Some in the F1 paddock found Senna's complaints as strange given that the pole was actually on the same side of the track (the inside next to the pit wall) as it had been since the first Japanese Grand Prix held there in 1987.
Algúns no paddock de F1 atoparon as queixas de Senna como estrañas dado que a pole estaba en realidade no mesmo lado da pista (o interior xunto á parede dos boxes) onde estivo desde o primeiro Gran Premio de Xapón celebrado alí en 1987.