#Roland Ratzenberger
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It always strikes me as odd, especially now with all of the teams specifically posting in memory of Ayrton Senna, how everyone is content to forget about Roland Ratzenberger who passed away due to a crash in qualifying just the day prior.
Senna would not have wanted this.
Thank you to Sebastian Vettel and everyone else participating in today’s tribute for remembering Roland too … a lot of social media admins have a thing or two to learn from that.
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"you came"
"you called"
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Tomorrow all will be full of Senna’s face and we will remember his history and the legend he was. But we always forget to talk about Roland Ratzenberger, we have to remind that it is his 30 anniversary too.
He was not able to perform that historical races and it is obvious that he is not going to be so well remembered as other drivers are. But I think it is our duty to just dedicate some words for him.
At this point we have a really good documentaries from Roland and I would recommend to every classic F1 fan dedicating some time for watching them. We have to remember the man he was and how devoted he was to motoracing since his childhood. He was not lucky, and at the moment he arrived to the Formula 1 he left us.
At least, we are able to remember Roland by histories and memories that we have found through all these years. And although we have not been able to see his performance in F1, I am sure that everyone reminds him as the man with that charming smile that we lost in that awful weekend for motorsport.❤️
#a little tribute for this driver#it is not fair the way some lost drivers are being forgotten while others have become legends#roland ratzenberger#classic f1#formula 1#f1 1990s
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It seems like Logan is finally comfy at the paddock
Also kudos to Seb 💕 I love his little run to stand between Logan and Nico
#f1#haas f1 team#logan sargeant#formula one#williams racing#alexander albon#sebastian vettel#nico hulkenberg#ayrton senna#roland ratzenberger#imola gp 2024
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this. this is all that matters.
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Sebastian Vettel driving Senna's MP4/8 for the tribute to Aryton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger who died 30 years ago at Imola.
My emotions just exploded when Seb showed the Brazilian and Austrian flags. Thinking that 30 years ago Senna also brought an Austrian flag with him to show his mourning for Roland Ratzenberger who died from the other accident the day before, but his life faded away before he had the chance to do so. 30 years later, Seb made it for his childhood hero.
Danke, Seb!
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Some facts and stories about Roland Ratzenberger
• When he was seven years old his grandmother took him to a local hill climb race at Gaisberg.
• His first word was 'car'
• He was nine years old when year the family home the Salzburg ring opened. He was get through the gates to go watch the cars drive.
• He had a poster of Jochen Rindt on his wall as a kid.
• When he started karting at sixteen years old he had to get a secondary job at a bakery to fund it.
• In the winter of 1991 he married the former partner of another driver, becoming the stepfather of her son, however they were divorced in early 1992.
• While in the UK, he briefly gained some fame for having a similar name to the TV puppet 'Roland Rat'. ITV invited film to film a segment with the puppet for national breakfast television. He raced against the rat (who was in a car dubbed 'Ratmobile') the Rat Puppet ended up winning the race down to cheating.
• F1 author David Tremayne son's who was three years old insisted on calling Roland Ratzenburg-and-chips-and-beans to his face. Roland found it hilarious and became that young boy's hero.
• Described as 'gentle, always unfailingly polite, tall, good-looking, and with a ready smile'
• Journalist Adam Cooper went out drinking with Roland in Japan and at the end of the night they had decided he should come stay in Japan for a year or two to cover the local racing scene. When he turned up and realised the hotel was more expensive than he had planned Roland let him stay in the spare twin bed he had in his room. He was happy to have company.
• One of his unusual goals was to try to enjoy female company in the team motorhome between stints in 24 hour races. Adam Cooper reccounts ' I think the last time we discussed it he’d managed the feat twice at Le Mans, and once at the Nurburgring.'
• One time he used his deep Austrain accent to record a Terminator style 'I'll be back' answer machine message for rival Jeff Krosnoff
• He kept a black book full of 'ladies' numbers
• One time his friend Anthony Reid had an accident in a F3000 race, and had a lot of blood streaming down his face. Roland had to take charge of the scene as the marshals freaked out. He made sure his journalist friend wrote about the shortcomings of safety in a Japanese magazine afterwards.
• At a Formula Ford festival his team either ran out of funds or walked out and Roland was left with just his car and a toolbox. Because he was so well liked mechanics and personnel from other teams helped him prepare his car. He won that festival.
• On one occasion, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ratzenberger entered a nightclub. There was a confrontation between Frentzen and another guy which saw a knife pulled on either Frentzen or a random female bystander. Either way, Ratzenberger selflessly stepped in and wrestled the knife away from the man.
• A documentary has been put out on YouTube about Roland by Levay film production, detailing all about his life. A recommended watch.
• Bernie Ecclestone personally delivered the confirmation of Ratzenburg's death to the Simtek team
• Ayton Senna commandeered an offical car to hurry to the medical center where he learnt of Roland's fate from his friend, Dr Sid Watkins
• Only five drivers attended his funeral
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seb’s speech yesterday after the run in honour of senna and ratzenberger 💛💚❤️
📸: f1 on ig
#formula 1#f1#sebastian vettel#formula one#sv5#vettel#imola#imola gp#imola gp 2024#emilia romagna gp 2024#ayrton senna#senna#roland ratzenberger#ratzenberger
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That Sunday, Ayrton had an Austrian flag with him in his car. He wanted to honor Roland. And he never got the chance.
30 years later, Sebastian Vettel finally waved both the Brazilian and Austrian flags for him.
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Sebastian Vettel - Imola Grand Prix 2024 🇮🇹
Driving Ayrton Senna’s 1993 McLaren 🏎️ 🇧🇷🇦🇹
#so emotional#never forgotten#sebastian vettel#ayrton senna#roland ratzenberger#imola gp 2024#formula 1
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— Paying tribute 🇧🇷❤️🇦🇹
#fernando alonso#lance stroll#esteban ocon#ayrton senna#roland ratzenberger#imola gp#i love this thing seb put together for everyone 🥹💚
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Max is actually wearing a pin in his honour.
Max was wearing a pin and it seems like Sebastian got wristbands for everyone who participated in the run! It’s really lovely to see Roland Ratzenberger being remembered ❤️
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So... Seems like a lot of drivers didn't put on the pin remembering Roland Ratzenberger...
Why are they not facing the same abuse that Max is facing over not wearing the Senna shirt?
Are you telling me that we value one driver's life more than the other?
Or are you telling me that everyone's just being nasty little hypocrites?
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#oh sebastian vettel the man that you are#sebastian vettel#ayrton senna#roland ratzenberger#f1#formula 1#imola 2024
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f1 Senna Sempre ❤️🇧🇷
#forever#forever senna#formula 1#formula one#formula racing#motor racing#f1#aryton senna#for senna#ayrton senna#sebastian vettel#seb vettel#vettel5#sv5#roland ratzenberger#ratzenberger#senna tribute#mclaren#senna sempre#senna#senna and ratzenberger tribute#imola 2024#imola gp 2024#imola grand prix 2024
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All the tribute organized for Senna and Ratzenberger made me so emotional, it's just heartwarming to see all the drivers, staff and fans united for one cause, just distributing love during a moment of peace in the chaos
As a brazilian, Ayrton is so much more then only a successful driver… it's hard to put into words, because he's not only a national hero, he's almost an entity, admired and loved by everyone. His presence/history continues to impact every person in this country even though 30 years has already passed since his tragic end. Having the opportunity to see an important part of him coming back to life is a soul crushing experience in a good nostalgic way, specially when we look into all the respect and pure admiration putted into this event, so thank you <3
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