Williams 'Disappointed' over Senna Trial Decision

Frank Williams said on Saturday that he is disappointed the trial into the death of his former driver Ayrton Senna has been re-opened, but promised to give the investigation his full support once again.

The new investigation, instigated by Italy's highest court, is the third since Brazilian Senna's Williams crashed into the concrete wall at the Tamburello corner in May 1994, killing the three-time World Champion.

Williams, his team's technical director Patrick Head and their former chief designer Adrian Newey were acquitted of manslaughter charges in 1997 and an appeal over the decision failed in 1999.

But they are now going to be dragged through yet another trial and Williams confirmed: "The lawyer who represents us informed us of the situation when Patrick was on his way and I was already here.

"I am clearly disappointed that this is regurgitating itself again after 10 years but that is the Italian system and we have to deal with it and respect it and that is what we will do."

Formula One has continued running the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola since the incident and the teams will return to the circuit again in two week's time after this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.

This year's Imola race marks the 10th anniversary of Senna's death but, while he said he still obviously has terrible memories of the tragedy, he will not be thinking about it any more than normal when he returns this year.

"Not after 10 years if I am very honest, unless we get put in jail," he quipped. "I will keep my head low and so will Patrick because it is a sad event. We don't want to be reminded of it too much, too overtly."