Bernd Maylander, Formula 1's long-serving safety car driver, said the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix fatalities prompted Formula 1 to standardise safety and medical cars, appoint a permanent safety car driver, and create dedicated safety and medical departments.
Maylander made the remarks on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast and credited Professor Sid Watkins with driving post‑1993 medical and safety reforms in Formula 1. He said collaboration between teams and the FIA enabled quicker, more standardised safety development.
He explained the safety car had been in the rules before 1994 but varied by venue. Oliver Gavin served as the first permanent safety car driver from 1996 to 1999 and Maylander said he took over when Gavin left to race in America.
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