10/02/2005
NEWS STORY
On the same day that we reported a dodgy Ayrton Senna autograph being sold on Ebay - it has since been withdrawn - the legendary Brazilian racer's name is in the headlines yet again.
A bus driver in Paisley, Scotland, who changed his name to Ayrton Senna, in honour of his hero, has been fined £125 after colliding with another (stationary) bus during an overtaking manoeuvre.
John Campbell, who legally changed his name in 1997, claimed that he was not speeding, but simply misjudged his move after stopping to pick up a passenger.
Senna, has been employed by the First Bus company for almost six years, and this is the first accident he's been involved in.
Isn't there a bus company called Midland?
Perhaps we should give them a call.