What Senna Carried at Imola

“Everyone knows how Ayrton Senna died… but not what he carried in his car.”

By Friday, Senna said the car felt unstable. “This isn’t racing,” he told.

“It’s survival.” Hidden in his cockpit was a small Austrian flag. He planned to honor

Roland Ratzenberger, who died the day before. The flag was found untouched.

The safety car went too slow. Tyres cooled. Grip vanished. Senna gestured—he

knew the risk. The steering wheel was modified days earlier. Quick fix.

Never fully tested. A hidden weak point. No correction. No fight. Just silence.

Senna was already a passenger. He didn’t chase a win at Imola. He carried a warning—for