It was during the British Grand Prix that Ayrton Senna began to make moves to leave McLaren by the end of the year. The contract was 152 pages long and demanded all the driver’s attention.
On the track, however, he even had a little fun. He secured the fourth time, the maximum that his car could place him in the qualifying sessions.
He started, passed Schumacher and Prost and held the Frenchman back so that Damon Hill could take the lead. It didn’t work, because Hill’s car broke down and Prost wound up winning easily.
What he really didn’t like was having to slow down, losing his place on the podium.
The software which controls his car read three liters of gasoline, insufficient to maintain a fast pace through the end of the race. Senna preferred instead to cross the finish line focused on the points. He finished in fifth.
In the boxes, however, it was verified that there was still six liters in the tank. The fault rested with a Ford engineer, who had made a mistake when setting up the software before the race.
Resumo da Corrida
- 1 A. Prost
- 2 D. Hill
- 3 M. Schumacher
- 4 Ayrton Senna
- 5 R. Patrese
- 6 M. Brundle
- 7 J. Herbert
- 8 D. Warwick
- 9 M. Blundell
- 10 A. Suzuki
- 11 M. Andretti
- 12 J. Alesi
- 13 G. Berger
- 14 A. Zanardi
- 15 R. Barrichello
- 16 J. Lehto
- 17 E. Comas
- 18 K. Wendlinger
- 19 C. Fittipaldi
- 20 P. Martini
- 21 A. de Cesaris
- 22 U. Katayama
- 23 T. Boutsen
- 24 P. Alliot
- 25 L. Badoer
| Voltas | 59 |
| Tempo | Nublado |
| Volta mais rápida | D. Hill - 1´´22´´515 |
| Podium | 1º A. Prost 2º M. Schumacher 3º R. Patrese |
| Carros | 25 |
| Abandonos | 11 |
Senna na corrida
| Posição de largada | 4 |
| Posição final | 5 |
| Melhor volta | 1’24’’886 |
| Pontos somados para o Campeonato | 2 |
| Posição no Campeonato após a prova | 2 |
