
Sid Watkins, Ayrton Senna and Formula 1’s safety revolution
When Watkins arrived in F1 in 1978, death was a regular occurrence – at least one driver would be killed while racing most years. Watkins’ work was to reduce that fatality rate. He had been hired by Bernie Ecclestone, then the owner of the Brabham team and chief executive of the Formula One Constructors’ Association. […]