I could be wrong but I think they've added the noises seperatley to enhance the imagery, though the Ratzenberger crash in the film does sound very realistic.
what i found most worry about that was the sound of the car hitting the wall as u can hear a horrible sound on the senna movie video also when the car came to rest rolands head was flopping about and if u go foreward 8 months to austrilia 95 mika hakkienen looked like the same kind of thing but mika was lucky i know people blame the marshalls and medics for not being there sooner but u have to remember they give their time for free an 3 crashes (2 fatel) loose wheel in pits and 8 fans hit
It was probably the worst weekend in F1 history, and how 2 huge figures in F1 died in 2 days is horrible. This is a horrific warning of what can happen in seconds. R.I.P Ratzenberger and Senna, as well as all who have died doing what they have wanted to do.
@ScizorXS barrichello smashed into a tyre wall really badly on this wkend also. Imola circuit was really dangerous then and made everyone look at redesigning track barriers i.e bye bye concrete walls.
They shouldn't of held the race after his death. Just think, The mechanic wouldn't have got seriously injured during a pit stop and of course, Senna wouldn't have died. I think that flag was bad luck tbh. Just my opinion :)
@Scaura90 yes it was..he damaged his front wing on a kerb a lap earlier and a piece of the wing flew off just before the Villeneuve corner..there´s even a video where you can see this piece of wing flying off..
I love Burndle's quote about him, saying that his only memory of him is a good one, going up and introducing himself, RIP Roland, the forgotten man of Imola 94, although I am a massive Senna fan we must not forget the other tragedy of the weekend, let's hope these are the final race weekend deaths in F1-
@kathrynashworth1 I get what you're saying but I think you're wrong. I remember watching both events and thought he did well restraining his emotions. That whole weekend felt dangerous and thankfully it led to car and track changes, I don't think MW launching into a tirade on safety would've helped those close to RR's family.
Murray was fuII of detaiI but never actuaIIy said RoaIand was dead. I feIt often that he was too professionaI and was the same with Aryton, He seemed more concerned with the effect on motorsport than the effect on the famiIy of the dead. When someone dies young, irrespective of the hazards of the profession, the impact on famiIy shouId aIways be the issue, I feeI Murray got this one wrong.
The film is cut... and the guy in the background "teleports" because Murry Walkers comments about Roland "hitting the concrete barrier, the car disintegrated and by the time his car had stopped he was dead from his injuries" would have meant that the race - by law - would need to be canceled... Senna would not have died the next day RIP
@staffsmole I always wondered if the puppet was named after Roland Ratzenberger. On wikipedia, it says the driver did make a guest appearance on the show, so he wouldn't have been named after him posthumously.
@onewildcarl82 Why wouldn't they race? In 1982, every car except Gilles Villeneuve's teammate raced the day after he died. They even finished that qualifying session knowing he was on the verge of death. There were no delays after deaths in practice of Revson, Rindt, or Cevert. The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans continued after 80 spectators were killed in a crash. It's just the way racing has always worked. They try to make it safe, but you just have to keep going.
@Pete4000uk nearly had to for Schi's crash at Silverstone back in 99. When you see the car plow in, you hear Murray moan as he remembered that weekend
Were the cars or track sabotaged that weekend or something? I'm being serious. Barrichello almost died the day earlier, and we all know what transpired on the Sunday.
This, for me, is the darkest weekend in racing history. Barichello's injury. Ratzenberger's death, Senna's death and the pitstop incident....Life is unduly harsh at times. We MUST carry on. We must spite mortality. If we die doing what we love and carry on that spitit, then none of us truly dies and for now, at least, death it cheated!
@moonrockguy you forgot about the crash at the start involving JJ Lehto and the injuries of spectators caused by flying car parts...a terrible weekend indeed...
Martin Brundle has said that if he'd have known there was a pool of Ayrton's blood in the gravel trap, he would've got out of his car and never raced. Drivers can't be blamed for racing after such an event. The drivers will NEVER be forgotten. RIP Ayrton. RIP Roland. Much missed and always remembered
to Mossphenom... safer barriers wouldn't have saved Senna. The suspension snapped off and punctured his helmet. Roland died of a Basal Skull Fracture. You can see on the video clips that his head lolls too far forward and it's too "loose" when it moves back. From what i've read about Roland, he died at the track. Ayrton died in the hospital in Bologna. Looking back, the race should've been red-flagged and never run, but money talks in F1.
SAFER barriers are not needed in F1 these days, all newer racing cars in non-US areas (including Le Mans cars as used in the US too) now have multiple crumple zones and face tough crash testing to make sure they can absorb enough energy from a rigid wall crash to protect the driver. Look at Robert Kubica's rally crash, he got away with just leg and hand injuries.
I still find it so hard to believe Ayrton Senna was going to die the very following day. Once Ratzenberger died I thought that was going to be a sad one off, aftre which the show would go on statistically speaking with no more accidents to come.
They're finally starting to address this by changing tracks to include large paved run-off areas. Sadly, I wish they'd quit straightening the corners and neutering the tracks and trying to tame the technology of the cars.
@immortalperser I agree with you buddy, totaly stupid a concrete wall after the curves. I'm brazilian and I can tell you: my country stopped in the day of senna's die, and the TV here also makes a homenage to Roland Ratzenberger too. another brazilian pilot (Barrichello) almost die couple days before.
