It is a sad day.
RIP Andrea
Andrea de Cesaris dies in a motorbike crash
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Junky
, Oct 05 2014 18:27
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 20:08
Horrible F1 driver, but very sad to hear he died in motorbike accident.
By far not the worst to have graced a race track, and a fairly awful comment to put in a thread like this frankly.
I have fond memories of Andrea De Cesaris in his Alpha... he was a front runner at times.
RIP mate. too young.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 20:09
What a day.
Rest in peace, Andrea.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 20:40
This day just doesn't want to end does it...
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 20:40
Awwwww this is really bad news! One of my favourite drivers ever!! RIP Andrea
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 20:41
Very sad news. I was also too young to watch him race live, but he was definitely one of my favourite characters of the sport's history, in addition to being blindingly fast on his day.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 21:16
Very sad news. I was also too young to watch him race live, but he was definitely one of my favourite characters of the sport's history, in addition to being blindingly fast on his day.
Thank you for share. I saw him in that race in Long Beach 82... his first and only pole. Lauda was the winner. My toghts for his Family, Friends and all the Fans.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 21:26
Jesus Christ. Well.......... That just about tops it off then! Bloody hell.
RIP Andre
RIP Andre
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 21:40
I don't think that's a particularly fair assessment - he was certainly erratic but he calmed down toward the end of his career. In fact, had the Jordan not broken down at Spa in '91 he could well have won it!
Rest in peace Andrea.
Indeed, he was incredibly fast and in the latter part of his carreer also reliable. His greatest race was probably in 1983, also at Spa where he was dominantly leading until his car broke down.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 21:45
When it comes to tragedy in Motorsport it never rains, it pours.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 21:56
This is dreadful! My prayers go out to his family and fans.
So sad. 
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 22:22
What a terrible weekend for the sport. Rest in peace Andrea.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 22:47
He did 15 F1 seasons. That's 7th most (a 6 way tie). A win for Alfa Romeo at Spa really would have been a special day. For F1 and, to his dying day, for Andrea.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 22:50
Thoughts with his family, friends and fans.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 23:20
RIP.
Wake up to look for any news on Bianchi, and then I see this.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 23:23
RIP, de Cesaris.
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Posted 05 October 2014 - 23:24
That sucks, I too saw him at LB many, many days, a track he was very popular at. The definition of a journeyman, who may not have been spectacular but always made a contribution, and made the teams he was with better.
RIP, Andrea, I rooted for you when I saw you race.
Hoping you got a brilliant ride when you got to the pearly gates...
Edited by whitewaterMkII, 05 October 2014 - 23:25.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 00:19
He was before my time, so I never got to see him race. But I'd definitely heard of him.
Very sad day. RIP.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 00:33
First driver for Jordan back in the day, so as an Irishman he was always in the good books.
Rest easy sir.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 01:42
Oh hell. Like pathogen and WWmk2 ...I was at many a LBGP in the 70's&80's and always enjoyed his antics.
My best recollection was in Phoenix when he was the first out in the 7UP Jordan in Friday pre-qualifying at 7 bloody AM.
I looked at him and asked ...
"Sei sveglio?". He stuck his tongue out, smacked his helmet, like THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL!!!!
God Speed Andrea.
Jp
Edited by jonpollak, 06 October 2014 - 04:03.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 02:55
Joe Saward may have his failings, but his take is much more human and informative than some of the reports coming out of the regular motorsport press:
http://joesaward.wor...aris-1959-2014/
He had a rather alarming twitch which many believed caused some of the many accidents that he used to have,
He later took part in Formula Masters races, but spent his life trading currency each winter and then windsurfing each summer.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 03:01
I echo the thoughts of others on the forum. What a sad day for motorsport! RIP Andrea! Too young at 55.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 03:53
RIP
What a marvellous year for F1 with Schmi, Jules and now this.
Don't forget the engine sound.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 04:06
RIP Andrea. Very sad.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 04:18
When it rains, it pours
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 04:26
Oh what dreadful news. One of those weird and wonderful racers who made F1 in the 1980s so compelling. And in the 90s, a genuine wise head. There's hope for Pastor yet.
RIP signor De Cesaris
Absolutely agree with this description, he was a memorable character. What a dark day for F1.
RIP Andrea De Cesaris.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 07:02
Sad. Ciao Andrea.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 07:51
Oh hell. Like pathogen and WWmk2 ...I was at many a LBGP in the 70's&80's and always enjoyed his antics.
My best recollection was in Phoenix when he was the first out in the 7UP Jordan in Friday pre-qualifying at 7 bloody AM.
I looked at him and asked ...
"Sei sveglio?". He stuck his tongue out, smacked his helmet, like THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL!!!!
God Speed Andrea.
Jp
Great Photo. They don't make Pepsi outfits like they used to!
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 07:58
Eerily, I had a dream about Andrea last night 
, and then I learned of his death this morning.
RIP Andrea.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 11:50
Motor Sport Magazine posted this interview with de Cesaris from 2012 on Twitter. A good read. http://archive.motor.../bigger-picture
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 12:08
Terrible news, I'm extremely sad to hear this.
Always had a soft spot for him.
Vividly remember Spa 1983, when he launched from 3rd on the grid into the lead off the jump. Race was red flagged from false start but he did exactly the same thing on the restart to blast off into the lead. Unfortunately a dodgy pit-stop and later his engine blowing put the victory he so deserved out of question.
Ciao Andrea...
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 12:14
Motor Sport Magazine posted this interview with de Cesaris from 2012 on Twitter. A good read. http://archive.motor.../bigger-picture
Thanks for that.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 15:43
Only just seen this. Jeez, what a sad day.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 19:16
Rest in peace...
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 20:00
Very sad indeed, I always thought he was better than his reputation suggested. RIP
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 22:18
Thanks Autosport for posting that interview on the website. Andrea raised a very valid point in the interview that if you weren't driving a Brabham or a Williams, and more importantly a Mclaren it was very hard to win in that era. I have to agree on that one. I has also been really good to see the fact that Andrea was great at developing a car, which would have helped him be employed as much as the money he provided.
