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Bernd Maylander explains how 1994 San Marino GP tragedy transformed F1’s safety car system

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Bernd Maylander has explained how the fatal events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend triggered the standardised, permanent safety car system
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= Bernd Maylander, F1’s safety car driver, has reflected on how the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix were key to drastically improving the sport’s safety system. This weekend saw the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, two iconic names in the sport. Maylander shared his thoughts during a conversation on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, where he recalled the era before the safety car system was standardised. “Before 1994…

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