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Old 12 Sep 2012, 20:53 (Ref:3135005)   #1
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Hearing a lot of rumours about "the proff"

can anyone confirm?

be a terrible shame if true
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 20:55 (Ref:3135008)   #2
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Hearing a lot of rumours about "the proff"

can anyone confirm?

be a terrible shame if true
no 'official' news outlets that i can find, but Twitter is awash with it. FiveLiveF1, MartinHaven and @F1Doc are all talking about though
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 21:01 (Ref:3135012)   #3
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Nothing official I can find but looks like started from this twitter

https://twitter.com/henryhopefrost

Its also been tweeted by R5Live
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 21:09 (Ref:3135016)   #4
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 21:22 (Ref:3135027)   #5
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RIP Sid Watkins. The motorsports world will miss you
Unfortunately, Prof Sid Watkins has passed away. The whole world of motorsport owes him a debt of gratitude for his tireless work on driver safety. RIP Sid.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 21:36 (Ref:3135032)   #6
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He completely changed the approach to F1 safety. He could tell a good story too.

A sad day.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 21:38 (Ref:3135034)   #7
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:00 (Ref:3135044)   #8
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:06 (Ref:3135048)   #9
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A great loss. RIP Sid Watkins.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:07 (Ref:3135049)   #10
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As I said, that was a gread loss. Prof Watkins cared so much about F1 drivers, and safety measures were better thanks mainly to him. RIP.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:12 (Ref:3135052)   #11
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What a man.

Rest in peace Mr Watkins.

I noticed when they interviewed him during the British Grand Prix how much he seemed to have aged. He always looked quite sprightly for his age when he was in F1. Maybe you never should retire.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:29 (Ref:3135061)   #12
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Sad news, so much achieved for motorsport, and such a positive impact on so many lives.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:32 (Ref:3135063)   #13
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I dont think there really has been a more important man involved in F1 these past decades. A gentleman and a true legend.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:35 (Ref:3135066)   #14
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I couldn't put it better, RIP Prof

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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:38 (Ref:3135068)   #16
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That's sad news. Rest in peace Doctor.
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R I P Sid Watkins - a truly great man
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 22:53 (Ref:3135077)   #18
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this guy would've saved so many of people's/driver's lives in F1. RIP champ
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 23:00 (Ref:3135081)   #19
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I grew up in an era of relative safety in F1 and from what I have read the prof is one of the major reasons why. completely unassuming and totally focused on making the lives of drivers safer.
people like that don't come around very often. RIP
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 23:00 (Ref:3135082)   #20
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Hadn't heard this news, but agree with all sentiments above - the man did so much good work for the sport. RIP.
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Old 12 Sep 2012, 23:37 (Ref:3135097)   #21
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Really tragic news, but lets not forget he was an old man, it shouldn't be completely unexpected - that isn't to detract from how very sad this news is, though. A remarkable human being, a huge loss for motorsport. I hope all the motoring and racing publications will give him a large tribute.
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Old 13 Sep 2012, 00:03 (Ref:3135104)   #22
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Sad sad sad... RIP Sid Watkins..
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Old 13 Sep 2012, 02:25 (Ref:3135128)   #24
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Very sad news. RIP Prof. Sid.
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RIP Professor. Very sad news and I agree with all that has been said.
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