San Marino GP 1994 (Friday Qualifying 1) Barrichello's Accident

[gordoncouch]

Hats off to Professor Watkins and his assistant for working at a blazing fast pace when they got there to help Barrichello.

[DAH210774]

“Senna's answers were halting and he looked glazed, as if mentally worn out. When a reporter asked him about Rubens accident he began a sentence 3 times, but kept losing the thread. He then ominously changed the subject and told them that Imola was a dangerous circuit, that there were a few places that were ‘not right as far as safety is concerned’. They asked him why the drivers hadn’t done anything about it and he told them: “I have opened my big mouth too often.”

[CharlotteeMegann]

OMG tht car was off the ground, it was flying, thank god he hit the tyre wall and not the concrete like Senna and Ratzenberger, otherwise it would most likely be the 3rd F1 death that terrible weekend. Barrichello is one of my fav F1 drivers thank goodness he is ok now, those marshalls are o stupid he could have had a neck or head injury and tht would have made it worse

[faulknmd]

Incredibly irresponsible marshalling throughout. Good god.

[TWC453]

RIP Ratzenberger, Senna, and good luck to Rubino!

[TWC453]

I do not want to try to discriminate any of the marshals for i was not there and do not know what exactly what it was like on that track side. So to lighten the mood of that whole weekend and point out the track marshall who somehow trips and falls backwards on a car fragment at 8:10. Then angered by it, he throws it. Still angry he takes out the rest on the tire he picks up, which he is seen smashing into the wall at 8:17. Then at 8:20 his revenge on the fragment is too brutal for the camera.

[shirfield]

it seems to me the cars seemed more stable and smooth those days

[GKOBE]

Noob@video.com

[formulacountdown]

Senna always has sparks and runs wide at tamburello

[FrodothePuppet]

I think Rubens swallowed his tongue in this incident. It may have happened when the marshalls carelessly let the car pound the ground after turning it upright!

They couldn't find two more guys to gently guide the car onto its wheels?

[DAH210774]

@FrodothePuppet It shows how much things have improved heh, thank goodness :-)

[Lkenneally]

@FrodothePuppet he nearly shallowed his tongue

[bugimaki]

@FrodothePuppet or when he crashed

[charliechutney]

It really amazes me how dumb people are sometimes. Barrichello's upside down, just had a huge life-threatening smash, so what do the marshals do? Slam the car down onto its wheels, so Rubi's head can jerk violently from side to side. If he'd had neck vertebrae damage, that slam could've killed him.

[BigAngeloSantorini]

Look at that guy who helps professor watkins. Watch at 8:36 how fast he is working! It's like its speed up. And every time i see this video, i wont forget to critizise those idiots who turnet the car around. Look at Barrichellos head when the car lands.

[DAH210774]

I totally agree, double speed! it's amazing how far we've moved on now in terms of safety... I couldn't believe it when I first saw this a few years ago when they just flipped his car back over onto its wheels again. His head wobbles outrageously from side to side, I mean as if the crash wasn't enough for his neck!?! They learnt so much from this appauling weekend. Thanks for your comments :-)

[trrr16]

These were the most beautiful F1 cars in my opinion (but too dangerous)

[solaire66]

@trrr16 The Benetton B194 is my all time favorite car!

[DAH210774]

@solaire66 Lol really?????? You pay your money, you take your choice :-) I think I'd have to say the last V12 Ferrari F1 412T2

[solaire66]

@DAH210774 I love the combination of white blue and green. I did really like the ferraris with the black wings. I never cared for the ones with Marlboro and tick tac on them. The McClaren West cars were really nice too.

[DAH210774]

@solaire66 Glad you like the Ferrari's too :-) I can kind of see the appeal but I suppose I'm not a while, blue and green man! Red, black and yellow (Jordan's) works for me too :-0

[LeighHobnob]

It's strange that in my opinion Barricello had the worst crash, yet was the one who survived?

[Blanchimont]

Senna's accident was hard but survivable. He would be injured but alive. Unfortunately his head struck the suspension after it was broken off and was trapped for a moment between the barrier and his car.

[asterousia]

in addition . the place where barichelo crashed had a protective tyre wall .. i belive in my opinion that if in tamburello was a tyre wall senna now would be alive .. not to forget the villeneuve curva

[DAH210774]

That's my opinion also... these days it'd be large tarmac run-off areas and massive tyre walls. They'd have been lots more deaths and serious accidents if F1 hadn't become as modernised as it has become.. I was speaking with someone recently who said the excitement has gone out of F1 because it's not so dangerous now. I was quite defensive even though I do understand his point, but to have drivers on the verge of being killed every race like in the 70's?!? No thanks. What does anyone else think?

[asterousia]

these people in my opinion are sick . if you enjoy to see people die then you have serious problems.. anyway ..now i think that f1 is exciting and especialy know where we have new powers in f1 such as brawn and red bull

[suineggninnips]

How is a 1.25.584 34.690 seconds faster than a lap of 1.41.182

[LeighHobnob]

Where are you getting that from?

[SPECTRE9200]

when wendlinger ends his lap at 1:52 to1:54

[toniiii9]

Did you notice that Senna car hit the ground in tamburelo

[toniiii9]

And his has injury was wery bad,he had broken skin on the back of his head from ear to ear too.That was marshall said.

[AutoRockinRacing94]

Right At The Begining It Happened!

[edkev94]

The whole minute from about 6:20 on is really poignant.

[DAH210774]

Absolutely, yes it is... Thanks for your comment. Have you a theory on what happened? All balanced opinions are welcome for this channel :-)

[edkev94]

I think that with Senna's crash it was really unlikely, people had survived worse crashes previously (like Berger's at the same corner in 1989), and the odds of a tiny bit of suspension hitting his helmet in the visor are so low. It's really ironic though that Barrichello was fine after probably a worse crash than Senna's.

[VWaudiRULEs]

Barrichello - went a little astray through the chicane, i think a wheel got on the curb and he flew up.

Raztenberger - suffered a front wing failure right after Tamburello, approaching Villeneuve curve, the car raised its front and it was impossible to either slow down or turn.

Senna: the steering column, modified the night before using a thinner piece for extension, snapped when going through Tamburello.

Thanks for your videos! Do you happen to have the Aida 94 qialification?

[Senna4Ever94]

Mate these uploads are really great, it's so cool to look back on how the cars used to look like and to see Senna go around this track like the true master he was

[luisolf]

Thanks for share dude, if you have the qualify in Brazil please post too

[robertrichards777]

It would not have been good for Rubens if he had a neck/spine injury when those marshalls flipped the car back over straight away.....

[DAH210774]

I totally agree and was horrified to see what they did... Hence me uploading these videos and mentioning about post-accident driver care. This accident has just as much to tell us about the advances that have been made as Senna's or Roland's. Best wishes :-)

[penske13]

@robertrichards777 he had actually swallowed his tongue at this point!! those fucking marshalls should never be allowed to work another race!! fucking disgraceful!!

[Willbutler]

4:31, that car has got traction control, you can see how the car was corrected so quickly without much reaction from the driver

[darfunkelidas]

Has anyone checked if Hill or Senna's wheels twitch as in Senna's lap during qualifying?

[suineggninnips]

Actually, it was a massive coincidence. Ratzenberger's crash wasn't (but HANS would have saved him), but what are the odds of a suspension arm coming off the car and going through the driver's helmet?

[themagicayrtonsenna]

It was not only the track, but also the cars, with the ban on driver aids, the cars became dangerous(the right thing to do when banning aids id to reduce power too), then the cars, specialy the Williams became unstable. It was not a coincidence: 2 deaths and many accidents.

[DAH210774]

I agree Senna himself said big accidents could happen that year. Thanks for your comments :-)