BBC report on Senna’s fatal crash at Imola in 1994

It’s almost exactly 14 years ago that Ayrton Senna’s Williams went straight on at Imola’s Curva Tamburello, at 180mph. Any footage regarding the events of 1 May 1994 still send a horrible shiver down the spine. Watch the BBC report of Senna’s death below…

Painful to watch, but it’s important to remember the great man, not to mention Roland Ratzenberger, who died the day before Senna. They lost their lives during a time when safety in F1 was important, but not paramount. At least today the likes of Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen survive huge crashes that may have proved fatal in Senna’s era. And props to Murray Walker, for handling the story with such dignity - he wasn’t always a buffoon.

Watch Senna’s final lap…