Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 18
SAFETY BECOMES
PRIORITY
"Because in a spl it second,
it 's gone" - Ayr t on Senna
TOP
The l ast deat h on a For mul a 1
r ace was mor e t han 10 year s
ago, when i n 1982, Gi l l es
Vi l l eneuve di ed dur i ng t he
Bel gi an Gr an Pr i x's qual i f yi ng
sessi on.
Suddenl y,
deepl y
shocked peopl e r ecogni zed
agai n, t hat mot or r aci ng i s
st i l l danger ous, t wo deat hs at
one weekend t r i gger ed a
compl et el y new di r ect i on i n
r egul at i ons and i mmedi at e
changes f or t he r emai ni ng
r aces i n t he 1994 season. To
r educe t he speed of t he car s
and t her ef or e i ncr ease saf et y
FI A added chi canes t o sever al
ci r cui t s: Mont r éal , Bar cel ona,
Spa (yes t o t he Eau Rouge) j ust
t o ment i on a f ew).