April 25, 2004
Memories Of Senna
In San Marino, Michael Schumacher won for the fourth straight time on the Formula One circuit, this time in San Marino. 10 years ago, Schumacher also won at Imola, but that's not what F1 fans remember from that day in 1994. Steve MacLaughlin takes us back:
The first sign of trouble at Imola was during Friday practice when Jordan's Rubens Barrichello had a very heavy crash at the Variante Bassa chicane. Barrichello's car was thrown against the tire wall and fencing at 140mph knocking the young Brazilian unconscious and he swallowed his own tongue. A quick response from the FIA's trackside doctor Professor Sid Watkins saved Barrichello's life. Barrichello would later recount that Senna was the first face he saw in the medical center after regaining consciousness. "He had tears in his eyes. I had never seen that with Ayrton before. I just had the impression he felt as if my accident was like one of his own," recalls Barrichello.
There would be more tears before the weekend was over.
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