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Ayrton Senna crash, 30 years on

Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna both lost their lives in separate fatal incidents during the race events held at Imola, Italy, in 1994.
Italian law required someone to be held responsible for deaths on its soil, prompting intense scrutiny and a criminal trial related to Senna's steering column failure.
The prosecution argued a shear in Senna’s FW16 steering column caused the crash at the Tamburello corner, while experts using advanced analysis found the column was damaged before the race.
Adrian Newey admitted the steering column was a bad design that should not have been on the car, though he expressed doubt it directly caused the accident and felt guilt over aerodynamic instability.
All accused in three trials were acquitted, Senna’s death raised global awareness for driver safety, and his legacy endures as one of Formula 1’s greatest drivers.

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