Formula 1 driver killed by tire

 · HOCKENHEIM, Germany –. Prominent Formula 1 racer Felipe Massa was killed in a crash during the German Grand Prix yesterday when his car became inverted in a horrific crash on the first corner almost immediately after the race began. He was killed instantly during the crash, the extremely poor design of the stock car causing his decapitation.  · Formula One in flames: Horrifying images show the true dangers of motor racing when drivers stood a one-in-three chance of being killed each time they took to the track. As Formula One fans.  · RELATED: Formula 1 Driver Ronnie Peterson’s Death Was So Tragic That His Wife Never Got Over It. To truly set the stage for the chaotic context of F1 in , it’s worth first looking back at August World champion driver Niki Lauda had qualified for the German Grand Prix, and he wasn’t exactly happy about it.

Jules Bianchi () The last death of a Formula One driver happened in , 12 years after Ayrton Senna died (until the last casualty of Formula 1). Jules Bianchi pinned himself at the Japan Grand Prix a year earlier when he collided with a Marussia team car into a tractor crane, standing on the outside of a bend. Jules Bianchi, a year-old French Formula One driver, died this morning from head injuries sustained during a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix last October. One of the cameras captured the moment that Beveridge was hit by the tyre. Beveridge (circled) just before being hit by the wheel He was the second marshal to die at a Grand Prix in less than six months, following Paolo Gislimberti 's death at the Italian Grand Prix, and the last for 12 years, until Mark Robinson was killed at the Canadian Grand Prix.

The next Formula One death was American race car driver Chet Miller. At that, the tire came off and hit him in the head with such power. His death was the second that weekend, after Roland Ratzenberg had a fatal crash in qualify. These two deaths prompted calls for major safety. F1 is thrilling however, there are accidents. Though f1 drivers death is not common nowadays, the number of drivers death is not small.