Tambureloo wasn't a place where drivers were supposed to go off, it's like blame the canadian track for the crash of Kubica in 2007, there was nothing that organizers could have done @YBR
@YBR Yea, that weekend at Imola was probably the most tragic point in history of motor sports. It's very nice that the TV in Brazil keeps Senna and Ratzenberger alive in minds of people. Barichello's accident was really harsh too but luckily he survived.
If these cars were restricted to say 100mph the crashes would be much less severe, plus fit them with front and side airbags for driver protection and all barriers should be covered in rubber or foam ...
@Draxindustries1 Restrict them to 100mph? That's not racing lol That's like telling manchester united there only allowed to get 2 goals. And besides the cars are much safer now, they've grown substantially since Ratzenberger and Senna. They are designed to fall apart, while keeping the actual cockpit completely intact thus, protecting the driver and he is extremely snug in there to begin with which adds even greater protection. Concrete barriers are necessary to protect the audience.
@Draxindustries1 But then the sport would be as boring as shit. As Mark Webber proved (2010 European GP), you can flip these cars over backwards at 150+ MPH and still walk away with no more than a bruised ego.
Everyone talks about Senna's death and forget that Ratzenberger died the day before... All drivers take a personal oath that they understand the ultimate risk is on the line. And it is for that, we should always remember those who have lost their lives in auto racing.
Senna carried an Austrian flag in his cockpit, to show respect to Roland after he had won Imola 94... Unfortunately, he never got to the finish line or got a chance to show that flag. Is just the sort of man Senna was, sad sad end to such wonderful life.
The amount of harm that occurred that weekend is actually quite spooky... 2 drivers killed, 1 seriously injured, and spectators injured by flying debris.
Ratzenberger was killed due to tremendeus decelleration wich made his internall organs explode... The car had nothing to do with it,and all the parts that had to hold out - did hold...
The inconsistency of not be in placed tires and other measures of protection all over the circuit is conspicuously unacceptable... The world lost its greatest F1 Champion and a driver who was privileged and he had lots of skills, he offered many outstanding moments to the fans of the sport and yet, he still had more to offer, instead he has been lost, because the tires weren't there where they should be.
@infantryofficer Where did I say that cars of that era weren't dangerous? Of course they were! I said the cars build SINCE that era have improved considerably.
And if you're going to bring nationalist retardedness into it, then Vietcong FTW
@infantryofficer They're made of carbon fibre. And their design has advanced a tremendous amount since Imola as a direct result of these terrible accidents. F1 drivers today regularly walk (or at least limp) away from crashes just as bad or even worse than this one. Making glib comments helps nobody, especially ones that are demonstrably wrong.
there should have been an imdiate review of the track, to sort out the concrete barriers, and if posible put tyres there, or put in temporary chicains for the weekend. It was done in Spa durring the 70s (i think) when the concrete barrier at the bottom of eau rouge was deemed unsafe, why on earth did the organisers not recognise the issue with short run offs and concrete barriers. sadly it always take an acident to prompt relevent saftey action to be taken.
The relevant Italian legislation stipulates that when a death takes place during a sporting event, it should be immediately halted and the area sealed off for examination
My opinion is allso that taming the tracks was bad idea. Instead they should had done runoff areas better, like today we have. Old GP tracks just were more dificult, intresting and often faster. I bet that even drivers liked more old tracks. But then again F1 was way too dangerous and they had to do something to it. So in long terms Imola 94 wasnt invein by anymeans, after all we havent got even a single fatality since it in F1. Golden era of GP 1975-1996 . At least thats what i think.
@hanfblatt93 I think that was the reason. Because he hadn't got enough experience and his muscles in the neck werent's strong enough to carry his head's weight. JJ had a slightly same kind of accident, but because he had driven since 89 he had strong enough muscles and had "just" a broken vertebra.
But this is just my own conclusion, I could be also be so wrong...
@GTAstuntz i guess because he didn't die on the racing day. back than i didn't even hear of it but the sunday i was watching the race live with 2 friends. 1st time i ever saw a live race. and i saw senna die that day.
if it would happen now, with let's say christian klien (God forbit) i would remember it.
@GTAstuntz I think the biggest reason why Ratzenberger IS remembered is cause of Senna's death. Now he's always the other driver that died, otherwise eventually he would've been forgotten.
the tracks not the problem as such its more the fact that senna run out of road (or had car failure depending what u think i think he run out of road ) and roland had a front wing failure now if shucmacer has a tire go at monaco comming out the tunnel hits another car and hits th catch fencing im betting hell be pretty lucky to walk away so are we saying we have to ban monaco no sad weekend the worst weekend in motorsport history no bodies fault although fuckking 2 minutes to get to senna comeon
@hazzamfc22 I think that something broke on his car, from slow motion replay etc. but when you see the way it hit the wall (one of the videos on you tube has it) the force of the impact was so great, and the concrete so damaged (again where was a safety barrier) that nobody could have survivied it. is Imola still on the tour, have they replaced/fixed thes barriers? Also i agree EMS response appalingly slow, 15-30 seconds max
@megaalan101 Barrichello also had a nasty crash that weekend that almost killed him, so it could very nearly have been worse. Thank goodness that didn't happen.
