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[512 TR]

Lorenzo Bandini suffered a horrible fate on this very day 40 years ago. After battling very bad burns for three days in hospital his body finally gave up. His crash at the Monaco GP on May 7th, 1967 is one of the most horrfying motor accidents ever seen. The amount of fire just after the impact is just unbelievable. He was 31 years old.

Lorenzo was one of the most colorful Ferrari drivers of all time. The stats and his results may not support this but he was loved by everybody associated with Ferrari. Right from Enzo himself and down to the tifosi. He won one GP, the 1964 Austrian GP, and finished 4th in the WDC that year. His F1 career spanned seven years. Five with Ferrari and two with the Scuderia Centro Sud.

Felipe Massa received the Bandini trophy this year. A reward that is handed out to the most promising young driver in F1. The trophy is handed out by Bandini's hometown of Brisighella.

Rest in peace, Lorenzo!

[lukywill]

40 years, man.

[schead]

Originally posted by 512 TR
Lorenzo Bandini suffered a horrible faith on this very day 30 years ago. After battling very bad burns for three days in hospital his body finally gave up. His crash at the Monaco GP on May 7th, 1967 is one of the most horrfying motor accidents ever seen. The amount of fire just after the impact is just unbelievable. He was 31 years old.

Lorenzo was one of the most colorful Ferrari drivers of all time. The stats and his results may not support this but he was loved by everybody associated with Ferrari. Right from Enzo himself and down to the tifosi. He won one GP, the 1964 Austrian GP, and finished 4th in the WDC that year. His F1 career spanned seven years. Five with Ferrari and two with the Scuderia Centro Sud.

Felipe Massa recieved the Bandini trophy this year. A reward that is handed out to the most promising young driver in F1. The trophy is handed out by Bandini's hometown of Brisighella.

Rest in peace, Lorenzo!

Err, is it 1997?

[512 TR]

A typo, sorry.

Edited.

By the way...there's nothing about this at autosport.com. Pathetic!

[lukywill]

http://www.autosport...ne.php/id/58630

[512 TR]

Originally posted by lukywill
http://www.autosport...ne.php/id/58630

I was talking about his sad faith 40 years ago.

[512 TR]

If a moderator could change the topic title to 40 years ago today - Lorenzo Bandini I would be very thankful. The edit functions doesn't seem to make you edit the title.

[lukywill]

there´s a good thread about this at nostalgia:

http://forums.autosp...&threadid=78979

[Paul Parker]

Strictly speaking this topic surely belongs on the Nostalgia Forum, even allowing for the trophy named in honour of Lorenzo.

I recall seeing horrendous footage at the time that subsequently disappeared, of the immediate aftermath.

If viewed today it might alter some people's perceptions about the good old days.

[gio66]

Sunday I was in Brisighella.

Felipe leaving the Trofeo Bandini's headquarter with the chairman, Tiziano Samorè.




Piero Ferrari meets Bandini's widow, Margherita Freddi.




The Super-G world champion Patrick "Staudi" Staudacher.




Felipe receives the trophy. On the left the Bandini's sister, Lella.




Felipe leaves the stage followed from Luca Colajanni.

[noikeee]

From what I've seen/read it's probably the most horrifying accident in the history in F1. I cannot even being to imagine how it was like for Bandini. He shouldn't be forgotten.

[Dudley]

Originally posted by Paul Parker
Strictly speaking this topic surely belongs on the Nostalgia Forum, even allowing for the trophy named in honour of Lorenzo.

I recall seeing horrendous footage at the time that subsequently disappeared, of the immediate aftermath.

If viewed today it might alter some people's perceptions about the good old days.

The mods didn't move the Senna topic that should have been in Nostalgia so people are deliberately trying to make the point with a thread about every dead driver.