"Noj" <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote


Let's hope he makes a quick recovery, from the description it sounded a bit
rough.

GS <gs (AT) nospamthanks (DOT) con> writes
I saw the race and yes, he was flung around like in a pinball machine
after the wheel of another car hit his. That race wasn't one of the best
F2 ones so far, three red flags and in the end they gave up with two
laps still remaining.

The following WTCC race had to be run under the safety car for a few
laps to allow the medical helicopter to take off.

--
Emma - The Chocolate Monster
http://chocmonster.rules.it

"Emma" <Emma (AT) excalvehs (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

It wasn't a nice incident from what I've seen, he's young and fit so fingers
crossed (latest reports I've seen say he's in intensive care).

"GS" <gs (AT) nospamthanks (DOT) con> wrote


Unfortunately it's not good news :-(

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77088

Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees, has
died following an accident in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday.

During the second of the weekend's races, the 18-year-old was struck on the
head by a wheel and tyre from the car of Jack Clarke, who had spun into the
wall exiting Westfield Bend.

Surtees was knocked unconscious in the accident and his car failed to
negotiate the following Sheene Corner, running straight off the track and
into the barrier.

Medical crews were swiftly on the scene to extract Surtees from the car,
before he was taken to the track's medical centre. He was stabilised at the
circuit's facility before being airlifted to the Royal London hospital.

A spokesperson for the hospital this evening confirmed that Surtees had died
from his injuries.

Surtees graduated to F2 this season from Formula Renault and had taken his
first podium finish in the series with third place in Saturday's race at
Brands Hatch.

His step up to the category came after several seasons in karts, which
included victory in the Junior Gearbox Championship in 2005, before a
graduation to car racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2006.

He switched to single seaters in 2007, taking a race victory in Formula BMW
UK for Carlin Motorsport en route to seventh overall in the standings - and
second in the rookie cup.

He also made a brief foray into the Formula Renault UK championship that
year, contesting the final two rounds at Thruxton as well as the Winter
Series.

In 2008 he remained in Formula Renault, taking 12th in the final standings
before finishing runner-up in the Winter Series with one victory and three
podiums from four races. He also contested last year's British Formula 3
season finale in a National Class car for Carin, taking one victory and one
podium.

AUTOSPORT sends its sincere condolences to Henry's family and friends.

"Colin" <Colin (AT) Nowhere (DOT) non> wrote

That is sad news indeed :-(

On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Colin wrote:

Crap.

"Emma" <Emma (AT) excalvehs (DOT) demon.co.uk> skrev i melding
news:mPiIBpBwu1YKFA3H (AT) btconnect (DOT) com...
Awful news. Just learned about it, returning home after watching the Class 1
Powerboat Grand Prix of Norway,
where one of those monsters did a complete 360 degree right in front of us,
but fortunately landed "on its wheels"
again - and with only carbon fibre damage.
The Brands accident is a timely reminder of the dangers that are still
there. Despite wheel tethers and comprehensive padding of the helmet area in
the cockpit of single-seaters, such awful accidents can still happen. My
thoughts go out to his parents this evening.
Doc

"Colin" <Colin (AT) Nowhere (DOT) non> wrote

Blimey, that looks almost harmless. Horrible freak accident, and although no
one can blame the guy in the other car, he is gonna feel terrible.

Condolences to family and friends.

AC

"Colin" <Colin (AT) Nowhere (DOT) non> wrote in
news:7chdncF283iubU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net:

It's still not possible to make the sport safe, is it?

I don't want to watch the accident now, seems disrespectful -
uncomfortable.

My sympathies to John and the family.

--
CatharticF1

"What you thought was freedom is just greed."

Doc Knutsen wrote:

A terribly sad thing indeed.

Unfortunately, it was bound to happen some day that a runaway wheel
would actually hit someone's helmet and not just nearly miss it. With
a horrible reminder we now know that it's still lethal despite the
HANS and cockpit padding. As I believe, F2 has the same safety
requirements as F1, so this was not just a "lower class formulae
thing".

I'm sure this case will be thoroughly investigated and some changes
will follow. Whether it is for the cars, track requirements or the
race calendars, I don't know yet. But any death on track is one too
many, and FIA will do something about it.

I wish strength for Henry's family and friends in their loss and
sorrow.

-Webs-