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Ironic how he survived all of those F1 shunts, and was done in by a motorcycle crash.
His speed was legendary, but he could never put it together for an entire race. Spa 1991 was the closest he came, chasing down Ayrton Senna in the Jordan 191 before the day ended.
RIP, you'll be missed.
"I don't want to make friends with anybody. I don't give a sh*t for fame. I just want to win." -Nelson Piquet
Yeah, every rider must surely climb astride knowing the fates may determine that this day is his last living..
F1 is much safer than it used to be, but the attribute of being fearless.. ..often does not change..
M. Schumacher was also a keen rider, but going downhill fast on white powder caught him out..
J. Hunt went downhill fast on white powder too, but I heard his white powder of choice originated in the Andes..
As for the 'irony' police's comment of "inappropriate"..
..well, get this ..irony just is..
..& such a fatuous value judgement is.. ..wait for it.. inappropriate.. ..oh the irony..
..or were you being sarcastic Zeph?
I only ask.. ..since sarcasm is irony's wilfully rude cousin..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"
Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).
