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	F1 News > The importance of Sid Watkins - Grandprix.com
		Watkins began the gradual process of changing attitudes and then changing facilities, spurred on by such events as the death of Ronnie Peterson in 1979 after which Watkins began a campaign to ensure that the hospitals to which the injured were taken had the necessary facilities.
		In 1962 Watkins was appointed Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Syracuse in upstate New York, close to the Watkins Glen racing circuit.
		Watkins and France's Dr Jean-Jacques Isserman were also responsible for the improvement of circuit medical services and enuring that the local hopitals had the necessary facilities for F1's needs.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns14125.html (408 words)

	Dr. Watkins, Guardian Angel - Features - Car and DriverOctober 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Watkins rushed to Donnelly, who was lying on the track, opened his crushed helmet, and found the driver's face blue with lack of oxygen.
		Watkins forced an airway down his nose, gently removed what was left of the helmet, then carefully intubated Donnelly and got him breathing.
		Watkins, a cigar-chomping, down-to-earth, loquacious sort, has likely saved the lives of more eternally grateful Formula 1 luminaries in the past 25 years than any single new safety device, track redesign, or rules change — although he was the catalyst for many of them.
	www.caranddriver.com /features/2586/dr-watkins-guardian-angel.html (678 words)

	'Prof' Watkins hangs up his helmet
		Professor Sid Watkins, who stepped down as Formula One's medical head on Thursday, leaves behind a far safer sport than the one he entered 26 years ago.
		Watkins was recruited by then-Brabham boss Ecclestone in 1978 at a time when safety was rudimentary and medical assistance basic and haphazard.
		Watkins will be replaced by his assistant Gary Hartstein and will continue to work with the world body as president of the FIA's newly-established Institute for Motor Sport Safety.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/jan/20sid.htm (553 words)

	The Flying Doctor
		Sid's one and only competitive drive - behind the wheel of a Ford Zephyr Zodiac for the Metal Box Company of Apapa came to an abrupt end when his co-driver wrote the car off shortly after the first stage handover.
		Perhaps it was a sign that things were not meant to be, but for whatever reason, Sid decided that, if he was to further his career in racing, it was likely to be off the track and not on it.
		Sid was in Africa with the Army at the time, researching the effects of heat on the human physiology.
	www.atlasf1.com /99/jan27/watkins.html (1319 words)

	Sport \| Formula one loses its main medic
		Professor Sid Watkins, the driving force behind the improvement in medical care at race tracks across the world, is retiring from his post as the FIA's medical delegate after 26 years.
		Watkins, who is 76, is succeeded by Dr Gary Harstein, his assistant at races since 1997.
		Watkins will remain associated with the sport in his new role as president of the FIA institute for motor sport safety, based in Paris.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5108733-108565,00.html (365 words)

	Dr. Watkins, Guardian Angel - - Car and Driver - October 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Watkins credits a rigid regimen of hand-rolled Cubans and single-malt Scotch whiskey for his good health, especially relative to his age.
		Watkins has also been burned by both lit and unlit fuel, impaled by carbon-fiber shards, and hobbled by a torn ankle tendon from running to the aid of a crashed driver.
		Watkins worked in appalling conditions for 30 minutes to stabilize Pironi's life while the agonized driver pleaded not to have his legs amputated.
	www.caranddriver.com /features/2586/dr-watkins-guardian-angel-page4.html (696 words)

	Automotive 2 - Institute Article 1
		Watkins is continually amazed at how much safety in the sport has progressed since he first became involved in the 1960s.
		Watkins says an important aspect of the group was that Mosley gave it the freedom and the funding to undertake whatever research it deemed necessary.
		Watkins role at the Institute is to supervise all of the research activity and to represent the FIA at certain events in order to promulgate the research.
	www.fia.com /automotive/issue2/institute/article1.html (1315 words)

	espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Formula 1: News Details
		London (espnstar.com) - Formula One?s long reigning on track medical advisor Professor Sid Watkins, known to generations of racing drivers simply as 'Prof', is standing down from his position as medical delegate.
		Often the first face a driver saw after a serious crash, Watkins was recruited by then Brabham boss Bernie Ecclestone in 1978 at a time when safety was rudimentary and medical assistance basic.
		Watkins will continue to work with the FIA as the first president of the world body's newly-established Institute for Motor Sport Safety in Paris.
	www.espnstar.com /formula1/formula1_newsdetail_1394590.html (167 words)

	Watkins Guitar World - Guitars and WEM Amplifiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Watkins guitars and WEM amplifiers launched the careers of many British guitarists in the 60's and 70's.
		Sid joined the company after completing a contract in Hong Kong where he had been employed in the communications industry.
		The guitar brand names changed from Watkins to WEM then Wilson over the years but the basic design remained the same and the most popular models were the Rapier 22, 33 and 44 which had 2, 3 or 4 pickups respectively.
	www.watkinsguitars.co.uk (400 words)

