Crashes – DNFs – Oops

Mike Parkes (GBR) (Scuderia #Ferrari), #Ferrari 312/66 – #Ferrari V12 RET

British driver Mike Parkes drove for #Ferrari. At the Belgium GP in 1967 his #Ferrari 312 hit an oil slick laid down by Jackie Stewart’s BRM and crashed heavily. The car overturned and dragged him along the track.

Above is a photo of him with his shattered legs and severe head injury waiting for emergency workers to show up. The doctors contemplated cutting his legs off. He was in coma for a week. He eventually returned to racing but most believed something was lost (more…)

Shot taken in the direction of Niki Lauda’s crash. The smoke comes from Lauda’s flaming #Ferrari.

1976 German Grand Prix, #Nürburgring #Nordschleife

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Brian Herman Thomas Redman (GBR) (#Cooper Car Company), #Cooper T86B – BRM P142 3.0 V12 RET

On the seventh lap Brian Redman went off the circuit when his suspension failed and he crashed into and over a concrete barrier and into a parked car. His #Cooper caught fire but Redman escaped with a broken right arm and a few minor burns.

1968 Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de #Spa-Francorchamps

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