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1. • • Everyone feared the worst as they watched the fire engulf the car, with the speedy arrival of fire marshals within seconds of the incident a significant factor in the Austrian driver's survival. Berger, who had been left unconscious thanks to the ferocity of the crash, escaped with second-degree burns to his hands, bruises and cracked ribs.
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     The lessons F1 learned from Berger's fiery Imola crash

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   • The three-time world champion suffered fatal injuries, dying on May 1, 1994. Imola underwent a massive overhaul. Tamburello and Villeneuve were changed, run-off improved across the circuit, some corners were tightened, and Acque Minerali (Turns 11, 12, 13) became a corner again, though with run-off.

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   • Construction for Imola began in May 1950, and the first testing session occurred two years later, in October. The original layout took drivers along the Santerno River to Tosa (Turn 7) uphill to what we know as Piratella and Acque Minerali. Then, the track descends towards Rivazza.

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   • F1 held a non-championship race at Imola in 1979, and it officially joined the championship calendar the following season. Safety concerns remained prevalent at Imola even with the chicane additions over the years. A chicane’s series of tight corners is meant to help slow down the vehicles.

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3. www.motorsport.com › f1 › newsThe lessons F1 learned from Berger's fiery Imola crash

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   On this day in 1989, Formula 1 witnessed one of the most terrifying accidents of modern times as Gerhard Berger suffered a high-speed crash at Imola that resulted in his car erupting in...

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   The story of Berger's 1989 Imola crash. Next month it will be 25 years since Gerhard Berger's horrific San Marino GP accident. SAM SMITH speaks to the Austrian, and the men who saved his life ...

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   Aug 28, 2021 · In 1989 for 12 long seconds his life was at great danger, as fire cover his Ferrari 640 after hitting hard the barrier. It was caused by some mechanical failure. Gerhard Berger's car...

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   Here is a compilation of Gerhard Berger huge crash at Tamburello corner during the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, the same corner where Ayrton Senna wo...

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   Mar 25, 2014 · In this video he talks of the accident, and how it changed him forever. “I got a big wake-up call from my accident at Imola and realised that I could do myself some serious damage,” admits Berger. “From Imola onwards I was a different driver for sure. Not slower or less competitive, just different”.

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    5 days ago · Two years later, Gerhard Berger’s Ferrari caught on fire after he crashed into the wall that separates the circuit from the river. Then came 1994, an injury-filled and deadly race weekend...