. ▁The ▁tro phy ▁reads ; ▁" To ▁the ▁Prof , ▁our ▁thanks ▁for ▁your ▁in valu able ▁contribution ▁to ▁Formula ▁ 1 . ▁Nice ▁to ▁know ▁you ' re ▁there ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Wat kins ▁had ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁car ing ▁for ▁Frank ▁Williams ▁who ▁sust ained ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁inj uries ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁on ▁a ▁public ▁road . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Nelson ▁Pi quet ▁crash ed ▁during ▁practice ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁un fit ▁to ▁race ▁by ▁Wat kins . ▁Despite ▁it ▁being ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Pi quet ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁officials ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁comp ete ▁knowing ▁any ▁lost ▁points ▁could ▁lose ▁him ▁the ▁championship ▁( which ▁he ▁ultimately ▁won ). ▁In ▁response , ▁Wat kins ▁threatened ▁to ▁res ign ▁if ▁over ru led . ▁The ▁officials ▁opt ed ▁to ▁support ▁Wat kins , ▁and ▁Pi quet ▁sat ▁out ▁the ▁race , ▁later ▁adm itting ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁correct ▁decision . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Wat kins ▁founded ▁the ▁Bra in ▁and ▁Sp ine ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁char ity ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁improve ▁" the ▁prevent ion , ▁treatment ▁and ▁care ▁of ▁people ▁affected ▁by ▁dis orders ▁of ▁the ▁brain ▁and ▁sp ine ". ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁foundation . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁San ▁Mar ino