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Sunday after a short break returns Formula 1. After the last race in Miami won McLaren’s driver Oscar Piastra (24) and thus secured the first place in the driver’s standings, this weekend rides a race on the legendary track in Imola
To the Italians, who are big fans of formula and fairrari, this race represents one of the more important events. The great prize of Emilia Romagne, which is driving in Imola, one of the most famous Formula One trails, but that unfortunately remained remembered as a place of several horrific accidents. One of the biggest drivers of all time was killed on it.
Senna’s accident in which he lost his life
Ayrton Senna (34), a three -time world champion, lost control of a tambourine bend. The Brazilian was immediately transported to the hospital and later in a statement from Bologna’s Maggiore Hospital reported that he had died of the accident. Unfortunately that weekend May 1, 1994. With Senna, he was killed before and Roland Ratzenberger (33). Senna hit the death of an Austrian, but he still decided to perform a day later. The death of the triple champion has forever changed the rules in the sport. Fia has decided to improve driver and car safety standards to prevent further accidents with the worst outcome.
The great IMOLA Award remained remembered as the worst weekend in F1 history. Ratzenberger’s death was the first death in Formula 1 after being killed 12 years before him Riccardo Palletti (23) at the great award of Canada.
Piquet’s accident in 1987.
A few years before the most deadly weekend, on the same bend tamburello a horrible accident avoided Nelson Piquet (72). The Brazilian driver drove almost 300 km/h when he lost control of the car and ended up in the barricades by the track. Fortunately, Piquet had a brain earthquake and thus avoided an accident that could have a tragic ending.
The race for 14 years was not in the calendar
In August 2006, it was announced that the great prize of Imola would not be in the calendar for renovating the track for the coming year. The Tifos considered the race home, since the trail is 100 kilometers from the Ferrari center in Maranell. After the renovation ended in 2020, they returned Imola to the race calendar, and that year he won Lewis Hamilton (40) in Mercedes. In second place was Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas (35)and third place has won Daniel Ricciardo (35) in Redbull.
Great award changes the name
After returning to the calendar, the race got a new official name. It is no longer called San Marina’s grand prize, but it changes to the great award of Emilia Romagna.
