They have been around since the beginning of F1's history and these unpaid volunteers make racing possible. Marshals are an often overlooked but integral part of safety in motorsport. These key moments in F1 history have served as reminders that motorsport cannot become complacent and that there is always more that can be improved upon when it comes to safety. In more recent years, two big waves of safety innovations have been kick-started by the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger in 1994, and Jules Bianchi's ultimately fatal crash in 2014. Three-time world champion Jackie Stewart played an important part in the push for safety during some of F1's most dangerous years, advocating mandatory seatbelts and full-face helmets, as well as for better barriers and proper medical teams.
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