日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

left corner left corner
China Daily Website

F1 doctor who tended to Senna, dies

Updated: 2012-09-13 10:29
( Agencies)

LONDON - Professor Sid Watkins, the Formula One doctor who tended to ?Ayrton Senna after his fatal crash at Imola in 1994 and who saved the lives of countless others through his work on safety, has died at the age of 84.

As word spread around Formula One of his death late on Wednesday, confirmed by a source close to the family, tributes poured in from drivers and all whose lives were touched by the wise-cracking neurosurgeon with a love of cigars and whisky.

They included Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, who suffered a huge crash on the same San Marino Grand Prix weekend that claimed the lives of Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger.

"It was Sid Watkins that saved my life in Imola 94. great guy to be with, always happy...tks for everything u have done for us drivers. RIP," Barrichello said on Twitter to 1.7 million followers.

"RIP Prof. Sid Watkins. Sad news for us who stay behind," said Senna's nephew Bruno, who now races for the same Williams team that triple champion Ayrton was with when he crashed on a sunny afternoon in May 1, 1994.

Senna remains the last driver fatality in a Formula One race and much of the credit for the survival of others can be laid at the door of Watkins, known simply as 'Prof' by paddock regulars and 'Sid' by closer friends.

Northern Ireland's Martin Donnelly, Finland's double champion Mika Hakkinen, Austrian Gerhard Berger and F1 team founder Frank Williams all owed much to his quick response and care after life-threatening accidents.

Triple champions Jackie Stewart, another safety pioneer before Watkins came along, and Austria's Niki Lauda counted him as a friend.

"Today the world of motor racing lost one of it's true greats," said McLaren chairman and former team principal Ron Dennis, whose cars took Senna to all of his titles, in a statement.

"No he wasn't a driver. No he wasn't an engineer. No, he wasn't a designer. He was a doctor and it's probably fair to say that he did more than anyone, over many years, to make Formula One as safe as it is today.

"Many drivers and ex-drivers owe their lives to his careful and expert work, which resulted in the massive advances in safety levels that today's drivers possibly take for granted."

Watkins was brought in to the sport by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in 1978, shortly before the death of Swedish great Ronnie Peterson at Monza in September of that year. ? ?

The Briton worked closely with former International Automobile Federation head Max Mosley to improve track and car safety, stepping down as medical officer only in 2004 but continuing to play a role at the governing body as first president of its foundation.

In his book 'Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One" Watkins wrote of Senna's final days and how distraught the Brazilian was at Ratzenberger's death in qualifying.

Advising Senna not to race, he added: "In fact, why don't you give it up altogether? What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing".

Senna's reply, the last words he spoke to Watkins, was simple: "Sid, there are certain things over which we have no control. I cannot quit, I have to go on."

 
 
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久这里有 | 国产男女精品 | 精品久久毛片 | 波多野结衣一区二区三区在线 | 色综合天天综合网国产成人网 | 欧美大片免费 | 在线国产一区二区 | 18女人毛片 | 欧美视频中文字幕 | 91伊人| 欧美亚洲综合在线 | 亚洲欧美视频在线观看 | 羞羞av | 91最新在线视频 | 亚洲永久免费视频 | www日本视频 | 九色视频在线播放 | 黄色大片网站在线观看 | 日韩视频久久 | 欧洲做受高潮欧美裸体艺术 | 亚洲影视一区 | 日本黄色动态图 | 婷婷丁香激情五月 | 亚洲精品一区二区三区在线播放 | 国产动态图 | 蜜臀av一区二区三区有限公司 | 亚洲不卡在线播放 | 色屁屁在线 | 国产探花视频在线观看 | 夜夜春夜爽 | 深夜成人在线观看 | 欧美日韩一区在线 | 在线免费a视频 | 成人久久久精品乱码一区二区三区 | 黄色一级大片在线免费看国产一 | 亚洲福利在线视频 | 特级西西人体444www高清大胆 | 99久久久精品免费观看国产 | 精品视频一区二区三区在线观看 | 中文字幕av久久爽一区 | 天堂网avtt |