It reminds me that around the same time under similar conditions, Canadian driver Bertrand Fabi crashed to death during a private session (F3000 or F3 car or similar) without any marshalling on a UK track.
A major influencing factor was that up to 1986, FIA did not enforce the same level of marshal and emergency response standards for test days as they did for the GP events which meant at the time of Elio's accident, the marshal response time was poor and the time it took to get him to hospital was poor (race day events had helicopters available by 86). Tragic and totally avoidable if the Marshals had been race day equiped and prepared; Elio's death changed standards for safety on testing runs.
My first 'in the flesh' experience of F1 was Elio screaming down clearways at the 1982 BGP morning practice. I was a very young kid and he was a kind of hero at the time. Awful images. Strange how we feel compelled to watch them.
wasnt there absolutely no marshals aaround the circuit at the time. this was the catalyst for it being de rigeur for marshalls to attend test sessions .
awful images, ive never seen these pics before. absolutely horrible. elio was a great driver and a great man and will never be forgotten.
Where the hell did you read that? I think you must be thinking of Francois Cevert.
Elio was not decapitated, the tragedy over his accident was that had he been extracted from the car quickly, he would have stood an excellent chance of survival as his injuries were not life-threatening.
Elio died in Hospital some hours after the crash. He actually reported a broken shoulder and some light ustion at his back. He got killed not by this injuries (in fact not deadly), but because he inhaled for too long time the smoke coming from his burning car and his brain got hugely damaged by lack of oxygen (asphyxia), and nothing could be done at the hospital. The trouble were not in hospital care, it was simply too late.
He got killed because the rescues took too long to reach the crash place and to get him outside the burning wreck. And he got killed by the smoke, not by the fire. The first people to make an attempt to rescue him were Jones, Prost and Mansell, but at no avail. The marshalls came much later, and poorly equipped (some wearing only shirts!!!) since they was running private testing. Poor Elio, RIP
In my opinion marshalls and/or stewarts are not to be blamed, at least this time.
In my opinion it was FIA and Track Property's fault... Since they was running private testing neither of them would pay out in order to have on track the needed amount of stewarts and the right equipment.
Again, FIA and track property's fault, I will always pay my full respect to stewarts, often heroes who havo to face disaster with very few means.
Couldn't agree more, and don't apologize for your English because what you wrote is far superior to the vast majority of youtube posts! Thanks for sharing this point.
una fine tragica e sfortunata.l'incidente fu causato dalla perdita dell'alettone posteriore, la vettura ando' a sbattere contro il guard rail e si incendio'.nonostante Elio non fosse ferito gravemente, il ritardo dei soccorsi gli fece inalare un'eccessiva e fatale quantita' di gas tossici sprigionatisi nell'incendio. una morte che si sarebbe potuta evitare, responsabilita' certa da parte dei responsabili dell'autodromo del Paul Ricard. non ricordo pero' se erano test privati della Brabham.
Privati nel senso che non erano prove in vista del GP, ma generici test di sviluppo aperti a più squadre (quelli che la Fia ha fortemente limitato in questi ultimi anni per contenere i costi). Comunque allora erano chiamate proprio "prove private", anche se poteva partecipare chi voleva...
...btgciv... e perchè? Forse i minorenni non devono sapere che la velocità può uccidere? Dovrebbero restare nella bambagia fino a quando? Mah, io certi modi di pensare non li capisco proprio...
Comunque tutto il mio pensiero va ad Elio... nessuno si merita una fine del genere, e lui men che meno. Un altro di quei piloti (è capitato spesso agli italiani) che non ha avuto dallo sport automobilistico quello che avrebbe meritato. RIP Elio
It reminds me that around the same time under similar conditions, Canadian driver Bertrand Fabi crashed to death during a private session (F3000 or F3 car or similar) without any marshalling on a UK track.
RimRiderQC 5 months ago
quanto mi manchi, Elio...
oceangipsy71 1 year ago
A major influencing factor was that up to 1986, FIA did not enforce the same level of marshal and emergency response standards for test days as they did for the GP events which meant at the time of Elio's accident, the marshal response time was poor and the time it took to get him to hospital was poor (race day events had helicopters available by 86). Tragic and totally avoidable if the Marshals had been race day equiped and prepared; Elio's death changed standards for safety on testing runs.
michaeljac82 1 year ago
he was driving a Brabham
alberto0569 1 year ago
Jarno ha provato la Lotus di Elio De Angelis ...
ciao elio
falcedilunaKayura 1 year ago
he was poisoned by gas of fire extinguishers.
the13er 1 year ago
they say in the uk we have the best track marshalls infact the last race ov 2009 they paid british track marshalls to come over and watch there race
sexygirl1678 2 years ago
My first 'in the flesh' experience of F1 was Elio screaming down clearways at the 1982 BGP morning practice. I was a very young kid and he was a kind of hero at the time. Awful images. Strange how we feel compelled to watch them.
Josiahsbay 2 years ago
Elio and Senna were my fav drivers at that time. It was a great loss for F1 and racing.
supersevenn 2 years ago
wasnt there absolutely no marshals aaround the circuit at the time. this was the catalyst for it being de rigeur for marshalls to attend test sessions .
awful images, ive never seen these pics before. absolutely horrible. elio was a great driver and a great man and will never be forgotten.
paulboggan 2 years ago
Great driver , terrible images - RIP ELIO
BorlandRIP7 2 years ago
Elio sempre con noi....RIP
Italia0808 2 years ago 3
There is nothing left of the car. I read somewhere that said he got decapitated. Is this true? RIP a great gentleman and driver
jose1jr 2 years ago
Where the hell did you read that? I think you must be thinking of Francois Cevert.
