There was inevitable speculation that Hawthorn and Walker had been racing each other, fuelled by Walker's persistent refusal at the coroner's inquest to estimate the speed of his own car at the time.
Houbo inevitables especulacións de que Hawthorn e Walker estiveran competindo entre eles, orixinadas pola persistente negativa de Walker á investigación do xuíz de instrución para estimar a velocidade do seu propio coche nese momento.