The 1969 Spanish Grand Prix was the last ever race featuring Formula 1 cars with the “high-wing”, the two Lotus cars suffered massive rear wing failures and drivers Jochen Rindt and Graham Hill lucky to escape with their lives.
Hans Herrman walked away unscathed from this accident at the 1959 German Formula 1 Grand Prix, exactly how he managed to not only survive but survive without injury (other than some minor grazes) is a mystery.
So far as vintage crashes go this one’s a doozy (to use period appropriate phraseology). Daytona International Speedway in early 1960 saw the single largest NASCAR accident in history, 37 cars out of a field of 68 were wrecked and yet amazingly, there were no serious injuries. Switch on your volume to enjoy vintage narration and…
