Death Returns to Formula One Racing My first hint that something was wrong came Sunday afternoon when I logged on to the BBS (bulletin board service, a central computer acting as a host for other users to exchange messages) for auto racing. Someone posted a short but gripping note, "I think I just witnessed the death of Ayrton Senna," he said. My eyes widened as I exclaimed "what," in shock and dismay. A few hours …showed first 75 words of 1176 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1176 total…was quoted as saying; "God lifted his hand from formula one racing momentarily this weekend after having protected it for ten years." To those of us who admire the drivers and thrill at the delicate beauty of a formula one car as it fleetingly dances along the path of the worlds race tracks, we can only pray that the benevolent hand of protection will return and restore the relative safety of the past ten years.