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May 1st, 1994: the world watches in shock as Ayrton Senna’s Williams-Renault veers off the track and hits the wall at the Tamburello corner of the Imola circuit. Unfortunately, it was an accident that the most charismatic F1 driver of all times wouldn’t survive as his head injuries were too severe.
- Porsche Racing Driver Loses Brakes, Masterfully Avoids Wall
Stomping on the brakes as you approach a corner in a racing car and realizing it’s doing nothing to stop the car must be a pretty scary moment. It could even be fatal, depending on the type of racing and the course layout (distance from black...
- Lamborghini Huracan Saved By The Gravel Trap During Track Day Event
This is what happens when you don't slow down enough before a corner. Luckily for this driver, the "kitty litter box" was there to keep him from ending up in the wall. Read more »...
- Someone Walked Away From This Horrific Crash That Split An Audi S8 In Two!
If you only looked at these chilling pictures, and especially the one showing the rear end of a first generation Audi S8 on the road and the front end parked –literally- on the wall of a house without reading the details, you'd be out of your...
- A Video Tribute To Ayrton Senna And The Honda / Acura Nsx
One of the saddest moments in the history of Formula 1, and motorsports in general, was the death of the great Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994, after the Brazilian pilot's Williams F1 crashed into a concrete barrier during the San Marino Grand Prix at...
- Kubica’s Horrifying Crash At The 2007 Canadian Gp
BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica was involved in a massive accident at the Canadian GP (Sunday, June 10) when the Polish driver lost control of his F1 car after an apparent touch with Jarno Trulli's Toyota on a corner just ahead of the hairpin turn....
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FIA Investigates Jet Fighter Canopies for Improving F1 Drivers’ Safety
May 1st, 1994: the world watches in shock as Ayrton Senna’s Williams-Renault veers off the track and hits the wall at the Tamburello corner of the Imola circuit. Unfortunately, it was an accident that the most charismatic F1 driver of all times wouldn’t survive as his head injuries were too severe.
Just one day before another fatality had hit F1 for the first time in 12 years. Roland Ratzenberger’s Simtek wing broke off before the Villeneuve corner and he hit the wall at 196 mph (315 km/h). The cause of death was basal skull fracture.
Read more »- Porsche Racing Driver Loses Brakes, Masterfully Avoids Wall
Stomping on the brakes as you approach a corner in a racing car and realizing it’s doing nothing to stop the car must be a pretty scary moment. It could even be fatal, depending on the type of racing and the course layout (distance from black...
- Lamborghini Huracan Saved By The Gravel Trap During Track Day Event
This is what happens when you don't slow down enough before a corner. Luckily for this driver, the "kitty litter box" was there to keep him from ending up in the wall. Read more »...
- Someone Walked Away From This Horrific Crash That Split An Audi S8 In Two!
If you only looked at these chilling pictures, and especially the one showing the rear end of a first generation Audi S8 on the road and the front end parked –literally- on the wall of a house without reading the details, you'd be out of your...
- A Video Tribute To Ayrton Senna And The Honda / Acura Nsx
One of the saddest moments in the history of Formula 1, and motorsports in general, was the death of the great Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994, after the Brazilian pilot's Williams F1 crashed into a concrete barrier during the San Marino Grand Prix at...
- Kubica’s Horrifying Crash At The 2007 Canadian Gp
BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica was involved in a massive accident at the Canadian GP (Sunday, June 10) when the Polish driver lost control of his F1 car after an apparent touch with Jarno Trulli's Toyota on a corner just ahead of the hairpin turn....