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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Brazilian formula one Driver Ayrton Senna is a picture of concentration before a qualifying run Friday for the san Marino up he died soon after crashing right on sunday. A 2 cubs lose 10th in Row at Wrigley Chicago a the Chicago cubs dropped to 0-10 at Wrigley Field this season match in the longest Home losing Streak in team history when they fell 6-2 sunday to Howard Johnson and the Colorado Rockies. The cubs Are the Only club in Seo pages 32 and 36 for More baseball t the majors wingless at Home this year. The Only other time they lost 10 in a Row at Wrigley Field was in 1974 july 27-31 and aug. 9-13. Anthony Young 0-2 took the loss giving up four hits in 6v6 innings. Pinch Nitter Nelson Liriano Ana Mike Kingery each hit two run singles during a four run seventh. Marvin Freeman 3-0 gave up five hits in six innings. Steve Reed pitched two hit fess innings and Bruce Ruffin worked the ninth. Johnson hit a two run Homer in the second inning. With the score tied at 2 in the seventh he led off with a single and stole second Joe Girardi Drew a one out walk and Pinch hitter John Vander Wal sin fled to Load the bases bringing up Iriano who batted for Freeman and singled Kingery also singled in two runs to make it 6-2. Fatal run Senna looked nervous from the by Piero Valsecchi Imola Italy apr Ayrton Senna knew All was not right with his car. A on the eve of his fatal crash sunday in the san Marino grand prix the three time world Champion expressed concerns about the stability of his Williams Renault a problems that had come about because of controversial Rule changes. A my car reacts a bit nervously on this kind of race surface a Senna wrote in a column for a German newspaper. A this stems from its special aerodynamics but its also got to do with a difficulty in the . It May never be known what caused one of the greatest Drivers in formula one history to miss the tamburello turn on the seventh Lap of the race the 34-year-old brazilian instead crashed head on into a Concrete Barrier at More than 186 Mph. He died hours later of severe head injuries at a Bologna Hospital. A the looked nervous from the very first Lap a said Michael Schumacher the race Winner who was behind Senna when the Accident occurred. A the took two or three bumps but i can to say what happened  known for a fiery temperament and aggressiveness on the track was also a safety conscious Driver. He had been anxious about new formula one regulations designed to t Ake a Way Fri any of t h e electronic Drivers aids that had become regular features on cars achieving speeds in excess of 200 Mph. The International Auto racing federation said it wanted to give control of the cars Back to the Drivers. Senna was among the critics who said the changes a especially the elimination of electronic a a Active suspensions a would make formula one More dangerous. A the cars Are very fast and difficult to drive a Senna told a brazilian newspaper earlier this season. A it s going to be a season with lots of accidents Ana ill risk saying Well be Lucky if something realty serious does no to  the safety debate will intensify after one of the most tragic weekends in formula one history on saturday austrian Rookie Roland Ratzenberger was killed when his Simtick Ford hit a Wall during qualifying. Senna was visibly shaken by Ratzenberger a death and did not drive in saturdays qualifying writing in sundays Welt am sonntag that his fears had been a borne out in tragic  like Ratzenberger Senna already was unconscious when Rescue Crews arrived two minutes after the crash. A Pool of the stars and stripes ports May 3,1994 Page 40 blood was on the Tarmac As the brazilian was placed on the helicopter for the trip to Maggiore Hospital. He was pronounced dead minutes after a Hospital chaplain administered last rites. A. A. The news shocked h is countrymen. A a a nah brazilians feel this death As if it were a relative a said a reporter As he announced the news on television in Brazil. A Ayrton Senna after Pele is the country s biggest  _ Senna will be remembered As a Driver who dared to push a car to the Jih its. He claimed More pole positions than any Driver in formula one history took three world championships and won More races than anybody except Alain Frost. A Ayrton and i shared some of the most exciting races Ever staged and its impossible to put into words what a sad loss to motor racing this is a said Nigel Mansell t h e .1992 form Ula one Champion. Senna won the world championship with team Mclaren in 1988, �?T90 and �?T91, and probably did no twin it More often see Senna in Page 35 0 246850 00  
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