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Fire & Flame - about Herbert Linge and the founding of the ONS rescue squadron

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Created in 2009

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Rainer Braun

Photos:

Hallo Fahrerlager / Archiv Rainer Braun

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Hallo Fahrerlager / Archiv Rainer Braun

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Inferno - bei einer Start- Kollision des Interserie-Rennens 1972 am Nürburgring fliegt der Ferrari 512M des Schweizers Herbert Müller in die Boxengasse und explodiert in einem riesigen Feuerball

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Chefsache - Formel-1-Promotor Bernie Ecclestone und Sicherheitsexperte Linge besprechen 1977 Sicherheitsfragen

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Dokument der Schande - keiner hilft David Purley bei seinem Rettungsversuch von Roger Williamson 1973 in Zandvoort

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Hilfe naht - der R-Porsche 914-6 als erstes Rettungsstaffelauto mit LInge und dem Doktor 1972 im Einsatz am Nürburgring

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Privat-Initiative - Herbert Linge und Rennarzt Dr. Eddie Rothenfelder (links) mit dem ersten Porsche 914/6 am Ende des Formel-2-Feldes 1972 in Hockenheim

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Im Einsatz- Linge beim Formel Super V-Crash am Nürburgring auf dem Flugplatz 1973, Arnulf Schießer ist verunfallt

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Herbert Linge als Feuerwehrmann mit Löschkanone 1972 am Nürburgring, rechts das Ferrari-Wrack von Herbert Müller

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Zwei Retter - Formel-1-Arzt Dr. Grajales-Robles und Herbert Linge 1977 beim GP Deutschland in Hockenheim

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Praxistest - Reporter Braun dreht mit Linge im R-Porsche eine Nordschleifenrunde

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Angebrannt - beim Versuch, die Feuerfestigkeit des Rennoveralls zu demonstrieren, gerät Nomex-Importeur Erich Bitter in größere Not ...

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Bescheidener Fuhrpark - bis in die späten Siebzigerjahre war der Staffel-Fuhrpark noch überschaubar

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Stolze Flotte - 15 Jahre nach der Gründung sind Mannschaft und Material bereits kräftig gewachsen

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Linges Nachfolger - Uwe Frumolt ist seit 1988 verantwortlicher Leiter der Rettungs-Truppe. Der Schwabe ist vom ersten Tag an dabei

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Ehrengäste - der 81-jährige Herbert Linge und seine Frau Lieselotte als Gäste beim letzten Solitude-Revival

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Festakt - Buchautor Braun moderiert 1988 ONS-Staffelgala

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Summary

A good 40 years ago, racing drivers only survived a fire accident with a lot of luck. Herbert Linge no longer wanted to see this happen and, on his own initiative, founded a rescue team, which was then further professionalized as the ONS squadron and has certainly saved countless lives. It all began with a decommissioned Porsche 914/6 with a built-in halon extinguishing system. Today, the rescue squad is part of everyday life on the racetrack, thanks to Herbert Linge, as Rainer Brau explains in this impressive article.

This article contains the following chapters

More security is possible
German rescue team too expensive for the Dutch?
Life's work
On an official mission
The inferno on the Ring
Premiere in Hockenheim
Emergency at the Nürburgring shortly after the first mission
Fireproof protective suits are catching on
Linge goes, Frumolt comes
Praise from all sides

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Our report comes from the 3rd volume from 2009 of the popular book series "Hallo Fahrerlager" by Rainer Braun. The Dutch Grand Prix, July 29, 1973: What happened that day on the Zandvoort dune circuit will go down as a particularly sad and shameful chapter in Formula 1 history. The TV pictures show a March racing car half overturned, the driver is trapped in the cockpit. The car is on fire. In order to free Roger Williamson, it would take a few strong men in fire gear to get the monoposto upright. While two marshals stand idly watching the gruesome scenario and don't dare approach the fire, compatriot David Purley stops at the scene of the accident. He jumps out of the car, sprints across the road and tries to lift the burning car in a desperate effort. But he has no chance on his own. Even the hand-held fire extinguisher, which he snatches from one of the guards, cannot smother the flames. The young Brit burns alive.

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