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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the Indianapolis 500 formed part of the world championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to AAA regulations rather than Formula One regulations. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s ...
Formula One: Watkins Glen International United States Grand Prix: Qualifying Bumped the kerbs, causing him to swerve the right hand side of the track, touching the safety barrier and causing him to crash into the barriers on the other side head-on, uprooting and lifting the barrier and killing him instantly.
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
Ayrton Senna, the last man to die at the wheel of a Formula One car. Untrue. Firstly, he technically died whilst out of the car receiving medical attention, but more importantly, two drivers have died in F1 cars since 1994, in non-Championship events.
The Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy ruled that mechanical failure was the cause of the crash, as post-crash analysis found that Senna's steering column had snapped around the time that his car was about to round the Tamburello corner. Senna's death was the capstone to one of the darkest weekends in Formula One history.
Oscar Piastri won an instant Formula 1 classic that had it all at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz Jr. collided while fighting for podium places and title ...
American F1 driver Logan Sargeant escaped unharmed after losing control of his car during practice at the Dutch Grand Prix, as it crashed into a wall, crumpled on impact and burst into flames.
Logan Sargeant crashed heavily in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, leaving his car on fire with severe damage and causing him to miss qualifying. Sargeant seemed to lose control of ...