Senna put forth great effort, but he couldn’t do better than seventh position on the grid. He had the right engine, but not the right car.
As the great driver he always was, what the car lacked, Senna made up for it with his skill.
He decided to drive his car to its limit, losing some stability. He wound up spinning out of control and hit the wall at lap 54. He was taken to the circuit hospital, examined and discharged after two hours of observation.
But this accident wasn’t the only one for Ayrton Senna in that race in Mexico. The Grand Prix was interrupted on the 31st of 63 laps, with the right to another start off, because of the spinning out and confusion caused by Spanish driver Adrian Campos (Minardi).
Before Campos, six cars had already collided, including Alain Prost, whose McLaren was rammed during the start off.
Nigel Mansell (Williams), who escaped uninjured from the various accidents, won the race.
MEXICAN gP
1º
N. Mansell
2º
G. Berger
3º
N. Piquet
4º
T. Boutsen
5º
A. Prost
6º
T. Fabi
7º
Ayrton Senna
8º
R. Patrese
9º
M. Alboreto
10º
A. de Cesaris
11º
D. Warwick
12º
E. Cheever
13º
M. Brundle
14º
A. Nannini
15º
S. Johansson
16º
S. Nakajima
17º
C. Danner
18º
R. Arnoux
19º
A. Campos
20º
I. Capelli
21º
P. Ghinzani
22º
J. Palmer
23º
Y. Dalmas
24º
P. Alliot
25º
P. Streiff
26º
A. Caffi
63
laps
26
cars
17
Retirements
1’19”132
Fastest lap
1º
Sunny Weather
Podium
1º
N. Mansell
2º
N. Piquet
3º
R. Patrese
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final position (retired on lap 54)
3º
position in championship following the race
7º
starting place
–
championship points accumulated
1’20”586
best lap
I had problems with the clutch and when I needed to change gears on the corner, the rear wheels locked and I spun out.