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Summary

The 2000 Italian Grand Prix featured one of the most tragic first laps in Formula One history. At the newly redesigned first chicane, Eddie Irvine and both Saubers collided; the incident caused Irvine's car to stall out, and he dropped out. Eddie Irvine, US Grand Prix, 2002 Influenced by his parents who are also involved in racing, Eddie Irvine (born 10 November 1965 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) began his racing career in 1983. ... Sauber, founded and managed by Peter Sauber, is a Formula One team based in Hinwil, Switzerland. ...

Up ahead, madness broke out in the second chicane when both Jordans slammed into each other. They then rammed Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard from behind. All four cars ended up in the gravel trap ahead, but were soon joined by a flying Pedro de la Rosa, who hit Johnny Herbert so hard from behind, he launched violently into the air and slammed into the gravel trap, landing just to the right of Barrichello's Ferrari, in fact, almost on top of it. During his flight into the gravel trap, de la Rosa bounced off of Coulthard's McLaren, but fortunately, not Coulthard himself. Heinz-Harald Frentzen's right front tire made a long arc into the trap, managing not to land on someone else. Thankfully, all five drivers were OK physically, but all of them were affected mentally, especially Jarno Trulli, who could be seen flailing his arms in anger after getting out of his car. Of all six first lap retirees, only Herbert managed to limp back to the pits, and he only had three wheels, as de la Rosa had ripped off the left rear. However, the accident had tragic circumstances. The right rear from Trulli's Jordan had struck fire marshal Paolo Ghislimberti in the chest. Ghislimberti was given a heart massage at trackside, but he later died, becoming the first death in Formula One since Ayrton Senna's tragic fatal accident at the somber 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola. There were conflicting reports about Ghislimberti's age, but all seemed to indicate the he was between the ages of 30 and 35 at the time of his death. Rubens Barrichello, born May 23, 1972 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Formula One race driver. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Scotland), is a British Formula One racing driver for Red Bull Racing. ... Pedro de la Rosa is a Formula One driver from Spain. ... Johnny Herbert driving for the Benetton Formula One team in 1995 John Paul Herbert (born June 25, 1964, Brentwood, England) was regarded by many as one of Grand Prix Racings lost talents. ... Scuderia Ferrari is the common name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Heinz-Harald Frentzen, born May 18, 1967, is a German racing driver most famous for his career in Formula One. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974 in Pescara, Italy) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21, 1960–May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One world championship three times. ... Results from the 1994 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on May 1, 1994 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Damon Hill 1m 24. ... The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is a racing circuit near the small Italian town of Imola, 40 Km east of Bologna and 80 Km east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello. ...

To the surprise of everyone at the track, the accident did not bring out the red flag, but rather the safety car. This upset many drivers, Coulthard among them, who said the race should've been stopped with the medical situation involving Ghislimberti. For the first 11 laps of the race, the field slowly crawled around the circuit behind the safety car. Michael Schumacher was the leader, with Mika Hakkinen second. Both were well ahead of the accident when it happened. Mercedes-Benz supplies its AMG models to the Formula One Championship as safety cars The F1 Safety Car outside of its garage in the pitlane at the 2005 US Grand Prix In auto racing, a safety car (known in America as the pace car) is a car which limits the... Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969) is a German Formula One (F1) driver. ... Mika Häkkinen at the 2000 United States Grand Prix Mika Pauli Häkkinen (b. ...

On lap 12, the safety car turned out its lights, giving the signal that would pull into the pits at the end of the lap, and the track would finally be safe enough to take on at full speed. On the backstraight leading up to the famous Parabolica hairpin, Schumacher slowed heavily so that the safety car could pull in, and he could get a fast getaway. Everyone began bottlenecking up behind him, and poor Jenson Button, sixth at the time, was caught out, forced to go to the left into the grass, where he slammed into the guardrail, perilously close to another marshal. As the field turned onto the frontstraight, Button's badly damaged left rear suspension caused him to slide off into the tire barrier at Parabolica just a few meters later, his day finished. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button is a Formula One driver currently in the employ of the BAR team. ...

Schumacher and Hakkinen, both using one-stop strategies, then tried outpacing each other, but no matter how hard the Finn tried, his McLaren-Mercedes couldn't keep pace with the German's Ferrari. Schumacher went onto win the Italian Grand Prix for the third time in the last six years. It was his 41st career victory, putting him into a tie for second all-time with the late Senna. Hakkinen took second, with Ralf Schumacher placing third. With his 42nd victory at the 2000 United States Grand Prix two weeks later, Michael Schumacher would take sole possession of second all-time. McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Ralf Schumacher driving for the Williams-BMW F1 team in 2003 Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... Results from the 2000 Formula One United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis on September 24, 2000 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 14. ...

During the post-race press conference, Schumacher broke into tears before the worldwide television audience when asked if tying Senna meant a lot to him (he said it did). This was especially shocking, considering Schumacher's reputation as someone who doesn't show much emotion. He didn't answer another question during the TV unilaterals as he tried to regain his composure. Hakkinen consoled Schumacher by placing his left hand on the back of Schumacher's neck and giving him a couple of pats on the back. A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ...

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Notes

• Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen 1m 25.595s