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Watkins retires from F1

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  1. fluque

    fluque Formula 3

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    fluque, Dec 8, 2011
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  2. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro F1 Rookie

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    Weird, I thought he retired shortly after Senna.
     
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  3. fluque

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    He's been in F1 forever. It was very emotional when Watkins talked about Senna's accident in the the film.
     
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    He's a giant. Countless lives have been saved due to his expertise and demands for improvements in safety. Mika is still with us due to Sid and Sid alone. Amazed that Bernie or the powers at the time didn't hire him on until '78, he was involved with racing well before and actually was the track doctor at suitably appropriate Watkins Glen during his tenure at an American hospital.
     
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    His comments in the film were almost word for word from his book. His affection for Senna was very real. His leaving F1 will be a big loss. His accomplishments in safety for the sport is something every driver should be grateful for.
     
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    Irreplaceable. A loss to the sport.
     
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    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Steve Olvey would be a good replacement.
     
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    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Such a shame but he did fantastic. A well earned retirement. He'll be greatly missed from the sport!
     
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    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    +1 One of the true good guys.

    From his wiki entry;

    It also mentions the disaster that befell Ronnie at Monza in '78, but I'd rather not relive that one. Suffice to say;

    Thanks for your service and enjoy your retirement dude!

    Cheers,
    Ian
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Watkins
     
    Fast_ian, Dec 9, 2011
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    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    A sad loss to F1 :(
     
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    Hopefully his replacement is just as good
     
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  12. fluque

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    I'm surprised Professor Watkins made it that long. He's 83 years old, even older than Bernie! Sid Watkins is/was an institution in F1.
     
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