15 years ago today

ratty2k

Senna was tragically killed...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 027912.stm
I remember the accident, awful to watch, one thing that still upsets me to this day is all the people that forgot Ratzenberger dying the same weekend...

Anonymous

blimey, i remember that happening too, he was my fave driver, even more so than mansell.

Nick Dastardly

I was in the car on holiday when it happened. Listened to the race on the radio and I remember asking my Dad what "clinically dead" meant, burst into tears when he told me.

dsmiff

Was working that weekend and listening on the radio, was quite "emotional" what with watching Roland Ratzenberger dieing a day before on Eurosport.

The only other time I'd know of a death was Paul Warrick being killed at Oulton Park. Spoke to him the day earlier, put me off going for some time.

Got a picture of me as a kid standing next to a Formula Ford car at Oulton Park with the name "A De Silva" on the side!

Also saw him at the Grand Prix at Silverstone, think it was 91 when a mate of mine had managed to get pit passes (not for the pit walkout – but genuine pit passes courtesy of Delongi who used to sponsor Lotus) that will never happen again!!!

supersonic

A sad day indeed. Could have been even worse, Barichello somhow survived this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la0vQlYOKbs

dsmiff

Does anyone remember Donnington - we went to the qualifying and camped in Mud about 1 foot deep what a first lap (went home for the race) - he also set the fastest lap going through the pit lane!

I think that was one of the best seasons he had, his car was uncompetitive and he was racing on a race by race basis!

Was that the same season that ended in Australia and if memory serves me when Senna and Prost climbed onto the 1st place podium together, a tradition now carried on today where all drivers stand on the 1st place podium together - I've always assumed it was from then?