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sir john surtees (ex f1) son henry was killed yesterday at brands hatch.apparently a car crashed and the rear wheel detached and hit his crash helmet,he was in the following car .spoke to a team member this morning he told me this sad news.thought some of you would like to know.
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very sad and so young to, sad loss
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what are the chances of being hit by a wheel,
sad news r.i.p
Old escorts, better than a pension plan.
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Henry Surtees, son of 1964 Formula One world Champion John, died following an accident in yesterday’s FIA Formula Two race at Brands Hatch.
After a successful first race where the 18-year old finished third. Surtees suffered a spin early in race two and was fighting his way back through the field when the accident happened.
Jack Clarke’s car hit the barriers at Westfield Bend loosing a wheel which hit Surtees in the head knocking him unconscious. His car hit the barrier heavily after Sheene corner.
After the death of a marshal in an F1 race in 2001, rule revisions introduced a wheel tether system to stop wheels flying off after an accident. This system was later adopted by IRL and is also used in the new F2 series, and should have prevented the wheel flying loose.
Red flags were rapidly deployed and he was extracted from the car before being transferred to the circuit’s medical centre, from there he was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital’s Trauma centre where he was later pronounced dead.
how sad,
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I thought it was his 18year old grandson that got killed in F2??
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Terrible news
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Always very sad to hear of someone being killed while competing in motorsports , especially these days with all of the safety precautions, 18 years old , my heartfelt condolence go out to the Surtees familyComment
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Thats tragic.. there was an article a few weeks ago in MN on John driving his old 'matchbox' surtees whuch has been restored. Article was about Father & Son.
Sad news....
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