars of Michael Schumacher, Nicola Larini and Mika Häkkinen were investigated and their teams were asked to surrender their source codes to the company.[37] Larini's team, Ferrari, complied in light of allegations that they were cheating, but Schumacher and Häkkinen's teams, Benetton and McLaren refused, claiming copyright reasons.[37] After being fined $100,000 by the FIA, both teams complied eight days after the race.[37] LDRA discovered that McLaren were running a programme that permitted automatic gearshifts but the car was declared legal.[37]

Benetton[]

Benetton sent an alternative suggestion to the company on 10 May 1994, accepted by LDRA five days later.[37] Tests on the car were to be carried out on 28 June 1994, but were cancelled.[37] The tests eventually took place on 6 July 1994. LDRA found the tests unsatisfactory.[37] Benetton therefore complied with the original request, the source code, on 18 July 1994.[37] Analysis of the software found that it included Launch control,[37] a banned aid. Benetton stated that "it can only be switched on by recompilation of the code."[37] However LDRA found this to be untrue; Launch control could be switched on by connecting a computer to the gearbox control unit.[37] Benetton conceded that this was possible but this "came as a surprise to them".[37] To switch the system on, the user is presented with a menu with 10 visible options. "Launch Control" was not visibly listed as an option, however, should the user scroll down to option 13, launch control could be enabled.[37] Benetton did not make any explanation.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

[38]

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 2 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna Williams-Renault 1:21.548 no time —
2 5 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:22.015 1:21.885 +0.337
3 28 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:22.113 1:22.226 +0.565
4 0 25px United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:23.199 1:22.168 +0.620
5 6 25px Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 1:22.717 1:24.029 +1.169
6 27 25px Italy Nicola Larini Ferrari 1:22.841 1:23.006 +1.293
7 30 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:23.119 no time +1.571
8 7 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.611 1:23.140 +1.592
9 3 25px Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.000 1:23.322 +1.774
10 29 25px Austria Karl Wendlinger Sauber-Mercedes 1:23.788 1:23.347 +1.799
11 10 25px Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:23.663 1:24.682 +2.115
12 4 25px United Kingdom Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.703 1:23.831 +2.155
13 8 25px United Kingdom Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:24.443 1:23.858 +2.310
14 23 25px Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:24.078 1:24.423 +2.530
15 24 25px Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:24.276 1:24.780 +2.728
16 9 25px Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:24.655 1:24.472 +2.924
17 25 25px France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:24.678 1:40.411 +3.130
18 20 25px France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:26.295 1:24.852 +3.304
19 26 25px France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:24.996 1:25.160 +3.448
20 12 25px United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:25.114 1:25.141 +3.566
21 15 25px Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Hart 1:25.234 1:25.872 +3.686
22 11 25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:26.453 1:25.295 +3.747
23 19 25px Monaco Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 1:27.179 1:25.991 +4.443
24 31 25px Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:27.607 1:26.817 +5.269
25 34 25px France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:27.732 1:27.143 +5.595
26 32 25px Austria Roland Ratzenberger Simtek-Ford 1:27.657 1:27.584 +6.036
27 33 25px France Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:28.361 1:27.881 +6.333
28 14 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 14:57.323 no time +13:35.775

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 58 1:28:28.642 2 10
2 27 25px Italy Nicola Larini Ferrari 58 +54.942 secs 6 6
3 7 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 58 +70.679 secs 8 4
4 29 25px Austria Karl Wendlinger Sauber-Mercedes 58 +73.658 secs 10 3
5 3 25px Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 57 +1 lap 9 2
6 0 25px UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 57 +1 lap 4 1
7 30 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 57 +1 lap 7
8 8 25px UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 57 +1 lap 13
9 4 25px UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 56 +2 laps 12
10 12 25px UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 56 +2 laps 20
11 26 25px France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 56 +2 laps 19
12 25 25px France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 55 +3 laps 17
13 9 25px Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 54 Spun off 16
Ret 15 25px Italy Andrea de Cesaris Jordan-Hart 49 Spun off 21
Ret 24 25px Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 44 Wheel 15
Ret 10 25px Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 40 Engine 11
Ret 23 25px Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 37 Spun off 14
Ret 31 25px Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 27 Spun off 24
Ret 34 25px France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 23 Engine 25
Ret 19 25px Monaco Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 17 Engine 23
Ret 28 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 16 Suspension 3
Ret 2 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna Williams-Renault 7 Fatal Accident 1
Ret 20 25px France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 7 Withdrew 18
Ret 6 25px Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 0 Collision 5
Ret 11 25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Lotus-Mugen-Honda 0 Collision 22
DNS 32 25px Austria Roland Ratzenberger Simtek-Ford Fatal crash during qualifying
DNQ 33 25px France Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor –
DNQ 14 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart Injury –
Source:[39]

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher 30
2= 25px Great Britain Damon Hill 7
2= 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello 7
4= 25px Austria Gerhard Berger 6
4= 25px Italy Nicola Larini 6
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Great Britain Benetton-Ford 30
2 25px Italy Ferrari 16
3= 25px Great Britain Williams-Renault 7
3= 25px Flag of Ireland Jordan-Hart 7
5 25px Great Britain McLaren-Peugeot 4

Footnotes[]

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  3. ↑ Hamilton, Maurice. Frank Williams. Macmillan. p. 232. 
  4. ↑ David Tremayne, Mark Skewis, Stuart Williams, Paul Fearnley (5 April 1994). "Barrichello's great esacape". Motoring News (News Publications Ltd.). 
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  7. ↑ Spurgeon, Brad (30 April 1999). "5 Years After Senna's Crash, Racing Is Safer – Some Say Too Safe: Imola Still Haunts Formula One". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070912064134/http://www.iht.com/articles/1999/04/30/prix.2.t_1.php. Retrieved 1 May 2007. 
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  23. ↑ Allspop, Derek (3 May 1994). "The Dangers in Sport: Governing body calls a summit". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing--the-dangers-in-sport-governing-body-calls-a-summit-fia-gathering-reports-on-formula-one-deaths-as-irish-jump-jockey-fights-for-his-life-in-liverpool-hospital-1433286.html. 
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  27. ↑ Baldwin, Alan (22 April 2004,). "Ratzenberger, Senna died during same weekend". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=1787902. Retrieved 19 November 2012. 
  28. ↑ "HANS". Formula1.com. http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/hans/. Retrieved 24 May 2012. 
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  30. ↑ Hamilton, Maurice. Frank Williams. Macmillan. p. 276. 
  31. ↑ "All six cleared in Senna trial". Senna Files. ayrton-senna.com. 16 December 1997. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. http://www.ayrton-senna.com/s-files/newsfl10.html. Retrieved 28 October 2006. 
  32. ↑ "Faulty Steering Caused Crash!". Senna Files. ayrton-senna.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. http://www.ayrton-senna.com/s-files/trialidx.html. Retrieved 28 October 2006. 
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