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Kaiser_Wull said:
Ronnie Peterson was indeed killed at the wheel of a Lotus 78, which was his 'T' car. There was a 79 'T' car available that weekend but I can't remember if it was also damaged before the race or if it was reserved for Ronnie's team-mate.
Ronnie was one of the most naturally talented and spectacular drivers in the history of F1. He should have won a world championship, as should Gilles Villeneuve and Stirling Moss.
Technicality maybe, but he had his accident in the 78, but died as a result of complications from surgery on his legs the next day in hospitalRonnie was one of the most naturally talented and spectacular drivers in the history of F1. He should have won a world championship, as should Gilles Villeneuve and Stirling Moss.
Had the accident been ion the UK or Germnay (for instance) I have no doubt he would have survived
JPS Lotus 79 - the most beautiful F1 ever built.
With regards to Ronnies's death in the Lotus 78 there were, if i re-call correctly, only three Lotus 79's at the Italian GP. Ronnie had one, which suffered from mechanical problems hence he qualified the type 78 in 5th place, & Mario had two - his race car & his T-car.
I seem to re-call that the T-car was set up for Mario & there wasnt enough time to change the pedals & the other settings before the start of the GP hence Ronnie started the race in the 78.
Sadly we will never know whether the accident would have occured if Ronnie has been in the 79 or whether he would have died in any other country.
The other 'tragedy' was th blame for the accident being placed, wrongly, on the shoulders of Riccardo Patrese. He didnt cause the accident event though he was involved to a degree. The accident was caused because the track got narrower towards the approach to the first corner, the field bunched up, Patrese & James Hunt touched & the rest, sadly, is history.
It was just a racing accident for which Patrese was wrongly pilloried by many in the F1 fraternity.
No matter what happened it was a tragic waste of great race driver.
With regards to Ronnies's death in the Lotus 78 there were, if i re-call correctly, only three Lotus 79's at the Italian GP. Ronnie had one, which suffered from mechanical problems hence he qualified the type 78 in 5th place, & Mario had two - his race car & his T-car.
I seem to re-call that the T-car was set up for Mario & there wasnt enough time to change the pedals & the other settings before the start of the GP hence Ronnie started the race in the 78.
Sadly we will never know whether the accident would have occured if Ronnie has been in the 79 or whether he would have died in any other country.
The other 'tragedy' was th blame for the accident being placed, wrongly, on the shoulders of Riccardo Patrese. He didnt cause the accident event though he was involved to a degree. The accident was caused because the track got narrower towards the approach to the first corner, the field bunched up, Patrese & James Hunt touched & the rest, sadly, is history.
It was just a racing accident for which Patrese was wrongly pilloried by many in the F1 fraternity.
No matter what happened it was a tragic waste of great race driver.
Now, all of my works laptop wallpapers have been sourced from either here:
Cool Aircraft Pics
Or here:
Cool Motorsport Pics
But that CSL one is being used from Monday onwards
Cool Aircraft Pics
Or here:
Cool Motorsport Pics
But that CSL one is being used from Monday onwards
fatboy69 said:
JPS Lotus 79 - the most beautiful F1 ever built.
The other 'tragedy' was th blame for the accident being placed, wrongly, on the shoulders of Riccardo Patrese. He didnt cause the accident event though he was involved to a degree. The accident was caused because the track got narrower towards the approach to the first corner, the field bunched up, Patrese & James Hunt touched & the rest, sadly, is history.
It was just a racing accident for which Patrese was wrongly pilloried by many in the F1 fraternity.
No matter what happened it was a tragic waste of great race driver.
Hard to disagree re. the Lotus 79 - in JPS colours, that is. It didn't look quite so sharp in the green colour scheme adopted for 1979, though. The Lotus 97T was also a pretty car IMO.The other 'tragedy' was th blame for the accident being placed, wrongly, on the shoulders of Riccardo Patrese. He didnt cause the accident event though he was involved to a degree. The accident was caused because the track got narrower towards the approach to the first corner, the field bunched up, Patrese & James Hunt touched & the rest, sadly, is history.
It was just a racing accident for which Patrese was wrongly pilloried by many in the F1 fraternity.
No matter what happened it was a tragic waste of great race driver.
Can't argue re. Patrese, either. It must have been hard for the bloke at the time. Fortunately, people's views of that accident and Patrese changed over time - though James Hunt always seemed to give him a hard time when he was commentating on F1.
freedman said:
Technicality maybe, but he had his accident in the 78, but died as a result of complications from surgery on his legs the next day in hospital
Had the accident been ion the UK or Germnay (for instance) I have no doubt he would have survived
The operation on Ronnie's legs was initially thought to have been a complete success. However, bone marrow seeped into his bloodstream and formed embolisms, which resulted in his death. It's hard to say, not being a medic, whether that was wholly avoidable or not with the surgical tools and procedures in use in 1978. Had the accident been ion the UK or Germnay (for instance) I have no doubt he would have survived
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