▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁Wat kins ▁had ▁to ▁attend ▁to ▁his ▁close ▁personal ▁friend , ▁three - time ▁champion ▁A yr ton ▁Sen na , ▁following ▁the ▁accident ▁which ▁claimed ▁his ▁life . ▁Wat kins ▁had ▁concerns ▁about ▁Sen na ' s ▁mental ▁state ▁following ▁two ▁crashes ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁week end ▁that ▁had ▁injured ▁Sen na ' s ▁coun tr yman ▁and ▁prote ge ▁Rub ens ▁Bar rich ello ▁and ▁killed ▁Aust rian ▁Roland ▁Rat zen berger , ▁suggesting ▁to ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁leave ▁the ▁track , ▁go ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁forget ▁about ▁the ▁race . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁Sen na ▁hit ▁a ▁retain ing ▁wall ▁at ▁nearly ▁ 1 4 0 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour ▁and ▁Wat kins ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁attend ▁to ▁the ▁driver . ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁based ▁on ▁what ▁he ▁as cert ained ▁on ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁scene , ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁chance ▁Sen na ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁saved , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁gra ven ess ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁injury ▁he ▁had ▁suffered . ▁Wat kins ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁noticed ▁Sen na ▁s ighed , ▁and ▁his ▁whole ▁body ▁relax ed , ▁and ▁that , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁religious , ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁moment ▁Sen na ' s ▁" sp irit ▁left ▁his ▁body ". ▁ ▁The ▁FI A ▁Ex pert ▁Ad vis ory ▁Saf ety ▁Committee ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁following ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁Wat kins ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁Wat