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F1 safety campaigner Sid Watkins dies, aged 84
The F1 medical delegate saved the lives of many famous racing names

By Gavin Allen

The Formula 1 safety campaigner Professor Sid Watkins has died at the age of 84.



Prof Watkins was a renowned neurosurgeon and for 26 years was the medical delegate for the FIA and its on-track medic - first on the scene of many high-profile accidents.



He is credited with saving the lives of many top racers but lost his great friend Ayrton Senna, who he had advised to quit before his tragic death in 1984. Prof Watkins retired in 2011.



Here are some of the tributes from famous names of F1



@rubarrichello: 'It was Sid Watkins that saved my life in Imola 94.great guy to be with,always happy...tks for everything u have done for us drivers.RIP



@BSenna: 'RIP Prof. Sid Watkins. Sad news for us who stay behind.'



@AlexBrundle: 'I've played a lot of football with my Dad. I wouldn't have if it wasn't for a bloke I never met called Sid Watkins. Never got to thank him.'

Loved Derek Jameson....very cool dude

QuartzGooner wrote:http://news.uk.msn.com//blog/trending-b ... 97&_nwpt=1

F1 safety campaigner Sid Watkins dies, aged 84
The F1 medical delegate saved the lives of many famous racing names

By Gavin Allen

The Formula 1 safety campaigner Professor Sid Watkins has died at the age of 84.



Prof Watkins was a renowned neurosurgeon and for 26 years was the medical delegate for the FIA and its on-track medic - first on the scene of many high-profile accidents.



He is credited with saving the lives of many top racers but lost his great friend Ayrton Senna, who he had advised to quit before his tragic death in 1984. Prof Watkins retired in 2011.



Here are some of the tributes from famous names of F1



@rubarrichello: 'It was Sid Watkins that saved my life in Imola 94.great guy to be with,always happy...tks for everything u have done for us drivers.RIP



@BSenna: 'RIP Prof. Sid Watkins. Sad news for us who stay behind.'



@AlexBrundle: 'I've played a lot of football with my Dad. I wouldn't have if it wasn't for a bloke I never met called Sid Watkins. Never got to thank him.'

Sid Watkins was in the Senna film documentary. Seemed genuinely to care about the drivers. Good guy. RIP

Christ is there ever any good news on this thread.

Yeah when Thatcher dies

SammyDroppedHisShorts wrote:Yeah when Thatcher dies

Thatcher won't die. She will just shape shift to become Cameron's successor.



R.I.P Aditya 'Romeo' Dev.

2'9" and ten stone he was the world's smallest bodybuilder.

I was watching some youtube about the fella just recently. One of those people that make you smile actually.

He had an aneurism diagnosed in 2008, and it was a case of when he would have a stroke, not if.

God bless his soul.

Top Londoner wrote:Thatcher won't die. She will just shape shift to become Cameron's successor.



R.I.P Aditya 'Romeo' Dev.

2'9" and ten stone he was the world's smallest bodybuilder.

I was watching some youtube about the fella just recently. One of those people that make you smile actually.

He had an aneurism diagnosed in 2008, and it was a case of when he would have a stroke, not if.

God bless his soul.

Christ I got a fright there I thought it was our own brazilianGOONER for a second!

Anyone dead today, Cus?

arseofacrow wrote: Sid Watkins was in the Senna film documentary. Seemed genuinely to care about the drivers. Good guy. RIP

Yes, very good guy.
R.I.P.

DB10GOONER wrote:Anyone dead today, Cus?

Sure.

RIP Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault (born William Lance Legault; May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012), sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, was an American film and television actor, best known as Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.

DB10GOONER wrote:Anyone dead today, Cus?

phew what a relief well played Cus

RIP Christopher Stevens

John Christopher "Chris" Stevens (April 18, 1960 – September 11, 2012) was an American diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from June 2012 to September 2012. He was killed when the U.S. consulate was attacked in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.

cusamano wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:Anyone dead today, Cus?

Sure.

RIP Lance LeGault

Lance LeGault (born William Lance Legault; May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012), sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, was an American film and television actor, best known as Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.

The A-Team finally took out Decker, huh? Justice at last.

RIP Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý (13 September 1932 – 12 September 2012) was a Czech film and television actor.

Brzobohatý was born in Vrútky, Slovakia. He appeared in many Czech TV shows, including 30 Cases of Major Zeman, Ulice and the film Sněženky a machři. He was the father of actor and television personality Ondřej Brzobohatý, the host of Česko hledá SuperStar, the Czech version of the Idol series. Brzobohatý died in Prague, Czech Republic in September of 2012 at the age of 79.