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Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. [2]
Formula One: Watkins Glen International United States Grand Prix: Qualifying Bumped the kerbs, causing him to swerve the right hand side of the track, touching the safety barrier and causing him to crash into the barriers on the other side head-on, uprooting and lifting the barrier and killing him instantly.
Ratzenberger and Senna's crashes were the first fatal accidents to occur during a Formula One race meeting since Riccardo Paletti died at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix. Senna's death, as well as the other events of the race weekend, helped trigger significant reforms prioritizing driver safety in Formula One.
F1 driver Ayrton Senna died after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on May 1, 1994. Senna's crash was one of two fatal accidents that occurred that weekend on the track.
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Fatal accidents to competitors at the Watkins Glen International Circuit during the United States Grand Prix and other national and international motorsport events on a 10.6 km (6.6 mi) road circuit (1948–1952), an amended 7.4 km (4.6 mi) circuit (1953–1956) and the 3.78 km (2.35 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1957 onwards.
It's the latest in a series of crashes for F1's only American driver. Sargeant crashed at the Canadian Grand Prix in June and collided with Kevin Magnussen at the Miami Grand Prix in May.
American F1 driver Logan Sargeant escaped unharmed after losing control of his car during practice at the Dutch Grand Prix, as it crashed into a wall, crumpled on impact and burst into flames.