redbulljack14 wrote:Belgium - Undecided
Italy - Damon Hill - Causing another collision between the two
For Belgium 1995 - I'd say Mika Hakkinen for spinning out from IIRC 3rd position on the 2nd lap at La Source. Only then to compound his error by stalling his car. If it wasn't for that, I always though Mika would have had a good shot at winning that race.
For Italy 1995 - I'd say DC purely for his spin on the formation lap at the exit of Ascari Chicane.
Barbazza wrote:1986 French GP - The marshals, for providing a Jacques Tati style farce while attempting (although that's giving them too much credit) to put out the fire in Philippe Streiff's Tyrrell. Bonus points for the fire truck driving the wrong way down the pitlane to 'help'.
Oh, I wish there was video of this available, it is unbelievable really.
I salute your thinking Sir & I believe this incident is shown on the 1986 FIA season review video (although I also couldn't find a link to it on the internet if thats what you meant).
IIRC there also was a similar farce during free practice at the 1986 Austrian GP. When one of the Brabham (Patrese’s car I think) burst into flames, as they regularly did that year. It seemed at the marshal post where Patrese parked up, there was a fire extinguisher…but no marshal!!!
Again this is shown in the 1986 FIA season review video, where it appears that a marshal has to run halfway down the straight to get to the extinguisher & put out the fire.
Remember this was all around the time when Elio De Anglis had his tragic accident & as Wiki states…
“The impact itself did not kill de Angelis but he was unable to extract himself from the car unassisted. The situation was exacerbated by the lack of track marshals on the circuit who could have provided him with emergency assistance. A 30 minute delay ensued before a helicopter arrived and De Angelis died 29 hours later, at the hospital in Marseille where he had been taken, from smoke inhalation. His actual crash impact injuries were only a broken collar bone and light burns on his back.”
Not to mention the tragic accident that befell Henri Toivonen in rallying also around that time.
On a lighter note, regarding dodgey Marshalling. I think it was at Spa 1987, Berger's Ferrari packed up around the circuit & when one of the marshall's tries pushing the car off the track, he falls over not once but twice in comedy fashion! Clearly he had one too many Stella's me thinks. Again I couldn't a viedo of it on the internet, but i believe it is shown on the FIA season review video.
East Londoner wrote:I need help for ROTRs in Brazil, Austria, Germany, Belgium or Malaysia that year...
For Brazil 1999 – I’d say Jean Alesi, for storming through the field brilliantly only to stall his engine during his pitstop & undo all of his good work. As Martin Brundle stated during the ITV commentary “that tells you everything you need to know about Alesi”.
Austria 1999 – Surely got to be DC for crashing into his team mate Hakkinen & then failing to win the race afterwards in the fastest car?
Germany 1999 – I hate to say this as I am a massive fan of his…which was incrediably frustrating in 1999, but got to be Alesi again. IIRC he got outqualified by a Minardi & was simply nowhere in the race. Alternative could also be Hill, since he retired a perfectly heathly car. However he seemed to do this during most races in the second half of 1999.
Belgium 1999 – BAR drivers for there crashes in quail perhaps?
Malaysia – Tough one. I am tempted to say Eddie Irvine for needing M Schumi to slow down just so many times. To allow him to win the race. But maybe Ferrari for initially admitting they broke the rules re; the barge board. Only to argue, a week or so later in a court of appeal, that they were within an ‘allowable Torrance’. Similarly the FIA could also be considered the ROTR for that incident.
A couple of other past ROTR's I can think of the top of my head;
Dutch GP 1985 – the organisers for allowing a pace car onto the track, during the middle of a GP for no apparent reason?
Belgium GP 1981 – Again the organisers for the general chaos of the start. Especially allowing the start to happen when a mechanic (Dave Luckett) was attending to one of the arrows cars on the grid.
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(Tony Jardine, 1988)
