“The lady's was a distraction, she should have gone slower. But a disproportionate case has been built around this situation.” This is how Miki Biasion, double world rally champion, born in 1958, explains the accident that occurred on Sunday 15 September in Piazza San Carlo in Turin. Non-professional driver Barbara Riolfo was reported for injury due to negligence: the Lancia 037 she was driving crashed into the barriers of the circuit, injuring at least 12 people. This same Lancia was brought to success by Biasion who adds: “It is a racing car built specifically for competition and Lancia has entrusted it to professional drivers. The competition car is not a car intended for ordinary drivers or inexperienced drivers.”
Hypotheses about the accident
Biasion, originally from Bassano del Grappa, won two consecutive world championships, one in 1988 and the other in 1989, leading first the Lancia 037 and then the Lancia Delta to triumph. In an interview with Republic analyzes the dynamics of the accident: “If the car skids, it could be due to the slippery surface, and certainly not to the propulsion.” This is what adds an additional coefficient of difficulty to be able to manage: “It requires a certain expertise and preparation. Based on the principle that the more demanding the car, the more difficult it is to drive. The propulsion car is fun, it drives with a classic countersteer. It is not complicated to drive, you can drive in a sporty and spectacular way, but on condition that you know how to do it.”
On the cover: Miki Biasion, photo from her Instagram profile @mikibiasion_official
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