Surtees dies after F2 race crash

[totalgenius]

The son of motorsport legend John Surtees has died after being hit on the head by a wheel during a Formula 2 (F2) race at Brands Hatch in Kent.

Henry Surtees, 18, was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital after he was struck by a wheel which flew off Jack Clarke's car.

Sunday's race was red flagged while Surtees was removed from the scene.

His father won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1964 having previously won seven motorcycle world titles.

The accident happened between the circuit's Westfield Bend and Sheene Curve.

Henry Surtees (l) had his first F2 podium finish on Saturday

John Surtees is the only man to win F1 and motorcycle world titles

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Clarke's car hit a tyre wall and a wheel came off, hitting Henry Surtees on the head, knocking him unconscious.

The teenager's car then collided with the trackside barriers.

A spokeswoman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said Surtees was taken from the scene by helicopter.

On Saturday, Surtees claimed his first F2 podium finish, coming third in the opening race of the Brands Hatch weekend.

No-one from Brands Hatch was available for comment.





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[witchy]

That's a shame.

The only consolation is that he died doing that he loved.

RIP Henry.

 

[sneaker]

This is tragic, I thought they had stopped this from happening after senna died by fitting some safety divice to the wheel to stop it reaching the driver.

 

[hoppy]

That,s tragic he was only "18".
The cars are fitted with wheel tethers but they are very unreliable over here, for some reason the Americans seem to have got it right but we haven't yet.
Very unusual you see a death in F2 anymore.
My deepest sympathy goes out to his family.

RIP Henry.

So tragic..

 

[NL7]

what a tragic accident.. R I P