1604329907 Surtees signed up to the revived FIA Formula Two Championship ahead of the 2009 season on 2 January 2009. It was a stark reminder of the dangers inherent in motorsport, although it says much for the great strides it has made in the area of safety that the incident has so shaken the racing community. AUTOSPORT sends its sincere condolences to Henry's family and friends. 1604350808
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1604336501 Many of his friends and rivals were not so lucky.
"These things remind us how much safety has to remain the priority on the track and in all the other places of motorsport," Massa said. [4][5] The mass of the wheel assembly hitting his head was 29 kilograms (64 lb), and given the speed of his car (approximately 100 mp/h) at the time the wheel struck, the impact yielded approximately 30,000 joules of kinetic energy. 1604275200 He also contested last year's British Formula 3 season finale in a National Class car for Carlin, taking one victory and one podium. In the afternoon race Henry was just half a second or so behind Jolyon, trying to move forward after an earlier spin. What is the Electoral College? F1, Mercedes didn't believe Bottas issue initially As tributes for Henry flooded in on Monday, John Surtees, now 75, issued a poignant statement saying simply that his son would be "deeply missed". "On Sunday morning my 18 year-old son, Jolyon, and Henry were sat together, amidst all the F2 drivers, joking and signing autographs for fans. * Surtees died during round eight of the sixteen round series, (key) (races in bold indicate pole position) (races in italics indicate fastest lap), Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results, British Formula Two driver Henry Surtees dies after race accident, "Henry Surtees's death shakes motorsport world", "Extra wheel tether to be added for 2011", "Six key myths about F1's halo cockpit protection device busted", "Incredible pictures capture the moment halo device saves Formula One driver's life", "Renault : Much-maligned halo may have saved Leclerc's life after horror crash with Alonso | MarketScreener", "HENRY SURTEES FOUNDATION - Overview (free company information from Companies House)", Henry Surtees' profile on Driver Database, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Surtees&oldid=986613087, British Formula Three Championship drivers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 23:07.
19th July 2009, 22:16| Written by Keith Collantine I’ve just heard the terrible news that Henry Surtees, son of former F1 champion John Surtees, died today following a crash in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch. [9] Surtees' funeral took place on 30 July at Worth Abbey, near Turners Hill, West Sussex.[10]. Tragedy: John Surtees with son Henry, who died on Sunday after being hit by a loose wheel in a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa both expressed their sorrow and, in common with other leading figures in motorsport, stressed the importance of learning from the tragedy.
Luciano Bacheta clinched the 2012 Formula 2 title with third place, as Christopher Zanella won the Monza season finale "I am absolutely devastated that-18 year-old Henry Surtees lost his life in an accident in the Formula Two race at Brands Hatch yesterday," he wrote. "Despite bad luck in his motorsport, he had shown himself to be one with the possibilities of reaching the very top.
1604339667 Experience it Live Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees, has died following an accident in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday.
[3] He scored a podium in the first of the two races at Brands Hatch, coming third, and achieved a pole position at Brno.
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Markus Pommer snatched pole for the final round of the 2012 FIA Formula 2 Championship with his last lap of the session at Monza The FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars series comes to Motorsport.tv as the final selection process nears, Podcast: MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix review The wheel broke its tether and bounced back across the track into the following group of cars and collided with Surtees's helmet. When John Surtees was winning world titles on two and four wheels in the 1950s and 1960s, fatal accidents were accepted as an almost inevitable by-product of motor racing. John threw himself into … A detailed investigation will take place.
He was educated at Worth, an independent school in West Sussex. 1349012382, Pommer grabs pole for F2 finale During the second of the weekend's races, the 18-year-old was struck on the head by a wheel and tyre from the car of Jack Clarke, who had spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend. He battled James Calado for the title, with Calado coming out on top. He also made a brief foray into the Formula Renault UK championship that year, contesting the final two rounds at Thruxton as well as the Winter Series. Would Hamilton have won at Imola without VSC fortune? Tragedy: John Surtees with son Henry, who died on Sunday after being hit by a loose wheel in a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch.
Surtees' results placed him fourteenth in the championship, at the end of the season. Palmer added that there would be a detailed investigation as organisers sought to learn from the incident in the "continual quest" to make motor racing safer, although he stressed that the Williams F1-designed cars complied with the FIA's 2005 F1 safety standards, "including the fitment of wheel tethers to reduce the risk of wheels coming off in accidents.
Thruxton), one race win (Donington Park) and two fastest laps (Rockingham and Snetterton) while driving for the very successful Carlin Motorsport team. 1604338554 "Henry had followed his heart from the time he first sat in a kart," said the 1964 Formula One world champion. How does it work and what is its role in the 2020 US election? MotoGP, Podcast: F1 Emilia Romagna review Why Italy's minnow F1 team could become its new maestro
1348909465, Mirocha fastest in second F2 practice In June 2010, a group of Surtees's school friends swam the English Channel in stints to raise money for charity in his memory.
US election polls tracker 2020: Who will win the Donald Trump vs Joe Biden presidential race? 1604329907 Luciano Bacheta clinched the 2012 Formula 2 title with third place, as Christopher Zanella won the Monza season finale, Markus Pommer snatched pole for the final round of the 2012 FIA Formula 2 Championship with his last lap of the session at Monza, Matheo Tuscher kept the Formula 2 championship battle alive by dominating a wet race one at Monza, Matheo Tuscher claimed pole in a thrilling wet/dry qualifying session for the penultimate round of the 2012 F2 championship at Monza, Kevin Mirocha topped the times at Monza in the final free practice session ahead of the deciding rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship this weekend, The latest unexpected stop on the 2020 Formula 1 calendar again proved a hit with drivers and fans alike, as the series trialled a new race weekend format on its return to Imola.
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Despite his young age he had shown maturity, technical understanding and speed.
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[11], The FIA introduced a mandatory titanium-carbon fibre[12][13] "halo" cockpit protection structure for the 2018 Formula One and Formula 2 championships. Unbeatable analysis.
Surtees himself survived a life-threatening crash at the Mosport Circuit in Ontario, Canada, in 1965, while testing a Lola Can-Am car. He was 18 years old. Autosport's Alex Kalinauckas and Jess McFadyen are joined by Motorsport.com's Jonathan Noble and GP Racing's Stuart Codling to discuss the Emilia Romagna GP, FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars series on Motorsport.tv RICHARD WILLIAMS casts his eye over a turbulent era