Max Mosley and Roland Ratzenberger

Max Mosley and Roland Ratzenberger#301842

By NocturnalTendencies - 01 May 12, 08:02

- 01 May 12, 08:02#301842

This is common knowledge but still, a cool thing he did back in the day.

FIA President Max Mosley attended the funeral of Ratzenberger, despite the overwhelming attention on Senna's funeral, both in the world of motorsport and worldwide. In a press conference ten years later Mosley said, "'Roland had been forgotten. So I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Ratzenberger

Cheers

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Re: Max Mosley and Roland Ratzenberger#301866

By andrew - 01 May 12, 16:58

- 01 May 12, 16:58#301866

The one decent thing that Mosely did. It still saddens me that Ratzenberger's death is often an after-thought or is forgotten altogether.

Re: Max Mosley and Roland Ratzenberger#301871

By Jabberwocky - 01 May 12, 18:38

- 01 May 12, 18:38#301871

andrew wrote:The one decent thing that Mosely did. It still saddens me that Ratzenberger's death is often an after-thought or is forgotten altogether.

well said

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: Max Mosley and Roland Ratzenberger#301903

By LewEngBridewell - 01 May 12, 21:42

- 01 May 12, 21:42#301903

Jabberwocky wrote:
andrew wrote:The one decent thing that Mosely did. It still saddens me that Ratzenberger's death is often an after-thought or is forgotten altogether.
well said

Yep. Couldn't believe nobody seemed to remember Roland's death on this forum on the last day of April. Hence why I revived that ancient thread from 2007... the last time someone seemed to recall his passing.