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9th June 2013, 23:50 #1
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Marshall at Canadian GP killed by accident with a crane
Marco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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10th June 2013, 00:38 #2
Regrettably it's now confirmed he's died, the first fatality during a F1 event since the Australian GP in 2001.
"Unfortunately, the doctors in the trauma room noticed immediately that he had died,” said Josée Michelle-Simard, a Sacré-Coeur spokesperson.
That's an awfully weird turn-of-phrase...2nd place in the big quizz challenge!
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10th June 2013, 00:43 #3
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Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
Can one of the mods change the title of this thread to reflect the update? Thanks.
His identity still hasn't been released, but when it does I hope people will be pleasant towards his family and respect their privacy. RIPMarco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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10th June 2013, 00:52 #4
That is absolutely terrible news.
RIP to the Marshall.
And condolences to him family.
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10th June 2013, 00:53 #5
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i recall one of the british commentators saying something like "having the crane out there is more dangerous than just leaving the car". Sadly prophetic.
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10th June 2013, 02:30 #6
Awful. Condolences to his family.
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10th June 2013, 04:59 #7
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yeah it was martin brundle. was that for that car though or the one near the end of the race, a caterham? Very sad. Condolences to his family.
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10th June 2013, 04:59 #8
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Maybe it's time to find a sort of organization for the marshalls? It's done great things for the drivers to have an organization, and the marshalls are under a lot of pressure in dangerous situations as well.
It's sad to see that with years of no drivers deaths, it's a support worker that loses his life this time.
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10th June 2013, 05:06 #9
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Yep, Brundle said it about the very same car and crane. Chilling.
Does anyone know whether this occurred during the race or after?I am anaspeptic, pharismotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such pericombobulation.
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10th June 2013, 05:09 #10
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Airshifter, including the Monza 2000 marshall this is the third marshall death I can recall in my 15-odd years of watching F1. It certainly does seem like the marshals are more at risk than the drivers.
I am anaspeptic, pharismotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such pericombobulation.
Variety. With 4-5 tarmac rallies in calendar, it's good to have some successor to circuit-like Catalunya. Rally wasn't super interesting but wasn't that bad either, I liked saturday stages more....
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