ulissesq (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Senna was far behind Prost that year. Even if he wasn't disqualified in Suzuka, he would still need to win the last race in Australia, which he did not. Senna finished that season 21 points behind Prost. And in 1988, Prost scored 11 points more than Senna, but at that time the driver with most points was not necessarily the champion, so Senna got that one. Prost beat Senna point by point each season they were teammates, outscoring Senna by 32 points combined. Prost deserved that championship.

Juliocesarcrb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

O campeonato mais roubado e o campeão mais injusto da história da F1!!!! Ayrton Senna do Brasil!!!!!!! For ever!

derkommissar1917 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Senna was disqualified because Balestre wanted to make sure his countryman "won" the championship. If he'd turned back and made the chicane, they would have just DQ'd him for the push start, or for "dangerous driving", or for not speaking French. Or maybe something else.

tiadaid (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

But the FIA didn't help themselves in not blackflagging Senna immediately. They let him finish the race b4 telling him he had been DQed....

amberiuxlt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he changed the wing if you dont know. lol.

luisitoloco80 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

HE PASSED NANINI with a broken front wing !!! He was undobtedly the best!

bottochea (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Senna was not disqualified because of the push-start. He was disqualified because of bypassing the chicane. The rules that year said that if you miss the chicane for any reason, you have to go back and enter the track where you missed the chicane. That is why Senna is telling track workers to push him back. Senna earlier asserted that this was a stupid rule, created graver danger and that assertion is backed by most of the other drivers following year during the driver briefing suzuka 1990.

theultimateforce (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

that's what the Williams team told at the time

imola94 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm preety sure Nigel retired from the Montreal race in '91 coz he switched the car off.

lucianoestivill (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Are you sure??? Or did he run out of fuel in the last lap after beating his own lap records time and time again???