Monaco Grand Prix History - Senna Not to Blame for Monaco '88

Thursday, May 25 2006 at 16:08

McLaren chief mechanic Neil Trundle has shed new light on one of the most notorious upsets in Formula 1 history.

In an interview in this month's F1 Racing magazine (on sale next week), Trundle revealed that Ayrton Senna's famous crash in the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix was probably the result of a slow puncture rather than a driver error.

Senna had absolutely dominated the Monaco weekend and was heading for a certain victory when he understeered into the Portier barrier with just 11 laps remaining.

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