04-28-2014, 12:07 AM
(04-27-2014, 11:08 PM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: Not really related other than racing in general, but did anyone else catch the Velocity Channel special on Senna? It was REALLY good, if it comes on again I highly recommend it.
Recorded it last night. Senna was another great talent. What a shame his life ended so tragically. F1 was a truly dangerous sport back then. I was at Watkins Glen in '73 when Cevert was killed during practice. This became Jackie Stewart's last entry in a F1 as Tyrell withdrew the team after Cevert's crash and Stewart never raced again. I had a pit roof seat right over Graham Hill's pit for that race and got a picture of the Tyrell crew strapping Cevert into his car at the start of his fatal practice session. All the celebration and usual joy of the event was crushed by this tragedy. That evening, in Cevert's honor, the French National Anthem was played to a silent crowd of bowed heads and tear stained faces. I'll never forget that evening.