The last driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car (or rather, from smoke inhalation over a day later in hospital) was Elio de Angelis in 1986. Although I was watching Formula One in 1986, I never saw Elio’s crash because it didn’t happen in a race. The last death to be broadcast on live TV was actually Riccardo Paletti in 1982, who died with his mother watching from the grandstand, unable to breathe, so I understand, while trapped at the chest and slowly asphyxiated by fire retardant.
After 1986, eight years of near-misses and miracles followed after the loss of Elio, until that tragic weekend at Imola in 1994. Continue reading
Interesting race this past weekend. I found it interesting to see just how many bad decisions and mistakes were made by teams in the changeable conditions. Continue reading
This post was published 1 month 25 days ago.Information may no longer be valid.How many of you remember Jimmibo? If you were a part of the Grand Prix Legends community, chances are you either knew him or saw his Web … Continue reading
While it may have been a fascinating race, a good result, and one of the best Australian Grand Prix ever held, I like to go a little bit deeper and perhaps point out some things I noticed. Continue reading
You drive on elevated circuits, inches from death. You have to perfectly time jumps and carry the correct speed to stay on-track, all the time fighting an opponent for the victory… Continue reading
