[Healeys] Grand Prix - The Killer Years

[Steve B. Gerow]

Good news - no Formula 1 driver has suffered a fatal accident since 1994! I had no idea the record was that good.

The below article has the stats. Quite a few fatalities from the Fifties were at the Indy 500 which was the US F1 
race until 1959 as I recall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_fatal_accidents

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Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 
1990s. No driver has suffered a fatal accident since 1994, making this the longest period in F1 history without a 
driver fatality. Drivers from the United Kingdom have suffered the most fatal accidents, 12 in all, the most recent 
being Tom Pryce in 1977. Only two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practicing in Formula One, 
Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Ayrton Senna in 1994.

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Steve Gerow
Altadena, CA
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