F1: Sid Watkins To Be Honored On Singapore Grid

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F1: Sid Watkins To Be Honored On Singapore Grid

A tribute to the late Professor Sid Watkins will be held this weekend at Singapore...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted September 20, 2012 Marina Bay (SGP)

The late Sid Watkins left a lasting legacy on Formula One. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

The late Professor Sid Watkins will be remembered with a minute’s applause on the grid prior to the start of the Singapore GP, the FIA has announced.

Watkins, who served as F1’s doctor between 1978 and 2004, passed away last week at the age of 84.

There will also be a book of remembrance in the paddock in which members of the F1 community are invited to write messages. The book will be presented to Watkins' family.

The book will sit alongside a bronze bust of Watkins, which was commissioned last year when he retired from the Presidency of the FIA institute.

Meanwhile, the FIA and the FIA Institute say that they “will continue to consider the most appropriate permanent tribute to Professor Watkins, in recognition of his achievements and his unique legacy for motor sport. An announcement on this lasting tribute will be made in due course.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.