May 1, 1994 will forever be a date etched into the memories of racing fans around the world – even if it’s not a day you actually remember.I was five at the time of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and didn’t watch Formula 1 yet. My dad did, but...

With the help of race car designer and former Formula 1 team owner Nick Wirth in 2014, RACER celebrated his driver Roland Ratzberger (pictured at left, above, with Wirth) on the 20th anniversary of his loss at the San Marino Grand Prix. In the intervening years since the story was...

Before David Letterman became a comedian and late-night talk show host, the Indianapolis native was a big fan of the drivers who competed in the Indy 500. But Letterman's favorite driver was not one that ever competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or in an IndyCar."It's not an IndyCar driver...

Contesting just his third Grand Prix weekend, Roland Ratzenberger's fatal crash during qualifying at Imola was hard to process and even harder to rationalize. Formula 1 certainly wasn't prepared to bid farewell to the Austrian, and his team, the brand-new Simtek Grand Prix outfit, never imagined it would have to...

Now a sports car racer, David Brabham's long career has included several stints in Formula 1, one of which coincided with the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, 20 years ago this week. He recounts that grim weekend in this edition of his column for RACER. -Ed....