Help Needed Please

[maggiebee]

Last one to get in Motorsport quiz:
14. Brazilian racing driver, died in 1997 (6,5)

Ta in advance.

[ducksie]

ayrton senna (may have first name spelled wrong)

[ducksie]

no- I'm correct with spelling

[Baldric]

Senna died 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna

[maggiebee]

Thanks ducksie but Ayrton Senna died in 1994. Any more thoughts?

[ducksie]

oops sorry, I never looked at the year - and me an F1 fan

[ducksie]

been googling, can't come up with anything

[Baldric]

Possible typo somewhere?

[ducksie]

I guess the year given in clue has to be wrong and it is Ayrton Senna

[Baldric]

No Fatality listed for '97
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_Formula_One_accidents

[maggiebee]

Thanks folks. Having googled for days I think it may indeed be a typo. I'm going to put Ayrton Senna and hope for the best.

[ducksie]

best of luck maggiebee, I reckon it is the correct answer

[Butterbun]

It is a mistake Maggie, setter corrected to 1994.