h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

.................That Ayrton Senna was killed at Imola, can anyone out there remember where they were when they heard the news

I was at work in a bar in Heathrow Airport, I was 5 months pregnant with Alex, the afternoon shift came in and one of them said Senna had crashed and was badly hurt, this was about 3pm, my ex hubby came to pick me up at 7pm and said Senna was dead, the atmosphere in the bar was subdude for the rest of the night as the news started to filter through

Yes i was sat at home watching on TV! A Bad Year for F1 that year a few others were killed if I remember right!

Only Roland Ratzenberger on the same weekend, there were a couple of really bad accidents, Karl Wendlinger, Rubens Barrachello and Mika Hakkenon

Let's not forget Roland Ratzenberger who died the same weekend

yep i knew there was someone else!

at least there haven't been anymore since

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And?

Who the smeg is Ayrton Senna???

THE greatest Formula 1 driver who ever lived, was killed at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994

Also killed that weekend was Roland Ratzenberger

Rubens Barrachello was seriously injured in free practise that weekend

So?

I take it you're not an F1 fan then

Nope.

I wasn't even at primary school ten years ago.

Ah, well all F1 fans have heard of Senna

I was probably sitting in Mrs. Gordons class paying attention and getting ready to go home!

Yeah, 10 years ago I was still in England. Wow...

You were in England?

Yeah, 10 years ago. I turned 4 there.