10 Accident Hot In Formula 1 History


Then it comes to Formula 1, certainly not out of the conversation about race safety car with super high speed. Why Ayrton Senna (GP San Marino 1994) that the crash looks lighter, even more fatal than collisions Robert Kubica (Canadian GP 2007) that seem far more sinister?
Here are 10 of the many deaths in the history of Formula 1 is "established" safety Formula 1 as it is today.

1. Lorenzo Bandini (1935-1967), Italian driver, died at the Monaco GP 1967

Lorenzo Bandini
Having lost control of his car in a chicane, the rear tires on the car and make the car road divider Bandini spin until it crashed into a pole and turned.
The pole fell and penetrated the fuel tank, so that there was a fire and make Bandini trapped. Furthermore, the car exploded because of the hot steam pipe exhaust fuel. Bandini suffered severe burns and was treated at a local hospital for 3 days, before he died on May 10, 1967.






2. Roger Williamson (1948-1973), British driver, died at the Dutch GP 1973

Roger Williamson
After one of his tires suddenly lost pressure and deflated, Williamson hit a barrier at high speed and swept as far as 275 meters.
The car ended up upside down and the fuel tank began to burn. One other drivers, David Purley (1945-1985) voluntarily stopped his car and tried to help Williamson out of his car.
But the effort also failed because of the position of the car in reverse. Unfortunately the marshal suspect it Purley car involved in the accident. Once you know the actual conditions, fire marshal does not work well to help Williamson.
Larger trucks newly arrived almost 10 minutes later, where Williamson had already died from asphyxia.




3. Koinigg Helmuth (1948-1974), Austrian driver, died in the 1974 United States Grand Prix

Koinigg Helmuth
Deaths from Armco barrier metal mounting incorrect. After a suspension failure in the slow corners, the car crashed into the Armco barrier Koinigg head first into a brick wall.

Low car speeds but because the Armco is not installed properly (still looks sharp edges!), Sharp metal barrier was also injured Koinigg neck until his head severed.




4. Tom Pryce (1949-1977), Wales driver, died at the South African GP 1977.
Tom Pryce

The most bizarre deaths in the F1 circuit of review cause, the affected tank fire extinguisher weighing 20 kg. Renzo Zorzi was just an accident, caused by faulty fuel gauges.
He parked his car on the left side of the track straight. Zorzi had trouble getting out of the car because it failed to release the oxygen pipe from his helmet, but the rear of the car was issued a fire.
It makes Zorzi need help marshal 2 people from across the tracks to put out the fire of his car. Two marshal that was crossing the tracks were dilaluimobil F1 without permission.
First Marshal escaped. But the second marshal, Fredrik Jansen van Vuuren (19 years), who brings a fire extinguisher tank weighing 20 kg, was hit olehmobil Pryce (with a speed of 270 km / h).
Pryce hit a van Vuuren because his view was blocked by a car Hans-Joachim Stuck (who almost hit van Vuuren as well, but managed to escape at the last second)
Van Vuuren was thrown into the air, his body broken to not be recognized, and died instantly. While Pryce, who suddenly hit the tank fire, killed instantly by a heavy object was almost decided to head. He was thrown out darimobil. Pryce car still runs without a driver for a few hundred meters away.

5. Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978), Swedish driver, died in hospital after crash GP Italy 1978
Ronnie Peterson

Peterson had an accident in the first turn pileup Italian GP 1978, which involved nine other riders. He only suffered leg injuries are relatively "mild" compared to Vittorio Brambilla who fell into a coma due to head hit ban "flying".
Peterson rushed to the hospital for examination Milan. Apparently he suffered multiple fractures in the legs. He was scheduled for surgery the next morning. But before morning, Peterson had fat emboli originating from the fractures in the legs, and died Monday, September 11 morning.






6. Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982), Canadian driver, died at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying
Gilles Villeneuve

In the race, he meets slow car in the left lane. Jochen Mass car. They also experienced a miscommunication. Mass who thought Villeneuve will record the time, intended to let him pass by moving to the right.
Villeneuve who intends to precede Mass (which had been on the left) immediately turned the car to the right. They collided in the right lane. Cars Villeneuve, who was behind, flew into the air and landing (nose first) with a speed of 225 km / h.
Villeneuve was dragged as far as 50 meters to the fence at the edge of the track hooks, where then he was caught and suffered a broken neck. He was immediately taken to the hospital St.Raphael University, and was kept alive for a few hours before she died around 9 pm local time.




7. Riccardo Paletti (1958-1982), Italian driver, died at the Canadian Grand Prix 1982
Riccardo Paletti

He just did start his second GP. Because impaired coordination marshal, the yellow light does not turn on after Didier Pironi stalled on the grid at the start.
Paletti late responding and nose his car crashed into the rear of the car Pironi. He suffered a blow to the chest and was unconscious. Paletti next car caught fire, and she was asphyxiated due to fumes from being stuck in a car.
The marshals also took half an hour to get the Paletti. He was dead on arrival at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, two days before the 24th birthday.

8. Elio De Angelis (1958-1986), Italian driver, died in a car testing at the circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France after the 1986 Monaco GP
Elio De Angelis

De Angelis car caught fire after the collision, the condition suddenly lost due to the loss of downforce rear wing. He only suffered minor burns and a broken collarbone, but De Angelis did not get out of his car.
Moreover, the circuit is concerned almost no marshal getting somewhere. Marshal newly arrived 30 minutes later with a helicopter and flew to the hospital De Angelis Marseille. He died there 29 hours later.

9. Roland Ratzenberger (1960-1994), Austrian driver, died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix qualifying
Roland Ratzenberger

Ratzenberger had just raced 1 time in F1 car's front wing was damaged in the previous qualifying round. Due to the high speed, plus the pressure of the wind, the front wing was broken off and lodged under his car.
Cars Ratzenberger was not able to turn and hit a solid wall with a speed of 315 km / h. After the collision, the car circled back to the track, and it is clear that Ratzenberger had a broken neck instantly killing him on the spot.

10. Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960-1994), Brazilian driver, died at the San Marino Grand Prix 1994
Ayrton Senna da Silva

3 times world champion's start from the pole position. Shortly after the start, Pedro Lamy and Jyrki Jarvilehto a collision that resulted in the release of the safety car. Safety car came out for 5 rounds.
In the next two rounds, the car Senna looks understeer and off the track at the Tamburello corner suddenly, with a speed of 310 km / hour, and then hit a solid wall.
Senna the actual cause of death is still mysterious. Senna mentioned suffered penetrating injuries caused by fractures that penetrate the helmet suspension and the front of his skull.
Ironically video record the moments of collisions along the 1.5 second turned out to be missing. Damon Hill, Senna's teammate at Williams in 1994, insisting that Senna had made a mistake common, but fatal.
Some big fan of Senna suspect there is a conspiracy aimed at killing the 34-year-old drivers. Many also are debating whether spontaneous or Senna died at the hospital, because he was not pronounced dead on the track

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