Formula 1 suffered a catastrophe in 1994 when the sport lost two drivers on the same race weekend. While the legendary Ayrton Senna took most of the spotlight, Roland Ratzenberger's legacy lives on through F1's safety innovations.
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The 33-year-old was finally given his chance after years of persistence, teaming with Brabham, the son of three-time world champion Jack. The remains of Roland Ratzenberger's car after his fatal crash during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola.The wing was lodged under the car lifting the front wheels, taking away Ratzenberger's ability to steer and most of his braking."Once we learnt what happened to Roland everybody obviously down the pit lane, not just us, were in a state of shock — and the whole world was when that news came out," Brabham said.
The team made the decision to race the following day, something Brabham said the team felt Roland would have wanted. "It did take time. Because it was a new experience it was difficult to know how to process it properly. I think it affected not just me, I think everyone on the grid. It affected a lot of junior drivers.
"There is always a silver lining, somewhere in a dark cloud, and the silver lining out of all of that was the safety change that went on," he said.
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