Senna, who pulled off the track in front of the pits, reported that his engine had not actually blown, but that he could feel it was seizing and felt it would be better to retire rather than to destroy the engine.
Senna, aparcou fóra da pista fronte aos boxes, informou que o seu motor non en realidade non explotara, pero que podía sentir como fallaba e pensaba que sería mellor retirarse en lugar de destruír o motor.