Stefan Bellof to Tribute [English sub]

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Stefan Bellof was one of the talented racers before Michael Schumacher. Quote of Schumacher about Bellof: "If Stefan not would be killed in an accident, might never have been my career." Because then in the Motorsport about Bellof would have turned, because he would have been the formula 1 champion and PS-superstar." His career from 1979-1985..... Stefan Bellof (20 November 1957 -- 1 September 1985) a German racing driver, best known for setting the fastest lap ever on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring in 1983, driving a Porsche 956. He was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 World Sportscar Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. He also competed with the Tyrrell Formula One team during 1984 and 1985. He was killed in an accident during the 1985 1000 km of Spa World Sportscar Championship race. ---------------------------Enzo Ferrari: "that's my boy"--------------------------- The father told Bellof with shining eyes. "Senna, Prost and René Arnoux were Stefan. Niki Lauda had turned to the Casino. Then it came to a very fair duel between my son and the Ferrari drivers René Arnoux. Stefan moved to the casino right beside Arnoux and these pressed slightly against Stephen's car. Stefan had to move slightly to the right then, came with the tires on the pavement - but still held against it. Arnoux hauled fair and was left over, because he was simply faster, Stefan. Enzo Ferrari had seen this maneuver and this will. After the race, which had followed Enzo Ferrari at home, this was thrilled and said that Stefan was his boy, that he should drive in his team. The contract would be expired late 1985 with René Anoux and Ferrari, and Stefan's contract with Ferrari was perfect. in 1986 he had to drive for the "red" ", Georg Bellof reported proudly. Some quotes by famous racers and race engineers: Gerhard Berger: "today I would say that the Bellof was on a level with Senna. "Just seeing I behind a go here" Ken Tyrrell: "I have not the slightest doubt that he would soon become world champion. what he has done with the naturally aspirated against the turbos was unbelievable" Stefan Bellof came back on August 26, 1985 by a F1 race in Zandvoort and reported to his father that he again would be on the first weekend in September for Walter Brun in the private group C Porsche at Spa at the start. Stefan Bellof meant that Gerhard Berger takes his place, but this was been committed for tests and could not. Georg Bellof remembers: "on September 1 Stefan and Jacky Ickx got into their vehicles. Both had to wait two minutes, inter alia, the discs have been purged again. Peter Reinisch, who knocked clerk by Brun on the roof, Stefan appealed the gang and Reinisch shouted: "Go, Stefan!" Stefan wanted to go, and a boxing Commissioner jumped him in front of the car because Jacky Ickx was approached from the rear." Ickx was now before the faster Stefan Bellof on the slope, and the drama of September 1, 1985 took its course. The duel between the factory pilots Ickx and Bellof private driver raged three rounds. In the sink "Eau Rouge" Bellof collided with the vehicle of the Belgian pilot. To overtake at this corner was then generally considered to be impossible. Bellofs Porsche 956 with nearly undiminished speed frontal hit a concrete pillar behind the crash barriers. While turned the car of Ickx in the guardrails and Ickx was only slightly injured, Bellof died from his life-threatening injuries. Experts were sure that he was talented as Sebastian Vettel and ambitious as Michael Schumacher. More info about Stefan Bellof English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Bellof German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Bellof http://www.ayrtonsenna.de/bellof.htm http://www.i-td.net/Fahrer/Stefan_Bellof/Stefan/stefan.php http://www.thx.org/Bellof/