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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the Indianapolis 500 formed part of the world championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to AAA regulations rather than Formula One regulations. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s ...
Formula One MIRA Ltd. Private test Lost control, went off the track and rolled several times [173] Dale Earnhardt (USA) 2001-02-18 Stock car Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Daytona International Speedway Daytona 500: Race Tagged by another car and crashed head on into a wall at 160 mph [174] Sonny Easley (USA) 1978-01-15 Stock car
The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950.Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules).
SPECIAL REPORT: Ten years on from Jules Bianchi’s fatal accident in Japan, Kieran Jackson takes a deep dive into the concept of grief in motorsport and speaks to the different groups impacted ...
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, there have been 778 Formula One drivers from 41 different nationalities who have started at least one of the 1,125 FIA World Championship races since the first such event, [5] [6] [7] the 1950 British Grand Prix. [8] Seven-time champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most ...
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All together this would reduce the amount of downforce by about 15%. For the Canadian Grand Prix: the lateral protection of the drivers' heads would be improved by increasing the height of the sides of the cockpit; the minimum weight of a Formula One car would be increased by 25 kg (changed to 15 kg by Canadian GP);
[8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season. [8] [9] The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 20 times between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three ...