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Karl Wendlinger: 30 years since career-defining Monaco GP

Karl Wendlinger: 30 years since career-defining Monaco GP

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 2 Jahren

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30 years ago, Karl Wendlinger’s Formula 1 career was just
beginning to rise after a strong start to 1994 with Sauber.

But that all changed in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix,
when the Austrian lost control of his car as he approached the
Nouvelle chicane and crashed into the barriers.

After a long recovery to regain racing fitness, Wendlinger
returned a year later at the Spanish Grand Prix. He wasn’t the
same driver though, and at the end of 1995, his time in F1 was
up.

Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Karl talks in great detail about the
crash; why he still doesn’t know the cause, how it affected him
physically and mentally, what motivated him to race again, and
how he processed leaving the sport.

Plus, Karl remembers coming through the Mercedes junior programme
with Michael Schumacher and the warm welcome Ayrton Senna gave
him when he first arrived on the grid.

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