There were two other incidents during the race where fans and pit mechanics were hit by flying debris and a tyre respectively. San Marino 1994 is one of the sport's worst GPs.
fuck off senna died in an accident not by the sterring collum u dick they had black boxes in the car if he had died through faulty equipment due to italian law frank willams and co would have been tried for murder plus
Instead of taming the tracks, why not install SAFER barriers instead of concrete walls? The only reason Senna and Ratzenburger died is because they ploughed in to concrete at over a hundred miles an hour (a SAFER barrier would have prevented the wheel and suspension from shooting up and causing Senna his fatal head injuries). If it works for Cart/Indycar who achieve far higher speeds on ovals than F1 does on windy tracks, then it will work for F1. Restore the great tracks and use SAFER!
Well that's the real problem. The Tamburello (corner where Senna died) has a river running about a meter behind the concrete wall. Because of environmental regulations (you aren't allowed to just delete a river), they couldn't push the wall back. Also, a tire barrier was not an option for the Tamburello as it would've been too close to the track.
@Mossphenom Yes, you are forgetting this was 1994- safety was slack then and it was only through these poor men's death that we have the safe F1 we have now.
Ideally, we would have rather have today's safety without their losses, but sadly we didn't. Mark Webber has Senna, Ratzenberger, Sid Watkins and Max Mosley to thank for his survival at Valencia, likewise Kubica at Canada. Those four people were instrumental in gaining today's F1 Safety.
@Mossphenom That's only a part of the solution... but Senna would've died anyway, even if the tyre didn't hit him in the head. The reason is that he crashed his skull against the rear head support of the car, with loss of brain mass, so only with that injury he would've died anyway... It was his time, and we must accept it...
shut up senna died from hitting a wall because he was pushing to beat schumacer ratenzburger died from front wing faliure causing to hit a wall at 190mph wacth these things b4 u comment
These deaths are almost certainly a huge part of what kept Massa alive this season, and Kubica alive after his abysmal crash a couple of years ago. The comfort should be they died for and doing what they loved. RIP Senna & Ratzenberger
never thought about it that way but it is (in my opinion) one of the ultimate sacrifice's that someone can make to help save so many otheres lives by making it safer. may all the racers who have died doing what they loved to do weather it be for the sport , what they absolutely loved to do, or for us the fans, and have helped make it a safer sport rest in peace
I don't agree with that. I mean Hockenheim (before they ruined it), Spa and Monza are/were far faster tracks... Senna's death was due to a shoddy and unsafe job done on the car, and I can't say I've ever seen Ratzenberger's crash because I'm aware it doesn't make for pleasent viewing. I think the real disaster was the time it took them to get paramedics on scene. It took 15 minutes for them to reach Senna, which is absolutely abysmal. Sadly it probably wouldn't have made any difference.
Don't blame the paramedics. If your helmet -and so your head aswell- gets pierced by a suspension rod, it doesn't matter if the paramedics arrive within 20 seconds or 15 minutes.. you'll die anyway. The 1994 Imola track was just unsafe.
health and safety was basically none exsistent back then not like now where they stay in a huge well protected cockpit..shame really..but the sad thing is due to sennas death all these safety laws came in shame these deaths happened and shame all these brave drivers died
because it was 1994, the health and safety laws we'rent too strict, so there were none. but after this and sennas crash the following day, safter became a lot more of an issue, so tires were brought in etc
@shirfield
I could be wrong but I think they've added the noises seperatley to enhance the imagery, though the Ratzenberger crash in the film does sound very realistic.
55DJL 2 weeks ago
i meant to say 18 months
shirfield 1 month ago
what i found most worry about that was the sound of the car hitting the wall as u can hear a horrible sound on the senna movie video also when the car came to rest rolands head was flopping about and if u go foreward 8 months to austrilia 95 mika hakkienen looked like the same kind of thing but mika was lucky i know people blame the marshalls and medics for not being there sooner but u have to remember they give their time for free an 3 crashes (2 fatel) loose wheel in pits and 8 fans hit
shirfield 1 month ago
If only they decided not to race.
MrBennyBoy04 2 months ago
It was probably the worst weekend in F1 history, and how 2 huge figures in F1 died in 2 days is horrible. This is a horrific warning of what can happen in seconds. R.I.P Ratzenberger and Senna, as well as all who have died doing what they have wanted to do.
ScizorXS 2 months ago 4
@ScizorXS barrichello smashed into a tyre wall really badly on this wkend also. Imola circuit was really dangerous then and made everyone look at redesigning track barriers i.e bye bye concrete walls.
MultiPERKZ 2 months ago 3
@ScizorXS Correction worst weekend since Montreal 1982, When Riccardo Paletti Died in Montreal.
DoctorHver 2 weeks ago
horrible weekend for us that is old enough to remember , for me and i dont speak alone i think , f1 fans of the day it changed us forever
rohan9376 2 months ago
They shouldn't of held the race after his death. Just think, The mechanic wouldn't have got seriously injured during a pit stop and of course, Senna wouldn't have died. I think that flag was bad luck tbh. Just my opinion :)
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DAJAZDJ1 3 months ago
@DAJAZDJ1 Show some respect you moron.
MrAmbrosse 3 months ago
@MrAmbrosse I DID
DAJAZDJ1 3 months ago
@DAJAZDJ1 Well you didn't sound like it calling him a nigga and saying you had to clue who he was.
MrAmbrosse 3 months ago
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HE WAS THAT POPULAR I HAVEN'T A FUCKING POT OF GLUE WHO HE WAS
DAJAZDJ1 3 months ago
so this was the day before sennas crash?
MRSYCOSQUIRREL69 4 months ago
@MRSYCOSQUIRREL69 yes
twistednormal 4 months ago
@MRSYCOSQUIRREL69 on Friday training day same GP, Barrichello had a very dangerous crash too, thank god he survived
sCoryvo 4 months ago 3
@MRSYCOSQUIRREL69
i believe this was on friday's quali
slidel211288 4 months ago
@MRSYCOSQUIRREL69 yes
stormscorpionuk 3 months ago
was this crash ever investigated?
Scaura90 4 months ago
@Scaura90 yes it was..he damaged his front wing on a kerb a lap earlier and a piece of the wing flew off just before the Villeneuve corner..there´s even a video where you can see this piece of wing flying off..
bourlivak88 2 months ago
@bourlivak88 Thanks for the info
Scaura90 2 months ago
I love Burndle's quote about him, saying that his only memory of him is a good one, going up and introducing himself, RIP Roland, the forgotten man of Imola 94, although I am a massive Senna fan we must not forget the other tragedy of the weekend, let's hope these are the final race weekend deaths in F1-
kathrynashworth1 4 months ago
@kathrynashworth1 I get what you're saying but I think you're wrong. I remember watching both events and thought he did well restraining his emotions. That whole weekend felt dangerous and thankfully it led to car and track changes, I don't think MW launching into a tirade on safety would've helped those close to RR's family.
cheechforprez 3 months ago
Murray was fuII of detaiI but never actuaIIy said RoaIand was dead. I feIt often that he was too professionaI and was the same with Aryton, He seemed more concerned with the effect on motorsport than the effect on the famiIy of the dead. When someone dies young, irrespective of the hazards of the profession, the impact on famiIy shouId aIways be the issue, I feeI Murray got this one wrong.
stewartshedden 4 months ago
@stewartshedden Murry did say he had passed away but the tape skips due to bad tape quality. Watch it again.
nikstiks 4 months ago
well i just watched F1 the killing years...that was unbelievably sad!! At the end of the day, these racing drivers r just that! they know the risks.
TheFerrarinic 5 months ago
lol on a lighter note, the magic asian!
jamescooling 5 months ago
The film is cut... and the guy in the background "teleports" because Murry Walkers comments about Roland "hitting the concrete barrier, the car disintegrated and by the time his car had stopped he was dead from his injuries" would have meant that the race - by law - would need to be canceled... Senna would not have died the next day RIP
damienh26 5 months ago 6
the race should have been called off after this
cuntjizzle 6 months ago 11
0:30 Look at the chinese guy in the right,. He teletransports to the left in a second.
Xylber 6 months ago 78
@Xylber Ahhh a glitch in the matrix
Cloud6556 6 months ago 3
@Xylber hhhhahahahaha wtf japanese witchcraft n shit!!
pmned 5 months ago
I thought Roland Ratzenberger was a puppet on Good Morning Britain.
He had a cousin called Kevin.
staffsmole 6 months ago
@staffsmole I always wondered if the puppet was named after Roland Ratzenberger. On wikipedia, it says the driver did make a guest appearance on the show, so he wouldn't have been named after him posthumously.
tomharding 6 months ago
@Georgeous129 ah that would explain it, i was wondering where the hell the bloke at 0.33 came from! lol
Phoenix1664 7 months ago
The race should never have been allowed to start after Ratzenberger's fatal crash
onewildcarl82 7 months ago
@onewildcarl82 Why wouldn't they race? In 1982, every car except Gilles Villeneuve's teammate raced the day after he died. They even finished that qualifying session knowing he was on the verge of death. There were no delays after deaths in practice of Revson, Rindt, or Cevert. The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans continued after 80 spectators were killed in a crash. It's just the way racing has always worked. They try to make it safe, but you just have to keep going.
gturner38 6 months ago 2
I speak spanish. Someone please write verbatim what Murray said. Thank you.
tanax1973 7 months ago
The wierd thing is, through this whole interview Murray doesnt actually say that Roland is dead!
Phoenix1664 7 months ago
@Phoenix1664 i know, around 35 seconds it skips from 'by the time it stopped' to 'because of his injuries'
Georgeous129 7 months ago 2
I feel sorry for Murray having to do this, not knowing what was to come. Glad he never had to doing again after that weekend.
Pete4000uk 7 months ago
@Pete4000uk nearly had to for Schi's crash at Silverstone back in 99. When you see the car plow in, you hear Murray moan as he remembered that weekend
Trek001 7 months ago
This gives me a hard on.
ewing1979 7 months ago
@ewing1979 Then you should seek professional help and quickly.
thehitchrules 7 months ago
an absolute joke that there were unprotected concrete barriers!! concrete walls, with no tyre protection!!
dukeofstradone 7 months ago
RIP... So sad!
terry362 7 months ago
RIP.
Imola 94 was a terrible weekend.
dronespace 7 months ago 3
Were the cars or track sabotaged that weekend or something? I'm being serious. Barrichello almost died the day earlier, and we all know what transpired on the Sunday.
godanselmo 7 months ago 2
@godanselmo in 1994 they had virtually no downforce because the F.I.A introduced a new rule and Schumacher even predicted a season of big crashes
MrSharnley009 7 months ago
This, for me, is the darkest weekend in racing history. Barichello's injury. Ratzenberger's death, Senna's death and the pitstop incident....Life is unduly harsh at times. We MUST carry on. We must spite mortality. If we die doing what we love and carry on that spitit, then none of us truly dies and for now, at least, death it cheated!
moonrockguy 8 months ago 5
@moonrockguy you forgot about the crash at the start involving JJ Lehto and the injuries of spectators caused by flying car parts...a terrible weekend indeed...
paddy080585 7 months ago
@paddy080585 And the mechanic carried away on a stretcher after being hit by a wheel. Blackest F1 weekend in history.
thehitchrules 7 months ago
RIP Senna and Ratzenberger. And thank God someone was watching over Rubens Barrichello. Massive respect to all F1 drivers!
mellyfanno1 8 months ago
It was a black weekend. accident after accident. R.I.P Roland and Ayrton
oneinamillion232 8 months ago
It's just right to not race in imola this years, It just brings back the memory of ayrton and roland. And we don't want to lose anymore F1 Drivers.
BonakiD24 8 months ago
it's so tragic... 2 deaths in 1 week!
OnTaeMinJongKey 8 months ago
@OnTaeMinJongKey 2 deaths 2 days
grenseel 7 months ago
IMO the race should have been canceled in honor of ratzenberger. This way people wouldn't forget him and senna would still be alive
NOXXism 8 months ago 4
Why were the words about his demise deleted?
KinetiK138 8 months ago
They found an Austrian flag in Artyon Senna's car after his crashed, He was planning to wave it in the air for Ratzenberger after the race
shanem365 8 months ago 189
RIP Roland
renator07 8 months ago
Martin Brundle has said that if he'd have known there was a pool of Ayrton's blood in the gravel trap, he would've got out of his car and never raced. Drivers can't be blamed for racing after such an event. The drivers will NEVER be forgotten. RIP Ayrton. RIP Roland. Much missed and always remembered
fraze1976 9 months ago
to Mossphenom... safer barriers wouldn't have saved Senna. The suspension snapped off and punctured his helmet. Roland died of a Basal Skull Fracture. You can see on the video clips that his head lolls too far forward and it's too "loose" when it moves back. From what i've read about Roland, he died at the track. Ayrton died in the hospital in Bologna. Looking back, the race should've been red-flagged and never run, but money talks in F1.
fraze1976 9 months ago
RIP Great Ratzemberger, you death is no less important than Senna's death
m598lmr 9 months ago 3
@m598lmr Well said.
oneinamillion232 9 months ago
RIP Ratzenberger. Exactly 17 years since the world has missed you.
immortalperser 9 months ago
imola 1994 was a terrible racing weekend i never seen before :(
robinsenna87 9 months ago
Yes, there is a rule, but they stood to lose millions so they ran the race. Bulls**t isn't it? Senna's crash should never have happened.
i read on a website that the FIA tried to make sure nothing was announced until they had left the circuit in the helicopter.
"the law applies to deaths inside the confines of the venue. Both men’s times of death are listed after they left the track"
paulrevere83 9 months ago
Wasn't there a rule "If a driver dies in any practice session, the race should be cancelled"?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
leo1fun 9 months ago
SAFER barriers are not needed in F1 these days, all newer racing cars in non-US areas (including Le Mans cars as used in the US too) now have multiple crumple zones and face tough crash testing to make sure they can absorb enough energy from a rigid wall crash to protect the driver. Look at Robert Kubica's rally crash, he got away with just leg and hand injuries.
mashy0001 10 months ago
@mashy0001 kubica is very very lucky to still be alive and the injuries are quite severe.
Regret696 9 months ago
R.I.P. Roland
VR46Nico 10 months ago
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gjs5897 11 months ago
RESPECT!!!! JUST RESPECT!!!!!
rayneralvarenga 1 year ago
I still find it so hard to believe Ayrton Senna was going to die the very following day. Once Ratzenberger died I thought that was going to be a sad one off, aftre which the show would go on statistically speaking with no more accidents to come.
The following day I couldn't believe my eyes.
220773 1 year ago
They're finally starting to address this by changing tracks to include large paved run-off areas. Sadly, I wish they'd quit straightening the corners and neutering the tracks and trying to tame the technology of the cars.
gotindrachenhart 1 year ago
Bare concrete walls in the trickiest part of the track! That's MEGA MEGA MEGA stupid!
immortalperser 1 year ago
@immortalperser I agree with you buddy, totaly stupid a concrete wall after the curves. I'm brazilian and I can tell you: my country stopped in the day of senna's die, and the TV here also makes a homenage to Roland Ratzenberger too. another brazilian pilot (Barrichello) almost die couple days before.
YBR 11 months ago
Tambureloo wasn't a place where drivers were supposed to go off, it's like blame the canadian track for the crash of Kubica in 2007, there was nothing that organizers could have done @YBR
mickyhunt 11 months ago
@YBR Yea, that weekend at Imola was probably the most tragic point in history of motor sports. It's very nice that the TV in Brazil keeps Senna and Ratzenberger alive in minds of people. Barichello's accident was really harsh too but luckily he survived.
immortalperser 11 months ago
If these cars were restricted to say 100mph the crashes would be much less severe, plus fit them with front and side airbags for driver protection and all barriers should be covered in rubber or foam ...
Draxindustries1 1 year ago
@Draxindustries1 Restrict them to 100mph? That's not racing lol That's like telling manchester united there only allowed to get 2 goals. And besides the cars are much safer now, they've grown substantially since Ratzenberger and Senna. They are designed to fall apart, while keeping the actual cockpit completely intact thus, protecting the driver and he is extremely snug in there to begin with which adds even greater protection. Concrete barriers are necessary to protect the audience.
mrpink188 1 year ago
@Draxindustries1 But then the sport would be as boring as shit. As Mark Webber proved (2010 European GP), you can flip these cars over backwards at 150+ MPH and still walk away with no more than a bruised ego.
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senna had austrian flag in his cockpit when he was driving next day, nobody knew it will be his last race as well. 2 greats lost in one race :(
MrJackbauer2911 1 year ago
senna had austrian flag in his cockpit when he was driving next day, nobody knew it will be his last race as well. 2 greats lost in one race :(
MrJackbauer2911 1 year ago
Everyone talks about Senna's death and forget that Ratzenberger died the day before... All drivers take a personal oath that they understand the ultimate risk is on the line. And it is for that, we should always remember those who have lost their lives in auto racing.
DieselBenz 1 year ago
@DieselBenz And Barrichello had a big accident after in the same sequence before Senna.
u2bMODERATOR 1 year ago
@DieselBenz yeah, but some of us will NEVER forget Ronald..he is in our hearts forever =)
piacs04 1 year ago
Murray Walker the top of the top !!
MrGILREED 1 year ago
R.IP. Roland Ratzenberger
NLR884evr 1 year ago
Roland Ratzenberger was forgotten because of Sennas death may the TWO. R.I.P
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YouthEnergy 1 year ago
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@bmwnasher Ratzenberger may have not recieved as much publicity, but he was NOT forgotten! Don't ever say that he was forgotten!
YouthEnergy 1 year ago
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kevatcrewe 6 months ago
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kevatcrewe 6 months ago
@bmwnasher 3 Names to remember two of which forgotten some times
Gilles Villeneuve
Roland Ratzenberger
Ayrton Senna May they rest in peace and enjoy pure racing
Icey909 5 months ago
@Icey909 i don't get why people don't remember Gilles at least :/ it's dreadful
MetallicaMichael94 4 months ago
this was before the major changes
shirfield 1 year ago
why were there concrete walls around that circuit after really fast straights, with no run off. were the circuit owners/ designers retarded
jimmyass 1 year ago
@jimmyass well even i can answer that.......yes, they were, and most still are
F1guitarfanatic927 1 year ago
Someone can explain me what happens at 0:33 with the chinese guy on the right...
RIP Ratzenberger.
jeanclaude780 1 year ago 3
@jeanclaude780 he moved to left side with the speed of light -.-
adnanbayern 1 year ago
@jeanclaude780 I saw that 2, have no idea other then the camera froze.
chubbz5150ify 1 year ago
@jeanclaude780
Scotty beamed him up! When they say F1 is on the cutting edge... that just proved it!
DieselBenz 1 year ago
I think they should have stopped the race after that. Appearantly one death wasn't enough and they ended up with two ...
VRvale46 1 year ago
There where no SAFER barriers in 1994 when this happened...at the time all they used was concrete walls....thats why senna and ratzenberger died
xXGuitarMasta7Xx 1 year ago
Senna carried an Austrian flag in his cockpit, to show respect to Roland after he had won Imola 94... Unfortunately, he never got to the finish line or got a chance to show that flag. Is just the sort of man Senna was, sad sad end to such wonderful life.
ventea 1 year ago
Ratzenberger died and rubens broke his neck in qualifying , the race at imola should have been canceled!!!!!!
mustang2k10 1 year ago
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@mustang2k10 " rubens broke his neck" no he didn't
SSTTSS85 1 year ago
@mustang2k10 Rubens did not break his neck- he suffered a broken arm, injuries to his face and a broken wrist.
MotorsportMonster 1 year ago
R.I.P Roland Ratzenberger xx
Analeigh999 1 year ago
The amount of harm that occurred that weekend is actually quite spooky... 2 drivers killed, 1 seriously injured, and spectators injured by flying debris.
newdecade 1 year ago
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Don't forget the injured Lotus and Ferrari mechanis
AstraJOM 1 year ago
Ratzenberger was killed due to tremendeus decelleration wich made his internall organs explode... The car had nothing to do with it,and all the parts that had to hold out - did hold...
7mbad 1 year ago
@7mbad He broke his neck. Internal organs don't explode
PassiveSmoking 1 year ago
F1's darkest hour.
Friday Practice: Barichello, nearly killed.
Saturday Qualifying: Ratzenberger, killed.
Sunday Race day; Senna, killed.
Requiescat in pace, both of you.
JimmythePyro 1 year ago 3
Because both Senna and Roland died in this circuit, Roland in the qualifying, Senna in the race. That was a really really terrible weekend in F1.
Tranzorr 1 year ago
Unfortunately they wouldn't expect Aryton to suffer the same fate tomorrow.
SymphonyOfDestruct99 1 year ago
The inconsistency of not be in placed tires and other measures of protection all over the circuit is conspicuously unacceptable... The world lost its greatest F1 Champion and a driver who was privileged and he had lots of skills, he offered many outstanding moments to the fans of the sport and yet, he still had more to offer, instead he has been lost, because the tires weren't there where they should be.
