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(Rolf Stommelen’s) Embassy Hill GH1 – #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Right from the start, the drivers who were members of the Grand Prix Drivers Association were furious that the barriers were not bolted together properly. Thus, they went on strike.

Most of the sport’s major players refused to take part in practice. Jacky Ickx was not a member of the GPDA, and one of the few marquee drivers who did practice. Track staff worked overnight to fix the barriers, and to make sure everything would be fixed in time for qualifying on Saturday, some of the teams (more…)

Willy Mairesse (BEL) (Scuderia #Ferrari SpA SEFAC), #Ferrari 156 – #Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 RET

Mairesse crashed during the 1963 German Grand Prix. The #Ferrari turned over multiple times after swerving off the track.

He was rushed to the hospital with a broken arm.

1963 German Grand Prix, #Nürburgring #Nordschleife

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#F1 DNF

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N24 (on the left): Rupert Keegan’s #Hesketh 308E – #Ford V8

N16 (centre): Riccardo Patrese’s Shadow DN8 – #Ford Cosworth 3.0 V8

N19 (on the right): Vittorio Brambilla’s Surtees TS19 – Cosworth V8

1977 Canadian Grand Prix, Mosport Park ++ ericok

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Innes Ireland (UDT-Laystall Racing Team), #Lotus 24 – Climax V8 RET

Innes avoids the wrecked cars of Richie Ginther (BRM P48/57 – num-8) and Maurice Trintignant (#Lotus 24 – num-30).

1962 Monaco GP

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Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (FRA) (Elf Team #Tyrrell), #Tyrrell 006 – #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (finished 2nd)

Driving by the wreck of Roger #Williamson’s car (which had crashed when he was going through the high speed esses, his car caught fire and he eventually died due to the fire, despite the fact that he wasn’t seriously injured by the crash itself).

1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort

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On lap 15, the Ensign of Jacky Ickx went wide in Turn 6, a left-hander entering the ‘Anvil’ section of the course (known among spectators as ‘The Boot’). The car suddenly snapped right and hit the Armco barrier head on. The nose went under the bottom rail, and the car split in two with the rear section spinning back onto the track in flames.

Ickx stepped out of the wreckage of the cockpit and hobbled to the grass, where he collapsed with injuries to both his legs and ankles. He was incredibly lucky to be alive (more…)