Senna said that he was not going to accept what he saw as unfair decision-making by Balestre, including his 1989 disqualification and the incorrect pole position in 1990 (though some in the F1 paddock noted that the pole position at Suzuka was actually on the same side of the track it had been since F1 returned to Japan in 1987, and many privately wondered why Senna was suddenly making a fuss about it, considering he had been on pole there in both 1988 and 1989, when he was also fighting Prost for the championship).
Senna dixo que non ía aceptar a toma de decisións inxustas por Balestre, incluíndo a súa descualificación en 1989 e a pole position incorrecta en 1990 (aínda que algúns no paddock da F1 sinalaron que a 'pole position' en Suzuka fora sempre no mesmo lado da pista desde que a F1 volvera a Xapón en 1987, e moitos preguntábanse en privado por que Senna estaba facendo de súpeto un alboroto respecto diso, tendo en conta que estivera na pole en 1988 e 1989, cando tamén estaba loitando con Prost polo campionato).