DNF Saturdays vol-261 1976 united states grand prix #F1

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…)

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