Henry Surtees Fatal Crash | Formula Two 2009 Brands Hatch

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  • On Sunday, 19 July 2009, the 24 Formula 2 racers formed the grid for race two at Brands Hatch. Henry Surtees who qualified eighth for the race, was running line astern with other cars following Jolyon Palmer #3 on the Minter Straight, when Jack Clarke’s #11 spun off ahead of them exiting the Westfield Bend. Clarke’s relatively innocuous accident was transformed into a dangerous one when his car crashed backwards into a tyre wall. The barrier was positioned curving towards the track, around a tree at the end of a 15-meter run-off area. The car was sent back towards the circuit and its rear wing and one of the front wheels broke free, tumbling back onto the racing line. Sadly, Henry Surtees was coming at an estimated 100 mi/h (160 km/h) up to the tyre right at the moment it bounced into the air, while slowly crossing the track.
    Henry Surtees was hit on head and knocked unconscious, before his car smashed into the trackside barriers at the next corner at a high rate of speed. No movement was seen inside the cockpit when the car went on without a drive and parked itself gently on the outside of the Sheene Corner. Marshals arrived at the scene immediately, they found the visor of Surtees’ helmet opened, possibly it happened due to the tyre’s impact.
    The race was red-flagged while Surtees was removed from the scene. He was airlifted by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to the Royal London hospital, after medics at the circuit worked to stabilise him. He died from his injuries in the evening of that same day.
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ความคิดเห็น • 682

  • @gribbin7889
    @gribbin7889 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3112

    Hearing the throttle being floored by his deadweight is a harrowing sound

    • @nicolasgarcia248
      @nicolasgarcia248 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Similar to Massa's accidente in 2009

    • @fudge_mudge
      @fudge_mudge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@alastairorr6318how so?
      He was one of the fastest drivers.

    • @alastairorr6318
      @alastairorr6318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@fudge_mudgeMassa was a donkey, racing against thoroughbreds.

    • @fudge_mudge
      @fudge_mudge 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      @@alastairorr6318 so you’re trying to just say he was slow?
      Remember that he almost won the championship in 2008, had multiple wins and even after his major crash in Hungary 2009, he was still decent and a very solid driver, picking up podiums every now and then. In Williams, he was almost always in contention for points and podiums

    • @alastairorr6318
      @alastairorr6318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@fudge_mudge The "GOAT", Hamilton whipped the so called fake 2 time champion, Alonso in 2007 and seriously whipped Massa in 2008.

  • @lrmbvv
    @lrmbvv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1645

    amazing how quickly the announcer determined how serious this was

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

      He had the throttle pinned....dead weight 😢

    • @BobbyBoucher228
      @BobbyBoucher228 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      @@samholdsworth420Exactly, he was either unconscious or dead.

    • @MrWillyMrBrightside
      @MrWillyMrBrightside 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

      @@BobbyBoucher228 Immediately unconscious, taken to the Royal London Hospital where he was declared brain dead. Tragic, but fortunately it meant he didn't suffer. He likely never even knew.

    • @BobbyBoucher228
      @BobbyBoucher228 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      @@MrWillyMrBrightside that’s very sad, thanks for the additional insight. I’m glad drivers now have the halo to protect them today as it likely has saved a few lives since it implementation.

    • @zarrow50
      @zarrow50 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@BobbyBoucher228 There was a recent case of the Halo working

  • @Morcap
    @Morcap 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1964

    When the commentator saw (and heard) the throttle engaged to the max after the impact with the barriers and especially when there was no breaking marks skids on the tarmac it only meant one thing.

    • @Gwydion_Wolf
      @Gwydion_Wolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      Well it meant one of 2 things... and everyone feared which of the two it was.

    • @dakzibbon6589
      @dakzibbon6589 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

      That immediately means that the driver lost consciousness. It's up to the medics to assess if something worse happened

    • @moneytron4143
      @moneytron4143 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Gwydion_Wolf Which is another think?

    • @Gwydion_Wolf
      @Gwydion_Wolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

      @@moneytron4143
      1) He's simply knocked unconscious.
      2) He's dead.
      Sudden Death and sudden unconsciousness look the same from the outside when it comes to auto-sports. The vehicles go ballistic and the person inside is just along for the ride.
      You always hope its Number 1 instead of Number 2.

    • @Chrisko1492
      @Chrisko1492 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@moneytron4143
      That which happend to Felipe Massa: unconscious, but survived.

  • @grazzak1972
    @grazzak1972 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1009

    Anyone who now ever says they don’t like the halo needs their heads checking. Too many lost to accidents like this

    • @Nigel-ef2ft
      @Nigel-ef2ft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@grazzak1972 I don't like the halo. Nobody is forced to become a racing driver. Other sports are available.

    • @H3nry2077
      @H3nry2077 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +270

      @@Nigel-ef2ft And since you aren't a racing driver, no one cars about what you want.

    • @Skibidigokyllyourself
      @Skibidigokyllyourself 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

      ​@@Nigel-ef2ft please elaborate your argument because it doesnt make senese

    • @Nigel-ef2ft
      @Nigel-ef2ft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Skibidigokyllyourself Senese?

    • @Nigel-ef2ft
      @Nigel-ef2ft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@H3nry2077 I did ff1600 in the 1980s and early 90s without using a halo device. I had a few shunts and narrowly avoided being hit on the head by a flying wheel. Motor racing was risky in those days, and totally unsuited to people like you.

  • @bsheaves
    @bsheaves 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1169

    Man, Martin Haven has had to make some grim commentary over his career. He was also doing primary commentary for 2013 Le Mans when Simonsen was killed

    • @jonnies
      @jonnies 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      That one was super sad for me. I saw Simonsen racing GT cars in Australia and he was really talented.

    • @arnolddamnit
      @arnolddamnit หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      gnarly

    • @IixAGxiI
      @IixAGxiI หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He commentates on lots of racing . Nearly every gt race that's on Eurosport he's on.

  • @DJKronix55
    @DJKronix55 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1459

    0:16 imagine driving in a race, seeing a tire flying at you, and then you blink and you're at the pearly gates

    • @bobakimi
      @bobakimi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      BRO SO TRUE

    • @waylingtons
      @waylingtons 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      He didn’t die immediately. He gets out of his car. Even worse I guess.

    • @jfm0155
      @jfm0155 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +271

      ​@@waylingtonsThat's Clarke getting out of his car.

    • @jimijames6449
      @jimijames6449 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

      @@waylingtons no he doesnt...

    • @A_Final_Hit
      @A_Final_Hit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +157

      @@waylingtonsThat was a different driver. Surtees never stepped out of his car again.

  • @kevinhendon
    @kevinhendon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    We were at that race my Son and myself as we were a guest of Jack Clark ( my Son bought a Ped off him) and we had some tickets given to us to watch him, both Jack & Henry were promising drivers for the future, but sadly it never happend. Jack was not the same driver anymore, it knocked him back so much & years later went to America to race but never really got anywhere after that terrible day, RIP Henry lost to us so young 😢

  • @unbornproductions7917
    @unbornproductions7917 ปีที่แล้ว +1229

    What are the odds.... So damn unlucky.

    • @phildavenport4150
      @phildavenport4150 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Shades of Senna's fatal.

    • @Nobodyneedsabodyanymore
      @Nobodyneedsabodyanymore 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Honestly pretty high if you think about it.

    • @unbornproductions7917
      @unbornproductions7917 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Nobodyneedsabodyanymore - Yes, very high, since it's quite unlikely.

    • @Nobodyneedsabodyanymore
      @Nobodyneedsabodyanymore 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@unbornproductions7917 i actually argue in the opposite favor. The odds are pretty high that this could happen. Halo was a late implementation that could have saved multiple lives. But yeah 4 wheels x however many cars, the speeds obtained, walls on both sides majority of course, and other hazards makes this quite probable and of course inevitable in the grand scope of things.

    • @barrycooper2955
      @barrycooper2955 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A fraction of a second either way, Surtees wouldn't have been hit.

  • @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
    @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    It was 8 years later that John Henry’s father also a racing driver himself died too

    • @wadevallbona5314
      @wadevallbona5314 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I was not aware of this. Thank you for the info

    • @jacksmith-mu3ee
      @jacksmith-mu3ee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      ​@@wadevallbona5314John surtees was like 80 something

    • @casper14301
      @casper14301 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Surtees*​@@jacksmith-mu3ee

    • @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329
      @thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@wadevallbona5314yes it’s true

    • @snpy100
      @snpy100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I didn’t know john died that late

  • @coyotewall2669
    @coyotewall2669 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +507

    We’ve seen so many crashes like this and we’re just like “yeah, that wasn’t that bad, he will pop out of the car and be frustrated and go on with his life” Only if Senna jumped straight out of his car, only if Henry did as well.

    • @melb.1906
      @melb.1906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      💔💔😭😭

    • @PaulAudrin
      @PaulAudrin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Senna n'a pas eu de chance, c'est l'angle du choc qui l'a tué.
      Il n'avait aucune égratignure et aucun os cassé. Juste cette foutue barre de suspension qui a traversé son casque au plus mauvais endroit.
      Deux degrés en plus de chaque côté, il serait sorti tout seul de sa monoplace.

    • @jamesb816
      @jamesb816 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@PaulAudrin He had multiple skull fractures, and your skull is made up of multiple bones

    • @PaulAudrin
      @PaulAudrin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@jamesb816, plusieurs fractures à cause de cette barre de suspension. Le reste de son corps était intact

    • @spd7693
      @spd7693 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      And only if Dan Wheldon and Jules Biancchi did!

  • @silverspec
    @silverspec 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1544

    People in the comments "I don't understand, how do you die from a massive wheel and tire ramming into your head at like 100 mph" you're all a bunch of dopes.

    • @JeevaDotNet
      @JeevaDotNet 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

      "people in the comments". A single guy mentioned it. Don't be so melodramatic.

    • @silverspec
      @silverspec 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      ​@JeevaDotNet at least 2

    • @squeakybunny2776
      @squeakybunny2776 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I think the speed and weight combined deform the helmet quite significantly meaning the head experiences a very large blow to it.
      If you image the helmet rock solid, I can see why people might think your head "just" gets pushed backwards against the head rest and then the car pushes the helmet forward from behind, the helmet pushes the wheel and the wheel bounces off without the head experiencing much.
      But yeah, not how it works. The thump from slamming into the headrest is also a worry of course

    • @murrayallinger2830
      @murrayallinger2830 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@silverspec So all those 2 people were "you're all a bunch of dopes". Small bunch.

    • @ianwalker4030
      @ianwalker4030 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It was reported that someone spun him round at Druids earlier which is why he was so far back at this point.
      I don’t know his grid position for the start of that race.
      Having finished 3rd the day before, surely he must’ve started near the front for that race 2?!
      Someone please confirm.
      Thanks

  • @PitLanePulsee
    @PitLanePulsee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

    Great track.
    Great year.
    Great car.
    Great driver.
    Great Paint Scheme.
    Worst crash.
    Rip Henry Surtees.
    He will forever be remembered by me and many Motorsport fans.

    • @horzu3391
      @horzu3391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wanky comment

  • @bigant1974-f6p
    @bigant1974-f6p ปีที่แล้ว +721

    Million to one, his father never recovered.

    • @saragrant9749
      @saragrant9749 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Can’t say as I would either, that was a horrible thing to have happen.

    • @61franciscus
      @61franciscus ปีที่แล้ว +40

      vare sad.....R.I.P. Henry .. you are with your Dad.

    • @thomashallman5436
      @thomashallman5436 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      indeed hoss i hate racing deaths@@61franciscus

    • @mazzoni23
      @mazzoni23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      no father or mother recovers from losing their child, it feels painful forever

    • @lestercombs1871
      @lestercombs1871 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      They’re both together now

  • @HarshadJoshi
    @HarshadJoshi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1365

    Halo would have certainly saved him. Gone too soon. His father was motogp and f1 champion, a feat still not broken by anyone

    • @itsthizzbaby
      @itsthizzbaby 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      not necessarily, the tire literally perfectly hit him on the top of the head from above, not straight on. you might be right but he could have been toast either way. a 1 in a billion chance that was going to happen and it did :/.

    • @Raptor7505i
      @Raptor7505i 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      What do you mean he’s the reason why they got to the halo

    • @HausOfSoare
      @HausOfSoare 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

      @@Raptor7505i quoted from another comment on another video "Bianchi's death was the event that left the FIA no choice but to take action and introduce the Halo, but Surtees' fatal crash opened the first serious talks of a cockpit protection structure.
      I wish more people knew about Surtees. I think he deserves to be remembered as much as Bianchi, as he was another talented driver taken well before his peak."

    • @Nigel-ef2ft
      @Nigel-ef2ft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Motor racing carries risk. Surtees was just extremely unlucky. The halo has ruined motorsport.

    • @HausOfSoare
      @HausOfSoare 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +141

      @@Nigel-ef2ft the fk u on about the halo ruined motorsport? it continues to save these people's heads from flying debris or hitting their heads on straight up walls. do you miss fatalities this much?

  • @fujifilmxpro162
    @fujifilmxpro162 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Very sad. RIP, Henry. 😢

    • @thomashallman5436
      @thomashallman5436 ปีที่แล้ว

      indeed if they restarted this race the marshalls were a bunch of damn idiots tell me these assholes did not restart thr race hopefully not i apologize for the language i m sorry god speed her i mean henry r.i.p. hoss from texas tom hallman

  • @JosephRaoII
    @JosephRaoII 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    0:21 - 0:29 is disturbingly chilling seeing the car go past throttle applied

  • @Revelian1982
    @Revelian1982 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    This would have broken his father's heart. R.I.P. Henry and John. ❤

  • @Gwydion_Wolf
    @Gwydion_Wolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    You know Clark had to be feeling all kinds of emotions after this....... NOT that it was his fault... just a "universe" moment of Chaos-theory, but you know he likely spent a long time (and probably still does) thinking about how things would have bene if he had NOT made his own mistake :(

  • @MattyGoupil-l7y
    @MattyGoupil-l7y 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    You know its not good after the wheel got sent 200 yards after making contact with his helmet, feel so bad ,nobodies fault just a freak thing.

  • @zLusso
    @zLusso 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +308

    I wish we got the halo sooner 😔

    • @TheEDFLegacy
      @TheEDFLegacy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      But at least it's here now. Quite a few drivers can thank it for saving their lives, including Hamilton and Grosjean.

    • @arranclark
      @arranclark 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheEDFLegacyGrosjean absolutely, but I think most of the rest who are accredited for being saved by the halo are slight exaggerations imo. Is it not a coincidence that there were no fatal accidents since Ratzenberger/Senna yet when the halo was introduced suddenly the “possible fatalities” shot up?

    • @creativeusername472
      @creativeusername472 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​​@@arranclarkyou're commenting on a video of a young guy who died where the halo would have saved them. Pretty sure this was after Ratz.

    • @dirtymoose4043
      @dirtymoose4043 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@arranclark if you're only talking about F1 then that's one thing. But formula racing as a whole had multiple deaths since Senna and Ratzenberger. F1 has had multiple incidents since the halo was introduced where it's clearly saved drivers from serious bodily harm or death. Leclerc had Alonzo's car hit his Halo in 2018, saving him from injury, and the obvious ones in Hamilton, Zhou, and Grosjean who would have been worse off without it and other safety features. Safety is always number 1. Prevent injuries and possible death at all costs. It's not just about the Fatalities. It prevents injuries too. Which is also important

    • @Zoroark44lh
      @Zoroark44lh หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bianci died in 2014 from a crash

  • @timcolledge6813
    @timcolledge6813 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    RIP Henry Surtees 🙏

  • @kevinprior3549
    @kevinprior3549 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Henry Surtees died before his dad did.
    Left us way too soon.

  •  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    Jesus Christ, what are the odds... like a fucking lightning falling from the sky directly on your head.

    • @irvinmorales2779
      @irvinmorales2779 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The odds are you are pushing life's boundaries so damn far

    •  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@irvinmorales2779 that's true

    • @steventhomas9461
      @steventhomas9461 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      1 second sooner or later and he would have missed it ,same goes for Justin Wilson,and Felipe Massa was lucky 1 inch lower and the spring to the face could have proved fatal for him.

    • @jackyback2578
      @jackyback2578 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry but no. There is no element of luck to this. An accident like this was bound to happen without the halo, insufficient tethers etc. This is why we have safety measures, nothing to do with luck

    •  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackyback2578 In a way, I agree with you.

  • @itswais77
    @itswais77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    Imagine losing your only son cause of that

    • @melb.1906
      @melb.1906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      💔😭

    • @martinc.720
      @martinc.720 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At least you gpt an "Imagine" comment out of that

  • @AEMoreira81
    @AEMoreira81 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    Justin Wilson in IndyCar died the same way 6 years later (hit on the head by a tire dislodged from another car). This is why the halo exists in Formula 1 now.

    • @ashleybutler5434
      @ashleybutler5434 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      It exists because of jules bianchi

    • @Ellisf1
      @Ellisf1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Wilson was hit by a nose cone, not a tyre.

    • @PitLanePulsee
      @PitLanePulsee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ashleybutler5434and surtees

    • @midnightq69
      @midnightq69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@ashleybutler5434no it doesn’t the halo was already being campaigned for before Jules, a halo would not have save him anyway as the part of the car that hit the Caterpillar was the raised headrest/intake/roll hoop behind his head, and he snapped forward violently.

    • @ashleybutler5434
      @ashleybutler5434 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AEMoreira81 what happened to jules made them have to put it in

  • @sandojones5903
    @sandojones5903 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    That poor kid. 😢 This is the kind of stuff as to why i stopped working EMS at race tracks!

    • @redactedrider7606
      @redactedrider7606 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You stopped working EMS because it’s exactly what you signed up for? You could be there to save a life. Good thing other EMS members don’t chicken out like that.

    • @sandojones5903
      @sandojones5903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @redactedrider7606 i stopped working it at race track shifts dumbass! Read the whole message! After 20 years of it I had enough of it! It's not "chickening out"! It's called burnout! 20 years of Gunshot wounds, Cardiac arrests, car accidents, or any manner of medical or trauma calls. The average EMS career is usually 1-3 years! I did 20! I doubt you have dedicated anything in your life to a career like that! Trolling on TH-cam in your parents basement long after you should have moved out doesn't count!

    • @sandojones5903
      @sandojones5903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @redactedrider7606 wow...what an edgy comment! If your quest to be an edge lord, you failed to read and comprehend what I wrote. It says i stopped working Race track shifts! I worked as an EMT for 20 years! Was a part of saving many lives. Seen all manner of shootings, stabbings, cardiac arrests etc! The average EMS career is around 1-3 years! I did 20! Get out of mommy's house and go learn the difference between "chickened" out and BURNED out! Then again I doubt you have dedicated yourself to anything other than tarding out on the internet!

    • @sandojones5903
      @sandojones5903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @redactedrider7606 Yeah I didn't like working Racetrack shifts! Too hot usually and you may see stuff like this! After 20 years of EMS service, I was burned out! Saw lots of horrible stuff in the street too! Seeing kids die can wear most people down! Infact the average EMT career is approximately 1-3 years. I lasted 20! Most EMTs burnout in their 1st year! Or I guess "chicken" out as you call it!

    • @godzillaeditsbackup
      @godzillaeditsbackup หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@sandojones5903 cant belive hes flaming you he should be thanking you for being an ems

  • @grampa_boomer
    @grampa_boomer หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Had the Halo been invented 10 years earlier this young man would still be alive. Shows how far technology has come but also what and who we have lost to save others.

  • @OfftheWallTales
    @OfftheWallTales หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How can that commenter be that good? He noticed the tire as it happened - he stutters and stumbles as his mind races that first watch. Then they replay and yup, he’s right. But the fact that 99% of people would focus on the car and not the tire… it’s pretty awesome.

  • @Hippielady555
    @Hippielady555 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How many lives has the halo saved? Still amazes me that even some of drivers fought against. At least this is at a point where they would actually stop the race after a fatal accident.

  • @danparker5023
    @danparker5023 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    I was there that day, there was a horrible silence around the circuit

    • @J_S209
      @J_S209 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I was at Adelaide when a driver was killed in the V8’s … most horrible feeling. Was at Bathurst and saw what was left of Paul Weel’s car after he was T boned at speed … these are brave people.

    • @tysonschroder9849
      @tysonschroder9849 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@J_S209 mark porter?

    • @lamesheepracing
      @lamesheepracing 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’ve been in a racing event that had a fatal crash. The silence is indeed overwhelming. I can’t forget the silence.

  • @pkjmfineart1593
    @pkjmfineart1593 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fortunate enough to meet the great John Surtees for 5 mins in a pit lane once. It would have been very nice to have met Henry at some stage in his career as well :(
    R.I.P Gentlemen.

  • @LisianaOn4K
    @LisianaOn4K 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I think the halo here could've changed something

  • @anthonyrobinson3514
    @anthonyrobinson3514 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Everyone hated the halo when it came out now they won’t drive without it and shudnt for this exact reason

  • @MARKCRASTO
    @MARKCRASTO 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    Son of F1 and Moto GP World Champion John Surtees.
    Taken too soon. His death however, led his father to campaign heavily for the Halo. But it would take another drivers death (Jules Bianchi) in 2014, for it to become a reality.

    • @viktorvargha7903
      @viktorvargha7903 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Although halo couldn’t save Bianchi. It’s for that types of crashes.

    • @caringheart34
      @caringheart34 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just like the HANS or Hansen device.
      It was campaigned heavily after the death of Dale Earnhardt, but it would also take another driver (Blaise Alexander) for it to be fully implemented by NASCAR. And even then, Blaise's death happened on ARCA which was a separate motor body entirely.

    • @Gwydion_Wolf
      @Gwydion_Wolf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      dont think even a Halo would have saved Bianchi... (looked his crash up after seeing your comment here). even if the halo + cockpit was all 1 solid milled piece of Titanium, hitting the rear of, and going under, the back end of a piece of heavy equipment like that....... not sure 'anything' would have helped.

    • @RobRyan-c3v
      @RobRyan-c3v 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Pryce literally got knocked out of his clothes. That's how fast he was hit.

  • @davelaneve2446
    @davelaneve2446 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good thing that many open wheel series now use the HALO device and/or a windscreen/aeroscreen. All open wheel series eventually need to go to an enclosed protective cockpit. And also eventually incorporate front wheels with some sort of structural fenders, along with rear wheels that are enclosed within the bodywork. Safety and innovation are much more important than tradition.

  • @subwayracing
    @subwayracing 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still recall when people were saying the Halo was a weird and possible bad improvement to the Formula car cars and years now seeing that it's done alot means that safety improvements for racing have gone up

  • @rubikvoncube3583
    @rubikvoncube3583 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Remarkable how far the halo and wheel tethers have come for making situations like these so much more safe, and still so sad to see what happened before we got here.

    • @bauerj3398
      @bauerj3398 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Remarkable also how you have complete pieces of human garbage who think the halo 'ruined motor sports'.

  • @HelenaKurai
    @HelenaKurai ปีที่แล้ว +29

    es ver esto y darse cuenta de porque metieron el Halo en la F1, para evitar que algún día algo similar pase o vuelva a pasar

    • @arpallon2375
      @arpallon2375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      En realidad la introducción del halo fue debido al fatal accidente de Jules bianchi....que se estrelló contra un tractor que estaba retirando a otro monoplaza
      th-cam.com/video/xwOBTlXXvrk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-9j8Zbl-U8JBGGIZ

  • @pikestance8851
    @pikestance8851 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I didn't noticed it before, but what is eerie is he was maneuvering the car to avoid the tire, It makes you wonder if he not reacted would he been fatally struck? Crazy to think about it.

  • @nicolaiendsj1407
    @nicolaiendsj1407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Makes me think of Tom Pryces accident. What an absolute tragedy ❤

    • @kevinprior3549
      @kevinprior3549 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No the Pryce incident was worse!
      Justin Wilson in IndyCar was similar to this. Infact Massa had a spring hitting him in the head helmet in Hungary.
      Mercifully Massa survived.

    • @nicolaiendsj1407
      @nicolaiendsj1407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@kevinprior3549 Yes, