Twenty years ago

[el_dazza]

The most horrifying weekend of Formula One racing took place. The events of that weekend are something we all hope will never be seen again.

Of course, the entire weekend will never be forgotten for the death of Ayrton Senna, arguably the greatest talent to ever sit in a Formula One car but we must never forget that a young Austrian talent in Roland Ratzenberger lost his life in an equally violent crash.

Seeing footage of that weekend still chokes me to tears now. I can't watch the accident that killed Senna. I was too young to really understand in 1994, and only really learned of Senna when I started watching F1 in 1996. We shall never forget them.

65 poles.
41 wins.
19 fastest laps.
3 world championships.
One legacy.

Rest in peace Ayrton and Roland.

 

[el_dazza]

I know that, but when someone dies in their 30's, then that's still very young to have lost their life. That's what I meant.

You have to have some level of talent to be allowed in an F1 car (unless you're called Yuji Ide) and he didn't do badly at all until that weekend.