Apaleutos24 1 year ago
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Apaleutos24 1 year ago
@infantryofficer Where did I say that cars of that era weren't dangerous? Of course they were! I said the cars build SINCE that era have improved considerably.
And if you're going to bring nationalist retardedness into it, then Vietcong FTW
PassiveSmoking 1 year ago
@infantryofficer They're made of carbon fibre. And their design has advanced a tremendous amount since Imola as a direct result of these terrible accidents. F1 drivers today regularly walk (or at least limp) away from crashes just as bad or even worse than this one. Making glib comments helps nobody, especially ones that are demonstrably wrong.
PassiveSmoking 1 year ago
there should have been an imdiate review of the track, to sort out the concrete barriers, and if posible put tyres there, or put in temporary chicains for the weekend. It was done in Spa durring the 70s (i think) when the concrete barrier at the bottom of eau rouge was deemed unsafe, why on earth did the organisers not recognise the issue with short run offs and concrete barriers. sadly it always take an acident to prompt relevent saftey action to be taken.
jimmyass 1 year ago
One of the worst weekends in F1, so nearly 3 with the horiffic crash in friday practice by barrachello
jimmyass 1 year ago
The Imola 1994 race should not have been started to the memory of Roland.
If organisers respected Roland's death, they would not start the Sunday race and Ayrton would be with us now.
MultiTeoDesmo 1 year ago
@MultiTeoDesmo Makes no sense at all... Life must go on.
lotwyo 1 year ago
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The relevant Italian legislation stipulates that when a death takes place during a sporting event, it should be immediately halted and the area sealed off for examination
MultiTeoDesmo 1 year ago
My opinion is allso that taming the tracks was bad idea. Instead they should had done runoff areas better, like today we have. Old GP tracks just were more dificult, intresting and often faster. I bet that even drivers liked more old tracks. But then again F1 was way too dangerous and they had to do something to it. So in long terms Imola 94 wasnt invein by anymeans, after all we havent got even a single fatality since it in F1. Golden era of GP 1975-1996 . At least thats what i think.
MrSandman1982too 1 year ago
he raced one race... ONE RACE! =/
hanfblatt93 1 year ago
@hanfblatt93 I think that was the reason. Because he hadn't got enough experience and his muscles in the neck werent's strong enough to carry his head's weight. JJ had a slightly same kind of accident, but because he had driven since 89 he had strong enough muscles and had "just" a broken vertebra.
But this is just my own conclusion, I could be also be so wrong...
Canukki33 1 year ago
well also the fact the they both had car failures didnt help its widely belived rolands front wing broke a bit like kobiashyi in melbourne
hazzamfc22 1 year ago
Hi GTAstuntz, I'm brazilian and I never forgot Ratzenberge's death. Also all brazilian people.
lfonunes 1 year ago 3
We will also never forget both.
Ruhe in Frieden, Roland.
RIP Ayrton
Senna4ever
Greetings from Austria
Hasi1974 1 year ago 2
Senna's death largely overshadowed the weekend, i dont understand why many people forget about Ratzenberger's death... T_T
RIP to both. Respect..
GTAstuntz 1 year ago 74
Hi GTAstuntz, I'm brazilian and I never forgot Ratzenberge's death. Also all brazilian people.
lfonunes 1 year ago
We know. Thanks for your contribution, all we can hope for is for no more deaths to ever happen in F1 again.
Once again, RIP to all F1 drivers who sacrified their lives for their passion.
GTAstuntz 1 year ago
@GTAstuntz i guess because he didn't die on the racing day. back than i didn't even hear of it but the sunday i was watching the race live with 2 friends. 1st time i ever saw a live race. and i saw senna die that day.
if it would happen now, with let's say christian klien (God forbit) i would remember it.
Funkdogg 1 year ago
@GTAstuntz you right
vittel83 1 year ago
@GTAstuntz I think the biggest reason why Ratzenberger IS remembered is cause of Senna's death. Now he's always the other driver that died, otherwise eventually he would've been forgotten.
jeejo255 8 months ago
@jeejo255 Well said, it really annoys me that people say that Ratzenberger is forgotten.
noircluck 8 months ago
@GTAstuntz Don't forget about Barrichello's crash that nearly killed him.
shinhawk 8 months ago
the tracks not the problem as such its more the fact that senna run out of road (or had car failure depending what u think i think he run out of road ) and roland had a front wing failure now if shucmacer has a tire go at monaco comming out the tunnel hits another car and hits th catch fencing im betting hell be pretty lucky to walk away so are we saying we have to ban monaco no sad weekend the worst weekend in motorsport history no bodies fault although fuckking 2 minutes to get to senna comeon
hazzamfc22 1 year ago
@hazzamfc22 I think that something broke on his car, from slow motion replay etc. but when you see the way it hit the wall (one of the videos on you tube has it) the force of the impact was so great, and the concrete so damaged (again where was a safety barrier) that nobody could have survivied it. is Imola still on the tour, have they replaced/fixed thes barriers? Also i agree EMS response appalingly slow, 15-30 seconds max
usmctanks1 1 year ago
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LesCrapio 2 years ago
2 racers died at the same track same weekend and but hit a wall
megaalan101 2 years ago
@megaalan101 Barrichello also had a nasty crash that weekend that almost killed him, so it could very nearly have been worse. Thank goodness that didn't happen.
