FW: Michele Alboreto fatally injured during testing

[Larry C Leung]

Whoa, what a Shock! My reaction must have been something like what was
felt when Gilles Villenuve (sp?) was lost. My condolences to his family,
another great one is lost to us. 

LL - NY

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:24:24 -0700 "Buchholz, Steven"
<Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> writes:
>> 
>> Michele Alboreto fatally injured during testing
>> 
>> The Italian racing driver Michele Alboreto (44) is dead. It is with 
>
>> deep regret and sadness that AUDI AG must announce the death of 
>their 
>> works driver at 17.30 p.m. today while test driving the Audi R8 
>> racing sportscar on the Lausitzring in Saxony, Germany.
>> 
>> The racing sportscar with Michele Alboreto at the wheel was on a 
>> straight section of the Lausitz circuit when, for as yet unknown 
>> reasons, the vehicle went off the track and rolled.
>> 
>> Head of Audi Sport, Dr Wolfgang Ullrich spoke about the accident in 
>
>> his first statement as an "incomprehensible tragedy". In preparation 
>
>> for the 2001 season, the vehicle involved in the accident had 
>already 
>> completed thousands of test kilometres on numerous circuits without 
>
>> any problems.
>> 
>> Dr Ullrich: "We will do everything in our power to find the reason 
>> for this accident. But right now our thoughts and condolences are 
>> with Michele´s wife Nadia, his two daughters, and his whole 
>family."
>> 
>> The former Formula 1 driver Michele Alboreto became world vice 
>> champion in 1985 with Ferrari. His last great success came several 
>> weeks ago with a victory at the Sebring 12 Hour race in the USA.