Back when Mercedes was using the reanimated corpse of Pablo Picasso as the head of design for the Unimog division. Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. Squadron Leader F. A. O Tony Gaze OAM DFC and 2 Bars is a very distinguished, although largely unsung Australian, who was not only an Ace Fighter Pilot flying Spitfires. The Medical Causes of Racing Deaths w Examples. Race car drivers die because of lethal injuries caused by 6 different mechanisms  which are examined here in detail. Cm2 Crack Without Box. Much has been done, but much more must be done as most of racer deaths in the past few years are preventable with changes to track design. Today October 9, 2. I update this article because of Jules Bianchi terrible accident at the 2. Japanese Grand Prix. Although Jules has not died of his injuries he is in very serious condition with severe brain injury, like the injuries of many others drivers discussed here, his accident was avoidable and preventable. The mechanism of Jules injury is discussed below in the appropriate section Deceleration Injuries. Previous updates were prompted by the death of another young racer, Sean Edwards. Seans death, like that of Allan Simonsen 4 months prior, was predictable, avoidable and preventable. Sean died of a sudden deceleration injury just like Allen, Cause of Death number 4 below. It is imperative to understand that deaths due to sudden deceleration injuries are usually preventable with simple changes to track design to allow for a more gradual deceleration instead of a near instantaneous deceleration. A close look at the track design flaws that allowed for the death of Sean and Allen is included below in the section on Sudden Deceleration Injuries. Allan Simonsens Aston Martin at the start of the 2. Hours of Le Mans. The death of race car driver Allan Simonsen in the early minutes of the 2. Mirage is what humans call old money. Before the war, he was a member of affluent Cybertronian society, with his own large estate and highpriced friends. Red Bull Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. In the afternoon, the second qualifying session began and 18 minutes into the session, Simtek driver Roland Ratzenberger crashed heavily at 314 kmh on the inside of. Hours of Le Mans, and now the terrible tragedy of Sean Edwards 1. Dario Franchittis crash at the Houston Grand Prix 1. This article will take a close look at what happens to the human body that causes a racers death, and just how far race car safety has come. In Section 4 Sudden Deceleration Injuries we will look at the death of Allen and Sean more closely and conclude that these were foreseeable and predictable crashes that resulted in deaths that were preventable and avoidable. Six Medical Reasons Race Car Drivers Die. Blunt Force Trauma. Blunt force trauma is the medical term for a blunt object hitting the body with minimal or no penetration of the skin in contrast to penetrating injuries discussed below. Blunt force trauma can cause injury to many parts of the body, and most frequently this results in broken bones and various soft tissue injuries and not death. This was not always the case, however, as blunt force injuries were extremely common in all forms of racing prior to the implementation of seat belts. The universal use of seat belts, and the improvements in seat belt design over the past 5 decades has saved the lives of countless racers. You kids wanna see something cool Heres a hires wireframe cutaway of the Infiniti Prototype 9, the fauxvintage electric race car concept that should be lame but. F1 giants McLaren back plan for London GP with race AROUND Buckingham Palace. AN F1 race around the streets of London could be one step closer as the. The seat belts keep the racers tightly attached to their racecars, preventing them from flying out of the car and hitting stationary objects. Blunt force trauma still is one of the most common causes of racer deaths, but since it requires that some stationary object hit the driver, deaths by blunt force trauma are far more common in open cockpit racecars where parts of the driver are exposed. Famous Race Car Driver Deaths Due to Blunt Force Trauma. The remains of Jim Clarks Lotus after his fatal crash. Jim Clark. On 7 April 1. Clark died in a racing accident at the Hockenheimring in Germany. Clarks Lotus 4. 8 veered off the track and crashed into the trees. He suffered a broken neck, skull fracture and a number of other chest and abdominal injuries. Clark died before reaching the hospital. As you will learn from reading further, these types of injuries are much more common for open wheel and more specifically, open cockpit type race cars. The head, neck, and shoulders are exposed outside of the protective roll cage and bodywork of the car. As discussed later, all sanctioning bodies have required higher and higher side pods on open cockpit cars over the years so that the drivers bodies are exposed much less than in years past. In fact, the past few years has seen the fastest of the prototype sports cars going away from open cockpit designs to those that are completely covered. The most obvious examples are the latest Audi R 1. Hours of Le Mans, compared to the same car that won the race 1. Find all the latest F1 news and information with Telegraph Sport. Race reports, news, video and pictures. Allan Mc. Nishs spectacular crash during the 2. Le Mans is a great example of how modern race car design including a completely enclosed cockpit saved his life. There is simply no comparison in the overall safety between the Formula cars of the 1. Formula cars. However, open cockpit cars by their very nature leave part of the human body exposed and therefore more vulnerable to certain types of injuries. Joe Weatherly. Joe Weatherly was the defending NASCAR series champion when he was killed in 1. Riverside International Raceway during the fifth race of the season. Death Of Driver In F1 Race' title='Death Of Driver In F1 Race' />Upon impact with the wall, his head had come out of the window and been crushed against the wall, killing him instantly. His death lead to the development of window nets, which are now commonly used in many race car series across the world. Now you know why all sedan type race cars are mandated to have either a side window, or a window net. Dan Wheldon. Dan Wheldon was the reigning Indy 5. At the IZOD Indy. Car World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 1. October 2. 01. 1, Wheldon was involved in a 1. Wheldons car flew approximately 3. His cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, measured at 2. G by the G meters in the car You. Tube video. This again, shows the increased vulnerability of open cockpit cars to this type of injury. The new Dallara chassis used exclusively by all Indy. Car teams since 2. Dan DW1. 2 and includes changes to the cockpit and the front wing to help prevent these cars from lifting into the air and to provide better protection to the headneck area. As horrific as Dans crash was, a nearly identical crash occurred almost exactly 2 years later 1. Dario Franchittis car was launched into the air and into the catch fence at the Houston Grand Prix. The fence clearly saved the lives of many fans, and the design of the car saved the life of Dario who came away with several significant injuries, none of which was life threatening. Watch You. Tube Video. Typical NASCAR seat provides lateral support and protection to head, neck, torso, and upper thighs. Jason Leffler. Jason Leffler was a popular NASCAR driver who died only 1 week prior to Allan Simonsen June 1. Jason was running in second place in a heat race at a 0. His autopsy showed the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the neck no other specifics are available at this time. Again note that Jason was driving an open car, a car without doors and windows that left his upper body exposed to outside objects. An important aspect of this accident that the car Jason was driving did not have the most modern type of seat that prevented lateral side to side movement of the head. This type of seat also protects the neck from blunt and penetrating trauma. The modern racing seat has walls along the bottom and sides of the seats which extend to the side of the helmets. These seats are the result of progressive improvements over many years with the purpose of supporting the body from flexing movements and torsional rotation. They also provide protection from blunt and penetration injuries see below. Other noted racers dying from Blunt Force Trauma Gilles Villenueve, Eddie Sachs, and Bruce Mc.