Droidparty 2 years ago
and glock fliped his car and knock him out
megaalan101 2 years ago
There were two other incidents during the race where fans and pit mechanics were hit by flying debris and a tyre respectively. San Marino 1994 is one of the sport's worst GPs.
kisbie 1 year ago
Yep, '94 San Marino (together with '60 Spa) was one of the blackest weekends in Formula 1 racing.
superd00d89 1 year ago
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auang 2 years ago
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fuck off senna died in an accident not by the sterring collum u dick they had black boxes in the car if he had died through faulty equipment due to italian law frank willams and co would have been tried for murder plus
hazzamfc22 2 years ago
Instead of taming the tracks, why not install SAFER barriers instead of concrete walls? The only reason Senna and Ratzenburger died is because they ploughed in to concrete at over a hundred miles an hour (a SAFER barrier would have prevented the wheel and suspension from shooting up and causing Senna his fatal head injuries). If it works for Cart/Indycar who achieve far higher speeds on ovals than F1 does on windy tracks, then it will work for F1. Restore the great tracks and use SAFER!
Mossphenom 2 years ago 59
Well that's the real problem. The Tamburello (corner where Senna died) has a river running about a meter behind the concrete wall. Because of environmental regulations (you aren't allowed to just delete a river), they couldn't push the wall back. Also, a tire barrier was not an option for the Tamburello as it would've been too close to the track.
superd00d89 1 year ago
@Mossphenom Yes, you are forgetting this was 1994- safety was slack then and it was only through these poor men's death that we have the safe F1 we have now.
Ideally, we would have rather have today's safety without their losses, but sadly we didn't. Mark Webber has Senna, Ratzenberger, Sid Watkins and Max Mosley to thank for his survival at Valencia, likewise Kubica at Canada. Those four people were instrumental in gaining today's F1 Safety.
manicstreetsaint 1 year ago
@Mossphenom That's only a part of the solution... but Senna would've died anyway, even if the tyre didn't hit him in the head. The reason is that he crashed his skull against the rear head support of the car, with loss of brain mass, so only with that injury he would've died anyway... It was his time, and we must accept it...
nickie2011 1 year ago
@Mossphenom remember this was during 1994 the safety technology was far away from today´s standards.
Gatotsu2009 10 months ago
shut up senna died from hitting a wall because he was pushing to beat schumacer ratenzburger died from front wing faliure causing to hit a wall at 190mph wacth these things b4 u comment
hazzamfc22 2 years ago
@hazzamfc22 senna died because his steering wheel disconnected from the steering gear, watch these things b4 u comment
makvarochapollo 2 years ago
on senna's last day...
hell5torm 2 years ago
Yep... he had only ~2 days left.
R.I.P. all the ones killed in F1
kynigh 2 years ago 3
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hmdwgf 2 years ago
These deaths are almost certainly a huge part of what kept Massa alive this season, and Kubica alive after his abysmal crash a couple of years ago. The comfort should be they died for and doing what they loved. RIP Senna & Ratzenberger
NeoCon2K7 2 years ago 8
agreed... they gave their lives to make the sport safer for futur drivers...
DunkleVollNuss 2 years ago
never thought about it that way but it is (in my opinion) one of the ultimate sacrifice's that someone can make to help save so many otheres lives by making it safer. may all the racers who have died doing what they loved to do weather it be for the sport , what they absolutely loved to do, or for us the fans, and have helped make it a safer sport rest in peace
justin0185 2 years ago
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F1 should never have raced at imola from 1989 onwards. the circuit was too fast, too dangerous and a catastrophe was bound to happen somewhere
hmdwgf 2 years ago
I don't agree with that. I mean Hockenheim (before they ruined it), Spa and Monza are/were far faster tracks... Senna's death was due to a shoddy and unsafe job done on the car, and I can't say I've ever seen Ratzenberger's crash because I'm aware it doesn't make for pleasent viewing. I think the real disaster was the time it took them to get paramedics on scene. It took 15 minutes for them to reach Senna, which is absolutely abysmal. Sadly it probably wouldn't have made any difference.
NeoCon2K7 2 years ago
Don't blame the paramedics. If your helmet -and so your head aswell- gets pierced by a suspension rod, it doesn't matter if the paramedics arrive within 20 seconds or 15 minutes.. you'll die anyway. The 1994 Imola track was just unsafe.
RIP Ratzenberger & Senna
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hmdwgf 2 years ago
health and safety was basically none exsistent back then not like now where they stay in a huge well protected cockpit..shame really..but the sad thing is due to sennas death all these safety laws came in shame these deaths happened and shame all these brave drivers died
R.I.P to every driver who died...
nortsoldier 2 years ago
@nortsoldier Safety wasn't as bad as you're making out at all, unless you're refering to the 1970's and early '80s.
elreywotsit 2 years ago
Come to think of what was yet to come...
Both Ratzenberger and Senna - R.I.P. from Poland
DePalmez 2 years ago 6
Justice after all the "team orders" he had to put up with, i think.........
TheLexyboy 2 years ago
why the fuck were there no tires protecting the concrete walls around the track?
dukeofstradone 2 years ago 79
because it was 1994, the health and safety laws we'rent too strict, so there were none. but after this and sennas crash the following day, safter became a lot more of an issue, so tires were brought in etc
kierangrunge 2 years ago 4