Lewis Pek Editor
Comment September 2016
In the 1993 European Grand Prix, the third round of the championship was staged at the UK race track, Donnington. The race was contested over 76 laps and was won by Aryton Senna for the McLaren team. In torrential rain conditions halfway through the race, Senna drove what’s been described as the greatest lap in F1 history, moving from fifth place to overtake Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger, Damon Hill and Alain Prost in a single lap. It was an amazing achievement.
In the same race, which saw the track dry and then get soaked again, drivers were pitting to change their tyres multiple times. At one crucial stage, Senna entered the pit lane to switch tyres, but realised he was going to lose the advantage he’d fought so hard to secure and changed his mind. He drove through the pit lane at 100+mph and rejoined the race. He kept his place and as the rain came down again, he profited from being on the correct set of tires - and he’d also discovered that the pit lane was in fact a short cut.
A year later at the San Marino GP, Roland Ratzenberger died in qualifying, Senna was killed during the race and Michele Alboreto’s Minardi lost a rear wheel in the pit lane injuring Ferrari and Lotus pit lane mechanics. Rubens Barrichello was lucky to survive a high speed qualifying accident and another collision sent a wheel into the crowd at
I SEE PARALLELS IN THE WAY ALL SPORTS HAVE HAD TO ADAPT TO THE PRACTICALITIES OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
the start. F1 had been dicing with death and injury for years, but that Black Weekend (as it’s known), changed the sport forever. Pit lane speed limits were introduced to prevent the kind of reckless manoeuvre Senna performed at Donnington, bringing logical safety measures and at the same time, removing some of the thrill element that made Formula One so intoxicating. The fact that Senna’s lap has stood as the greatest in the history of the sport for 23 years is testament to that.
Looking now at the moves both the UK Gambling Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board are making towards regulating the eSports sector, I see parallels in the way all sports have had to adapt to the practicalities of rules and regulations for the safety and protections of fans and participants alike. However, a middle ground has to be adopted, to ensure the sport also isn’t harmed in the process.
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