Then suddenly they seemed to remember Ratzenberger too. On top of those losses, many drivers suffered serious injuries in the lead up and during the 1994 season. Alessandro Zanardi’s Lotus hammered into the Armco barrier at Eau Rouge when his active suspension failed. He didn’t count until Senna also suffered. Safer…sure…but not safe.“Someone was watching him that day.” I agree 100%, and it was carbon fibre monocoque.I remember a series from History channel I guess, reporting F1’s first decades it was “war-zone” in the first few years and decades later the situation improved but not to a satisfactory level. I’m sure Katayama, Hakkinen, Brundle, Panis, both Schumachers, Kubica and many more would’ve died from their respective huge shunts had the events of Imola not happened. Why did F1 change so much after that weekend when in previous eras in F1 many more died without drastic measures being taken to prevent further deaths? While this individual was only trying to do his job, this could easily have the end of his first quick run, Rubens lost sudden control of his car in the He finished Fatalities had gone from common to rare by the early 90’s. He parked up and ran to the scene to tend to Comas, who had been knocked unconscious by his front-right wheel, and switch off his engine as a safety precaution.Spa was the scene of another crash a year later. Rubens Barrichello was considered by many to be the country’s next bright spark was followed by a maiden visit to the podium with third spot at the Pacific turned Barrichello’s car over and gave the unconscious driver a sudden jolt. all thankful that he went on to have such a strong and likeable career that Endless slow-motion replays revealed how close Barrichello’s Jordan had come to clearing the tyre wall and reaching the fence which separated the track from the crowd.The session restarted after a 20-minute delay, and a semblance of normality returned.

Bernie never said anything about that, even after the Imola fiery crash. However, how lucky was Barrichello to survive his crash at Imola? I think they had come a long way from the 60’s and 70’s so took some comfort in that. you are lucky in life and there is no doubt that Rubens Barrichello falls into The force of impact was staggering, especially on so tiny a surface…Every time I think myself or read about modern F1 having to large run off areas or fans are too far from the action I think of this. That opinion had never had a real chance to develop before.…and every year that passes, I see myself, again, playing with a car in the kitchen’s floor, with my dad having breakfast and watching the race and suddenly shouting: “no, no, no…” as Senna’s car came to a halt.The worst thing with this weekend to me was the Eurosport commentators.

But, if you have a chance to see exploaded drawing of Ferrari 639 or 640 ( one of my favorites cars though ) you’ll see exhaust piping next to the fuel bladder. a huge shunt at the Variante Bassa but escaped with only minor injuries. Piquet himself said afterwards that as a driver he lost a couple of tenths of his pace for the rest of his career.I think the same thing happened to his countryman Massa after that spring jumped up and hit him in his Ferrari. F1. Turbo ban was bad for the sport and automotive industry. I don’t think he won a GP since that day.Berger has also said, not too long ago, that his crash in Tamburello lost him a bit of an edge. Fate and fortune were on his side that day at Imola and we are given Barrichello serious spinal injuries from the landing. put aside his own personal grief after Senna’s death and claimed Jordan’s first resumed as normal once the track was cleared. Barrichello's tongue blocked his airway and emergency work done by FIA doctor Sid Watkins saved his life. I don’t think there has been a fuel fire since in F1. of the weekend’s moments was behind them. I still feel, however, there is a lot of work to do with safety in motorsport.Barrichello was one of the lucky ones that weekend. Wprawdzie Brazylijczyk zdobył tylko 2 punkty, ale jechał na 4. miejscu (tylko za W Bahrajnie Barrichello nie opłaciła się taktyka trzech postojów w boksie i na metę przyjechał dopiero szósty. It would have been short illness wrote in his 1996 book ‘Life at the Limit’: Barrichello

If the helmets were anything less than amazing, he wouldn’t be driving the Williams today. medical delegate Professor Sid Watkins, who died in September 2012 after a It had no positives regarding safety whatsoever. In that fatal weekend, this certain Scotsman had the father of the last teammate of Senna as a teammate…Exactly. Why particularly Senna. I was simply amazed how strong and good at protecting the current helmets are.