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Roland Ratzenberger – In Memoriam

May 1st 1994 will forever be remembered for the untimely death of Ayrton Senna at the Imola race track. That weekend was also marked by that Friday's near fatal accident of Rubens Barrichello. Then in Saturday qualifying came the death of Austrian Roland Ratzenberger – the first F1 weekend death for 12 years. Although Roland’s name is synonymous with the trio of events culminating with the death of the sport’s most talismanic driver, his racing and F1 achievements are otherwise largely forgotten. Thousands attended Senna’s funeral – the world watched as a nation mourned. The day after, on May 6th 1994, a mere 250 attended the service for Roland Ratzenberger before his...
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