Italian magistrate Antonio Costanzo will give his verdict on the death of Ayrton Senna between December 15-17, it emerged yesterday as the trial resumed in Imola.

Grand Prix team owner Frank Williams, his technical director Patrick Head, designer Adrian Newey and three race officials all face manslaughter charges after Senna's fatal crash at the wheel of a Williams in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

The trial resumed with the summing up of the defence cases, put by Oreste Dominioni, who is representing Williams and Head. - Reuters