	Article 1 - Bernie Ecclestone
		Speaking at the annual Sid Watkins Safety Lecture at the Autosport International Show, Ecclestone said that Formula One has witnessed a huge advancement in safety over the last 10 years thanks to the efforts of Mosley and the FIA.
		Watkins, who is President of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, instigated many of the modern safety features compulsory at F1 circuits today.
		But thanks to the work of safety stalwarts such as Mosley and Watkins drivers are no longer risking their lives every time they go out on track.
	www.fia.com /automotive/issue3/institute/article1.html (493 words)

	Sid Watkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Each year the Motorsport Safety Fund organises the Watkins Lecture, which takes place at the Autosport Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
		These lectures usually focus on motorsport safety related matters, and have been delivered by guest speakers such as Max Mosley and Ross Brawn.
		Watkins himself is due to deliver the 2007 Lecture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sid_Watkins (524 words)

	Racerchicks.com: Motorsport Reviews -Life at the Limit
		Although this book has been around for a some time now (it was first published in 1996) Life at the Limit by Professor Sid Watkins is not well known, even among racing enthusiasts, and that's a great shame.
		Watkins, FIA's Formula One doctor, has put together a terrific account of the sport spanning the years 1978 to 1994.
		Watkins attended some of the worst tragedies Formula One has suffered and has always worked to prevent the next one.
	www.racerchicks.com /motor/bookreviewLifeLimit.html (306 words)

	Sports: Fernandez goes for third Montegi title
		FIA medical officer Sid Watkins said the Formula One driver cracked three ribs and bruised his chest.
		Watkins is "confident" Coulthard will drive in the May 21 European Grand Prix in Germany.
		Watkins Glen and Long Beach were estimated at 90,000.
	www.sptimes.com /News/051100/Sports/Fernandez_goes_for_th.shtml (638 words)

	F1 News - January 2005 - Professor Sid Watkins stands down as the FIA Formula One Medical Delegate. Gary Hartstein is ...
		F1 News - January 2005 - Professor Sid Watkins stands down as the FIA Formula One Medical Delegate.
		After 26 years in the role, Professor Sid Watkins is standing down as the FIA Formula One Medical Delegate.
		The newly established Institute is based in Paris and brings together all the expertise in motor sport safety that exists within the FIA, its membership, and the wider automotive world.
	www.newsonf1.net /2005/news/01/jan20.htm (179 words)

	FIA Institute - Feature
		It is testament to the continual efforts of Professor Sid Watkins MD that there has not been a serious accident in Formula One in over ten years.
		Much of this is due to the research and action on safety led by Watkins as president of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety.
		As Watkins puts it: “The FIA, through this Institute, is producing some fundamental research in regards to vehicle safety.
	www.fiainstitute.com /features/feature_2.htm (1474 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Inner ear imbalance keeps Firman out
		But Germany's title contender Ralf Schumacher, who also faced a mandatory fitness test at Monza on Thursday after crashing heavily at the circuit last week, was cleared to compete for championship-leading Williams.
		I have an inner ear imbalance still which is a very minor thing and will be 100 percent by the next race.
		A Williams spokeswoman said Watkins had cleared Ralf Schumacher to race after the German passed a detailed check-up in Austria on Wednesday.
	espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2003/0911/1613844.html (469 words)

	F1A&G - F1 Book Store
		Sid Watkins, Stirling Moss, Patrick Head), this majestic work may just be the best thing ever compiled about Formula One, covering each era of the sport with finesse, detail and technical accuracy that is unmatched in F1 literature.
		I cannot quit, I have to go on." Covering the deaths of Senna, Gilles Villeneuve, Ronnie Peterson and others by the man who was first on the scene of their accidents, one might expect this to be a maudlin tale of lost glory.
		But Sid Watkins is not that type of person, and neither is his book.
	www.f1-grandprix.com /books.html (1386 words)

	FIA's Watkins to Address SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Commonly known as "Professor Sid," Watkins is an internationally known neurosurgeon with more than 25 years experience as the FIA Formula One Safety Delegate and Medical Delegate, head of the Formula One on-track medical team, and first responder in case of a crash.
		In 2004, the 100th anniversary of the FIA, Watkins became the first president of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety.
		In addition to Watkins, International Motorsports Hall of Famer Bobby Rahal will be the conference's banquet speaker.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=75843 (246 words)

