| Eric Sidney Watkins | |
| Born | September 6, 1928 Liverpool, UK |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Title | President of the FIA Instititute for Motor Sport Safety Former FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate Former head of the Formula One on-track medical team |
Eric Sidney Watkins,[1] MD, FRCS, OBE (September 6, 1928 – ) is a world-renowned English neurosurgeon. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral FRCS links here it is also an abbreviation for the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, Peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical
Watkins served twenty-six years as the FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate, head of the Formula One on-track medical team, and first responder in case of a crash.
He is commonly known within the Formula One fraternity as Professor Sid and is married and has four sons and two daughters.
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Early Life
Sidney Watkins was born in Liverpool, UK to Wallace and Jessica Watkins. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Wallace was originally a coal miner from Gloucestershire, but had moved to Liverpool during the Great Depression of the 1930s where he started a small business initially repairing bicycles before progressing to motor vehicle repairs. This article deals with the effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s - also known as the Great Slump - on the United Kingdom. He had two brothers and a sister. [2]
Watkins graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Liverpool in 1956,[3] during his time there he carried out research on the effects of heat stress on performance, finding that increased heat greatly effected intellectual performance. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. This research would later prove useful as part of his work in motor racing. [4] Following graduation, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in West Africa for four years. The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. Thereafter he returned to the UK to specialize in neurosurgery at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and it was at this time that Watkins became interested in motorsports, as he began to act as race doctor at the Silverstone Circuit during his free time. The Radcliffe Infirmary was a hospital in central Oxford, England, located at the southern end of Woodstock Road on the western side backing onto Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England
Upon receiving an offer to be professor of neurosurgery at the State University of New York in 1962, Watkins moved to Syracuse, New York and continuted his interest in motorsport at the Watkins Glen circuit. Syracuse, as a place name may refer to In Italy Syracuse Sicily the Province of Syracuse In the United States New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He returned to England in 1970 to act as head of neurosurgery at the London Hospital, and was invited to join the RAC medical panel the same year. Royal London Museum and Archives The Royal London has a museum which is located in the crypt of a 19th century church The Motor Sports Association (MSA formerly known as RAC MSA a sister organisation of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC is the official governing body of motorsport
Formula One
In 1978 he met Bernie Ecclestone, at the time manager of the Brabham Formula One team, who offered Watkins the position of official Formula One race doctor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930 near Bungay Suffolk, England) is the president and CEO of Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native [5] He held this position along with a number of FIA safety-related titles - until 2004. The FIA has recognized Watkins for being largely responsible for the modernization of medical standards in Formula One as well as the saving of many lives including Didier Pironi (1982) and Rubens Barrichello (1994). Didier Pironi ( 26 March 1952 - 23 August 1987) was a Racing driver from France. Results from the 1982 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on August 8, 1982. Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23 1972 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver currently driving for The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 1 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
In 2002, Watkins was made a member of the Order of the British Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. [2] The University of Liverpool presented him with an honorary doctorate at a ceremony in Liverpool on July 8, 2004. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On October 12, 2004, Watkins became the first president of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society, and in December of that year he became the first president of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, both created in honor of the FIA's hundredth anniversary. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Retirement
On January 20, 2004, Watkins announced his retirement from his various medical positions in the FIA, but stated his intention to continue as President of the FIA Instititute for Motor Sport Safety. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " FIA President Max Mosley appointed Watkins's longtime deputy Gary Hartstein as his successor. Max Rufus Mosley (born 13 April 1940 is president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA a non-profit association that represents the interests of Dr Gary Hartstein, MD (born 1955 in Staten Island, United States) is Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine [6] Following his departure Mosley remarked that "Professor Watkins has made a unique contribution to improving the standards of safety and medical intervention throughout motor sport. "[7]
Each year the Motorsport Safety Fund organises the Watkins Lecture, which takes place at the Autosport Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Autosport is the title of a weekly Magazine covering Motorsport, published in the United The National Exhibition Centre ( NEC) is an Exhibition centre in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. These lectures usually focus on motorsport safety related matters, and have been delivered by guest speakers such as Max Mosley and Ross Brawn. Max Rufus Mosley (born 13 April 1940 is president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA a non-profit association that represents the interests of Ross Brawn (born November 23, 1954) is a British Motorsport engineer Watkins himself is due to deliver the 2007 Lecture.
Watkins has written or co-authored a number of books on racing safety, including Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One.
See also
Books
- Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One (Motorbooks Intl, 1996) ISBN 0760303150
- The Science of Safety: The Battle Against Unacceptable Risks in Motor Racing (with David Tremayne, Haynes Publications, 2000) ISBN 1859606644
- Beyond the Limit (with Jackie Stewart, Pan Books Ltd., 2002) ISBN 0330481967
References
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- ^ a b Professor Sidney Watkins Honoured. Watkins Family History Society. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
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- ^ The importance of Sid Watkins. GrandPrix. com. Inside F1, Inc. (2005-01-20). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
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