Charles Whiting, a race delegate of the FIA, testified before the court in the Senna trial that modifications had been made to Senna's car without permission. He added however that if the Williams team had submitted the changes they would have been approved.

He also stated that the black box, which belonged to the Williams team, had been damaged in the crash.

He stated: "I authorized the Williams representatives to remove the black box immediately after the accident - but the efforts made at the circuit to read the data were all in vain."

Although a tyre engineer testified yesterday that the black box was intact when he removed it.

The late Ayrton Senna will get a bronze statue overlooking the Tamburello curve at Imola (Italy). It is expected that it will be revealed to the public on April 27.

Statue news provided by Carlos Lafebre Franco from the Netherlands

Michael Schumacher has tested the F310B on the Monza (Italy) circuit. The German worked on the set-up and covered 42 laps with a best time of 1:24.222s.

"The car still has some under-steer. We want to reduce that before the next race," said Schumacher after the tests.

Olivier Panis was fastest on the Silverstone (England) circuit. He clocked a best time of 1m 22.73s. Second was Ralf Schumacher with a time of 1m 23.48s. The session was stopped for a while because of rain.

Jordan driver Giancarlo Fisichella crashed in Copse Corner and injured his knee. He had to be taken to hospital, but he will be fit again for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Jacques Villeneuve was fastest at Le Castellet (France). He clocked a best time of 1m 05.50s. Pedro Diniz took over from Damon Hill and clocked a 1m 08.78s.