F1 hero - do they make them like this anymore?

This is terribly distressing to watch (apologies in advance to anyone offended)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j1j_oEx1DkY

Apparently the race continued with the car and occupant covered over.
There was even a muted podium 'ceremony'

Head bowed in silent contemplation...

it's not in my contract to cry at work.....

A brave and sad tribute - I'd never seen/heard of before.





....bloody music didn't help either.

I'd never seen it or heard about it before either. Very moving.

that just made me angry.. the way the marshals just stood there while his team-mate does all he can to save him. I'd heard of this incident before but never seen the footage.

**** like this makes me want to build a time machine.

wow. amazing & tragic.

doesn't happen kicking a pigs bladder around a field...

seen this a few weeks ago....very very sad, especially with the evanescence track....

There are quite a few movies on there of lost hero racing drivers. All very moving TBH.

That is an amazingly moving piece.
A truly heroic action by David Purley when the so called marshalls did so little.

Originally Posted by onlyz

doesn't happen kicking a pigs bladder around a field...

Is that a dig at football? Do you think there's never been any tragedies in a football ground? Do you think no footballer has ever died on a pitch?
Stick to the topic in hand please.

Originally Posted by zimm

that just made me angry.. the way the marshals just stood there while his team-mate does all he can to save him. I'd heard of this incident before but never seen the footage.

I totally agree, I would be screaming at them to get a move on, jesus ! and why did the other cars just keep driving by and not stop to help, rather than 'rubber necking' wheres the compassion for your fellow drivers!!