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Martin Donnelly tells BBC Sport about how his career-ending accident in 1990 became the inspiration for Brad Pitt's character in F1: The Movie.

Martin Donnelly crashed into the barrier at the Spanish Grand Prix going 140 mph. The Belfast driver was thrown out of his ...

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Hayes' 1993 Spanish Grand Prix crash resembles the same accident experienced by former F1 driver Martin Donnelly. Instead of 1993, the real-life incident took place at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix.

Martin Donnelly tells BBC Sport about how his career-ending accident in 1990 became the inspiration for Brad Pitt's character in F1: The Movie.

Martin Donnelly, who suffered serious injuries in a crash at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, revealed he met Brad Pitt ahead of the premiere of the F1 movie having been an inspiration for major plot ...

But later that day Senna left the circuit alone and drove the 50 miles to the Seville hospital where Martin was being treated in the intensive care unit. He met Mark Gallagher, Donnelly’s fellow ...

He formed his own team for a while, Martin Donnelly Racing, and still has close links with Lotus. He has been a driver steward at F1 races in Korea, Canada and Abu Dhabi.