Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Roland Walter Ratzenberger (German: [ˈroːlant ˈratsn̩bɛrɡɐ]; 4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in 1994. Born and raised in Salzburg , Ratzenberger began his racing career as a protégé of Walter Lechner , joining the Lechner Racing School at the Salzburgring ...
Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger and Brazilian three-time world champion Ayrton Senna lost their lives in separate accidents during the event. In addition to the two fatalities, other incidents saw injuries to driver Rubens Barrichello plus several mechanics and spectators.
Following the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola on consecutive days in 1994, no driver died during world championship events for more than 20 years until Jules Bianchi's death in 2015, from injuries sustained during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. [11]
The next day, in qualifying, Simtek driver Roland Ratzenberger crashed at the Villeneuve Corner after his front wing, which he damaged on his first qualifying lap, broke off and Ratzenberger, unable to steer the car into the corner, crashed almost head on into a retaining wall close to the track at nearly 195 mph, suffered a basilar skull ...
1994 was one of the most tragic and controversial seasons in the sport's history. The San Marino Grand Prix saw the deaths of Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger and Brazilian three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, while a number of other incidents throughout the season resulted in injuries to drivers, mechanics, spectators and a track marshal ...
The chin injury may appear minor, often just a small abrasion or laceration. [ 6 ] Ring fracture: This type separates the rim of the foramen magnum , the outlet at the base of the skull through which the brain stem exits and becomes the spinal cord, from the rest of the skull base.
Roland Ratzenberger was killed after colliding with a concrete wall at the Villeneuve Curve. The picture is from earlier the same day. In the afternoon, the second qualifying session began. 18 minutes into the session, Simtek's Roland Ratzenberger struck the concrete wall on the outside of the Villeneuve curve at 314 km/h (195 mph). [17]
Roland Ratzenberger started in Formula One with Simtek in 1994. [10] He was qualifying for the third race of the season at Imola when a front wing failure caused by a previous off-track excursion threw him off the circuit at over 300 kmh. He hit the wall with such an impact that his neck was broken.