
Senna trial judge, Antonio Costanzo,
has cited the reason for Ayrton Senna's crash at the 1994 San
Marino GP to be the breaking of the 'modified' steering column
fitted to his Williams-Renault FW16B.
In a 381 page report published on June
15 1998 (six months after the verdict) the Italian judge has
stated that without that condition Ayrton Senna's
car would not have left the track at the Tamburello
bend. The chief prosecutor, Maurizio Passarini could now appeal
against the judge's decision to find the defendants 'Not Guilty'.
Since the tragedy of May 1 1994 many
people have wanted to know the truth about the crash: What really
happened? Was it 'just a racing accident' or did (as some people
insinuate) 'Ayrton Senna contribute to his own death through
his own inadequacies'?
Senna: Not guilty
After four long years of supposition,
rumour, protests and investigative procedures, the judgment has
finally been declared. During that time detailed reports of the
Senna Investigation by the English-speaking media were
negligible, if not non-existent. Surely the time has now come
for the full facts surrounding Ayrton Senna's tragic death to
be made public.
Ayrton Senna da Silva was the most talented
and honest Formula One driver the sport will probably ever know
and he surely deserved better ...
The following Sfiles contain news and
detailed coverage of all the Senna trial court sessions. They
make very interesting reading ...
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