In an interview for Canadian television, Ayrton Senna was asked how he was planning to win that race, repeating his four wins in the first four races of the 1991 season.
“I plan to win pole position, start in front and be lucky.”
But Ayrton Senna lost pole position to Riccardo Patrese (Williams) that Saturday, and the lead to Nigel Mansell on Sunday. Luck was not on his side: the McLaren had some electrical issues and Senna retired on the 25th lap of 69.
And there were others whose luck was even worse: Nigel Mansell was just a half of a lap from the finish line when the gearbox in his Williams locked up.
Good for Nelson Piquet (Benetton), who passed the Englishman and won his 23rd and final victory at Formula 1.
CANADIAN GP
1º
R. Patrese
2º
N. Mansell
3º
Ayrton Senna
4º
A. Prost
5º
R. Moreno
6º
G. Berger
7º
J. Alesi
8º
N. Piquet
9º
S. Modena
10º
E. Pirro
11º
A. de Cesaris
12º
S. Nakajima
13º
I. Capelli
14º
B. Gachot
15º
G. Morbidelli
16º
T. Boutsen
17º
J. Lehto
18º
P. Martini
19º
E. Bernard
20º
M. Brundle
21º
M. Alboreto
22º
A. Suzuki
23º
M. Gugelmin
24º
M. Hakkinen
25º
Johansoon
26º
E. Comas
69
laps
26
cars
16
Retirements
1’22”385
fastest lap
1º
sunny weather
podium
1º
N. Piquet
2º
S. Modena
3º
R. Patrese
–
final position (retired on lap 25)
1º
position in championship following the race
3º
starting place
–
championship points accumulated
1’24”647
best lap
I stopped because of an electrical problem, but truthfully I don’t know if I could compete against Williams today.
