race_director
13th June 2010, 04:31
Chris Mays died last week. His name probably doesn’t mean much to you, but he was in the pit crew at Williams and more recently Honda. He had an accident a few years ago on a motorbike in Thailand and was in a vegetative state ever since.
But the story of how the F1 community rallied round for him and his family at the time of his accident is a good example of the human side of the sport.
The drivers were very generous; most of them donated a signed item of memorabilia to raise funds. Michael Schumacher gave a set of signed Ferrari overalls which raised £21,000, many gave helmets, race boots and overalls and in total the drivers gear raised £70,000.
Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Mechanics Trust, of which I am a trustee, helped to repatriate him and set him up in care, a total spend of around £40,000.
The money gave him a high quality of care and will provide for his children for the future.
Chris’ funeral will take place on Wednesday.
RIP Chris Mays
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/06/the-human-side-of-formula-1/
But the story of how the F1 community rallied round for him and his family at the time of his accident is a good example of the human side of the sport.
The drivers were very generous; most of them donated a signed item of memorabilia to raise funds. Michael Schumacher gave a set of signed Ferrari overalls which raised £21,000, many gave helmets, race boots and overalls and in total the drivers gear raised £70,000.
Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Mechanics Trust, of which I am a trustee, helped to repatriate him and set him up in care, a total spend of around £40,000.
The money gave him a high quality of care and will provide for his children for the future.
Chris’ funeral will take place on Wednesday.
RIP Chris Mays
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/06/the-human-side-of-formula-1/