	Atlas F1: Open Letter to Professor Sid Watkins
		In April 1998, after reading the book by Professor Sid Watkins entitled Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One, I addressed a letter to Watkins, who is an eminent neurosurgeon and who has been the official surgeon to Formula One since 1978.
		Active as you were in the Watkins Glen area in some of those years, you may well have been aware of the meetings held each year at the Grand Prix by the M.R.S.S. "My reading of your admirably detailed, specific and valuable book leads me to make the following comments:
		Neither Watkins nor Mosley acknowledged receipt of the letter.
	www.atlasf1.com /2001/spn/safety.html (1034 words)

	Sid Watkins to Step Down - [ Guest ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Formula One medical expert Professor Sid Watkins has called time on his active involvement at grand prix weekends after almost 30 years at the top of the sport.
		Although he will continue to work with the FIA in his new capacity as president of the recently-established Institute for Motor Sport Safety in Paris, the 76-year old's 'hand-on' role will be filled by American Gary Hartstein, who has acted as Watkins' trackside assistant since 1997.
		Hartstein is an associate professor of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine at Liege Hospital in Belgium, having decided to practice in Europe rather than his native America.
	www.worldofmotorsport.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=8005 (436 words)

	2002 French Grand Prix Qualifying
		Giancarlo Fisichella was advised by Professor Sid Watkins not to take part in qualifying following his accident during this morning's second practice session.
		Following his accident during this morning's second practice session, Jordan Honda's Giancarlo Fisichella was examined by Professor Sid Watkins in the medical centre and was advised not to participate in today's qualifying session.
		Due to the force of the impact Professor Watkins has advised Fisichella not to take part in the race tomorrow.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2002/07/20/144113.html (718 words)

	F1Total.com-News - Sid Watkins ist nicht zu stoppen
		F1Total.com-News - Sid Watkins ist nicht zu stoppen
		Formel-1-Arzt Sid Watkins kann sich nicht zurückhalten, daran ändern auch Gesetze, die ihn einschränken sollen, nichts
		Sid Watkins wird auch weiterhin jedem Fahrer schnell helfen
	www.f1total.com /news/04042505.shtml (342 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Motorsport \| Formula One \| Medical supremo Watkins quits F1
		Professor Sid Watkins, Formula One's medical chief, is to retire from his post with immediate effect.
		The 76-year-old, known as 'Prof', will be replaced by his assistant Gary Hartstein, an associate professor of anaesthesiology and emergency medicine.
		Watkins will become president of the new Institute for Motor Sport Safety.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4191319.stm (98 words)

	Team-BHP - View Single Post - Sid Watkins retires
		Sid Watkins will continue to be involved with the sport through his presidency of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and is expected to be a regular visitor to Grands Prix in that role.
		His place will be taken by Gary Hartstein, associate professor of anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the University Hospital of Liege in Belgium.
		The result was that he met Watkins and the two men hit it off and as a result Hartstein became a regular member of the team.
	www.team-bhp.com /forum/46224-post4.html (208 words)

	Watkins Family History Society - Home
		Our steadfast pursuit is to assist in connecting as many Watkins people as possible world-wide.
		We invite you to read, share and make new connections with other Watkins researchers with the help of the resources that we make available here.
		Included are FREE downloads of our Digital Newsletter, Family Tree Project, as well as a Message Board which is a good places to introduce yourself to our world-wide group of searchers.
	www.watkinsfhs.net (82 words)

	GrandPrix.com > Features > Interview > Professor Sidney Watkins
		Alain Prost may be called the 'Professor', but there is only one 'Prof' in Grands Prix and he has been visiting F1 races since the Swedish GP of 1978.
		It was Bernie Ecclestone, then the owner of Brabham, and the boss of FOCA, who asked Watkins to become involved.
		Originally from Liverpool, Watkins was the son of a motor trader.
	www.grandprix.com /ft/ft00012.html (1412 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Hartstein replaces Professor Sid Watkins, who has held the role for the past 26 years.
		By 1996, Watkins and the FIA decided to have an anesthesiologist attend most of the Grand Prix weekends and asked Hartstein to do the job.
		Watkins will continue to be involved in motorsports safety in a new role in 2005.
	www.indycar.com /news/print.php?story_id=3950 (728 words)

	Professor Sid Watkins: Life at the Limit a jpoc book review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tradgedy in Formula One by Professor Sid Watkins
		Professor Watkins is the official doctor for the Formula One Grand Prix circus as it travels the world.
		He has had this role since the late seventies and his involvement in motorsport medicine goes back even longer.
	www.jpoc.net /dotorgsite/jpocorg/books/cars/sport/WatkinsLife.html (300 words)

	United States Grand Prix
		Professor Sid Watkins held the original role of Medical Delegate.
		By 1996, Watkins and the FIA decided to have an anesthesiologist attend the Grand Prix weekends and asked Hartstein to do the job.
		Although he will no longer attend most races, Watkins will continue to be involved in motorsport safety in a new FIA role created in 2005.
	www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=4839 (1380 words)

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