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An Austrian flag was discovered in Ayrton Senna s race car after his fatal accident. This was meant to be a tribute to Roland Ratzenberger, who had passed away during the qualifying session the day before.

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An Austrian flag was discovered in Ayrton Senna’s race car after his fatal accident. This was meant to be a tribute to Roland Ratzenberger, who had passed away during the qualifying session the day before.

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