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The scene of the accident that claimed Ayrton Senna’s life is marked in the trophies that will be awarded to the top finishers in today’s race at Imola.
Formula 1 has returned to the circuit where the three-time world champion died during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, for the thirteenth round of this year’s world championship.
The trophies for the top three drivers and the race-winning constructor are based on Imola’s modern design, which was extensively revised after the deaths of Senna and Roland Ratzenberger during the 1994 Grand Prix weekend.
Tamburello, the flat left hand bend where Senna crashed at over 210 km / h, became a slower chicane after his death. The location of Senna’s accident is marked on each of the trophies with a 0.14-carat diamond, and the pedestals bear the message “Dedicate ad Ayrton.”
Drivers like Pierre Gasly and Sergio Pérez visited the scene of Senna’s accident and the monument to him at the corner of Tamburello on Friday before training began for the first F1 race at the circuit since 2006. Gasly wears a replica of the helmet Senna for today’s race.
Lewis Hamilton, who was nine when Senna died, said passing through the scene of his childhood hero’s accident was a “stark reminder” of his untimely death.
Senna, considered one of the best drivers in Formula 1, was 34 when he died. At the time he was leading Williams’ career.
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