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The aftermath of Imola 1994: Knee-jerk reactions and more big accidents

Formula One, still reeling from Imola 1994, may have staggered through Monaco but the reality would hit home in the more workaday world of the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks after that.

In the absence of any obvious reasons for Ayrton Senna's fatal crash, something had to be seen to be done in the face of mounting criticism, much of it driven by emotion rather than reason. Cornering speeds had to be reduced and, in equally simple terms, downforce would be slashed by minimising nose wings and crudely chopping the rear diffuser in half -- with immediate effect.