Elio was not decapitated, the tragedy over his accident was that had he been extracted from the car quickly, he would have stood an excellent chance of survival as his injuries were not life-threatening.
death2hiphopnRnB 2 years ago
I didnt ever hear about chance of surviving about de Angelis accident. I was thinking he died instantly
Traquai 2 years ago 2
Elio died in Hospital some hours after the crash. He actually reported a broken shoulder and some light ustion at his back. He got killed not by this injuries (in fact not deadly), but because he inhaled for too long time the smoke coming from his burning car and his brain got hugely damaged by lack of oxygen (asphyxia), and nothing could be done at the hospital. The trouble were not in hospital care, it was simply too late.
mellilore 2 years ago 2
He got killed because the rescues took too long to reach the crash place and to get him outside the burning wreck. And he got killed by the smoke, not by the fire. The first people to make an attempt to rescue him were Jones, Prost and Mansell, but at no avail. The marshalls came much later, and poorly equipped (some wearing only shirts!!!) since they was running private testing. Poor Elio, RIP
mellilore 2 years ago
I t reminds me Roger Williamson' s death at Zandvoort...Stewards were so irresponsible in the past...also remember Tom Pryce at Kyalami...
mourgos532 2 years ago
In my opinion marshalls and/or stewarts are not to be blamed, at least this time.
In my opinion it was FIA and Track Property's fault... Since they was running private testing neither of them would pay out in order to have on track the needed amount of stewarts and the right equipment.
Again, FIA and track property's fault, I will always pay my full respect to stewarts, often heroes who havo to face disaster with very few means.
Ciao Elio, Riposa In Pace
PS I apologize for my english
mellilore 2 years ago
Couldn't agree more, and don't apologize for your English because what you wrote is far superior to the vast majority of youtube posts! Thanks for sharing this point.
johnsonge88 2 years ago 2
ogni volta che sento parlare di elio mi si spezza il cuore!!!Una macchina pericolosissima come la brabham lo ha portato via.
SADUS44 2 years ago
E' vero...uno dei più talentuosi...
ganjamamastyle 2 years ago
R.I.P Elio De Angelis
bonycnt9 2 years ago
RIP Elio.
You were a great driver, thanks for the memories
dazcouz 3 years ago
una fine tragica e sfortunata.l'incidente fu causato dalla perdita dell'alettone posteriore, la vettura ando' a sbattere contro il guard rail e si incendio'.nonostante Elio non fosse ferito gravemente, il ritardo dei soccorsi gli fece inalare un'eccessiva e fatale quantita' di gas tossici sprigionatisi nell'incendio. una morte che si sarebbe potuta evitare, responsabilita' certa da parte dei responsabili dell'autodromo del Paul Ricard. non ricordo pero' se erano test privati della Brabham.
THEKINKS08 3 years ago
no, non erano privati, c'erano altre squadre. in un libro di Senna ho letto che raccontava quel giorno, c'erano molte squadre
felipao87it 2 years ago
Grazie, come detto, era un particolare che non ricordavo. Il resto mi sembra corretto, purtroppo..
THEKINKS08 2 years ago
Privati nel senso che non erano prove in vista del GP, ma generici test di sviluppo aperti a più squadre (quelli che la Fia ha fortemente limitato in questi ultimi anni per contenere i costi). Comunque allora erano chiamate proprio "prove private", anche se poteva partecipare chi voleva...
mellilore 2 years ago
Ciao Elio, non ti abbiamo dimenticato
Stiffjab71 3 years ago
If I remember correctly, Elio wasn't driving for Lotus anymore in 1986. And this crash was at Paul Ricard, around mid-season.
RimRiderQC 3 years ago
of course Elio de Angelis was killed in a testing accident at the fast first turn,at circuit paul ricard built at le castellet
cablatore 3 years ago
ti Rim RiderQC - HI!
he was testing a F.1 Brabham.
An adequate safety staff correctly displaced all the track long would have
pulled him out before breathing the deadly hottest gas which was the main
cause of his death,
indigoblue555 3 years ago
@RimRiderQC Yep, Brabham...
220773 6 months ago
@RimRiderQC driving a brabham bt 55
martin2skyfire 5 months ago
very sad :(
R.I.P. Elio you are not forgotten ;)
bamboootscha 3 years ago
...btgciv... e perchè? Forse i minorenni non devono sapere che la velocità può uccidere? Dovrebbero restare nella bambagia fino a quando? Mah, io certi modi di pensare non li capisco proprio...
Comunque tutto il mio pensiero va ad Elio... nessuno si merita una fine del genere, e lui men che meno. Un altro di quei piloti (è capitato spesso agli italiani) che non ha avuto dallo sport automobilistico quello che avrebbe meritato. RIP Elio
mellilore 3 years ago 2
Agghiacciante....
PARTYSOVER 3 years ago 3
que video mas malo y feo
SandritaAraya 3 years ago 10
y muy triste
fueldragster 3 years ago 2
Very sad. :( R.I.P. Elio...
ElizabethCoral 3 years ago 5
Really sad...
DANNYMAXXTER 3 years ago 5
L.A.C.
AlexNeriGambettola 3 years ago 2