Editing Ayrton Senna (section)

===Williams (1994)===
[[File:Williams FW16 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Williams FW16]] was the last Formula One car raced by Senna.]]

With Prost out of the picture, Senna joined Williams for {{F1|1994}}.<ref name=senna94>{{cite web |last1=Lopes |first1=Rafael |last2=Murgel |first2=Leonardo |last3=Grünwald |first3=Alexander |title=Ayrton Senna: o período na Williams |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/0,,MUL1105495-17078,00-AYRTON+SENNA+O+PERIODO+NA+WILLIAMS.html |publisher=Globo |date=1 May 2009 |access-date=21 October 2012|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601144839/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/0,,MUL1105495-17078,00-AYRTON+SENNA+O+PERIODO+NA+WILLIAMS.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He was reportedly paid a $20&nbsp;million salary.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Bruce |title=The Last Ride |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005161/index.htm|magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=9 May 1994 |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-date=23 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061117/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005161/index.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although Williams remained the premier team in Formula One for several more years,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Richard |date=2021-11-28 |title=Sir Frank Williams obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/28/sir-frank-williams-obituary |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> it was particularly affected by the FIA's 1994 ban on electronic driver aids like active suspension, anti-lock brakes, traction control, and launch control.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=2014-07-07 |title=1994 Brazilian Grand Prix race report: Against expectations |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1994/10/1994-brazilian-grand-prix-race-report-against-expectations/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Nate |date=2020-05-01 |title=Ayrton Senna's F1 cars through the years |url=https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/29122003/ayrton-senna-f1-cars-years |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Senna said that he had a "very negative feeling" about the [[Williams FW16|FW16]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=24 January 1994 |title=Senna Interview |journal=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group#Haymarket Consumer Media|Haymarket Consumer Media]] |volume=134 |issue=4 |page=28 |issn=0269-946X}}</ref> He added that "it's going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I'll risk saying that we'll be lucky if something really serious doesn't happen."<ref>{{cite web|title=Ayrton Senna 1960–1994: In his own words|publisher=ESPN |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/13315.html|access-date=21 March 2010|archive-date=10 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110050726/http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/13315.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Before round three at [[Imola Circuit|Imola]], Senna spoke with Ferrari's [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]] about potentially moving to the Scuderia.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2014 |title=Ayrton Senna wanted to sign for Ferrari before his tragic death at Imola, reveals Luca di Montezemolo |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10800400/Ayrton-Senna-wanted-to-sign-for-Ferrari-before-his-tragic-death-at-Imola-reveals-Luca-di-Montezemolo.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10800400/Ayrton-Senna-wanted-to-sign-for-Ferrari-before-his-tragic-death-at-Imola-reveals-Luca-di-Montezemolo.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=1 May 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Senna was particularly upset by rumors that [[Michael Schumacher]]'s [[Benetton B194]] was still secretly using the electronic driver aids. Following his retirement at the {{F1 GP|1994|Pacific}}, Senna stood near the first corner to watch the cars, hoping to detect evidence of cheating.<ref name="grandprix-pacific94">{{cite web |title=Grand Prix Results: Pacific GP, 1994 |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr550.html |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1 |access-date=2008-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905180229/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr550.html| archive-date=5 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="saward">{{cite web |title=Globetrotter: Rocking the boat |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00044.html |first=Joe |last=Saward |author-link=Joe Saward |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1 |date=1994-08-11 |access-date=2008-08-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929033558/http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt00044.html| archive-date=29 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to teammate [[Damon Hill]], Senna claimed that he heard "unusual noises from the engine" indicative of cheating.<ref name="auto">{{cite video |title=The Last Teammate (1994 San Marino Grand Prix's 20th Anniversary documentary) @ 8'25" |url=http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9293944/ |website=Sky Sports|access-date=2 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503185230/http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/9293944/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Senna took pole at the first three races but retired from each of them. At [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], Schumacher took the race lead after passing Senna in the pits. Senna pushed hard to overtake Schumacher, but spun on lap 56, forcing a retirement.<ref name="senna94" /> At the Pacific Grand Prix, Senna's race was ended by a multi-car accident at the first corner, where [[Mika Häkkinen]] hit him from behind and [[Nicola Larini]] subsequently T-boned him.<ref name="grandprix-pacific94" /> Schumacher won both races, giving him a 20-point lead in the Drivers' Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/photo_galleries/3636399.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Senna retrospective |date=21 April 2004 |access-date=26 April 2010 |archive-date=2 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202051128/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/photo_galleries/3636399.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Senna took pole again at [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]] but [[Death of Ayrton Senna|fatally crashed during the race]]. Schumacher won his first Drivers' Championship and dedicated it to Senna.<ref>{{cite video|title=1994 Australian Grand Prix Press Conference with Michael Schumacher |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVX-kgy6oCQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/oVX-kgy6oCQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=FIA|date=13 November 1994|access-date=10 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>