Racing world marks Senna’s 20th death anniversary at Imola

FORMULA One’s focus last week fell on the Italian circuit at Imola where, 20 years ago, the Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna was killed in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. A memorial service was held at the Tamburello corner where the triple world champion’s Williams careered off into a concrete barrier on lap seven at 307kph. He was airlifted to a Bologna hospital but was pronounced dead at 18:40 local time on that May 1 Sunday.

Last week’s ceremony came after a week of commemorative events held to mark the tragic accident that claimed the life of the driver regarded by many as the greatest of all time, and which ushered in a raft of changes to improve F1 safety.