Tom Walkinshaw passes away

[markabilly]

As I remember Hill did have an offer on the table from Eddie Jordan but instead was persuaded by new Arrows owner Tom Walkinshaw to drive for his team for the 1997 season.

i think that be right...everyone knows contracts are rock solid and air tight, except when the owner decides otherwise.....

anyway RIP>>>>>>>

60 is a youngster age as far as I am concerned

[wedge]

I think enough people have paid their respects and I see no problem discussing other aspects of his career seeing as this thread is a few days older. I had just witnessed threads getting out of hand on other forums within hours of his death being announced, and people were getting quite disrespectful and mocking others who were genuinely upset by his passing.

You wouldn't expect Hitler or Pol Pot to have glowing tribute so its only fair that a divisive person like TW people will have mixed feelings about him. It'll be the same when someone like Margaret Thatcher dies.

I suppose different people grieve in different ways. I had a relative die a couple of weeks ago from cancer as well. I wasn't at least surprised by the bad stories flung around in a hospital waiting room.

[steveaki13]

RIP

Very Sad.

I didn't know much of his career outside F1, but in the 17 or 18 years I have watched F1 I always thought he seemed like a nice guy.

I used to love Arrows. I miss them as we shall all miss Tom.

[Bolton Midnight]

You wouldn't expect Hitler or Pol Pot to have glowing tribute so its only fair that a divisive person like TW people will have mixed feelings about him. It'll be the same when someone like Margaret Thatcher dies.

Hardly like for like, 2 mass murderers, a great driver and team boss / entrepreneur and the best PM the UK has ever had.

Anyroad, stuffing the Aussies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2j6yqZg0Q

[wedge]

Hardly like for like, 2 mass murderers, a great driver and team boss / entrepreneur and the best PM the UK has ever had.

Anyroad, stuffing the Aussies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2j6yqZg0Q

Was this not cold-blooded?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewben..._has_died.html

At a sportscar race once, he sought out a journalist to whose reporting he had taken exception, dragged him across the pit lane and hung him over the pit wall as cars passed by at nearly 200mph while he verbally harangued him.

[Bolton Midnight]

And you think that is comparable to Hitler and Pol Pot FFS?

[BDunnell]

And you think that is comparable to Hitler and Pol Pot FFS?

Er... that was not what was suggested. Try re-reading the post in question.

[Bolton Midnight]

You should watch the film "Downfall".... Hitler used to get quite angry over the dinner table..

So does my 3 year old daughter but AFAIK she has not committed mass murder either...........