Pironi, who was leading the championship at the time, had such serious leg injuries that FIA doctor Sid Watkins nearly had to amputate Pironi's legs in order to get him out of the wrecked Ferrari.
Pironi, que lideraba o campionato nese momento, tiña tan graves lesións nas pernas que o médico da FIA Sid Watkins case tivo que amputarllas co fin de sacalo do esnaquizado Ferrari.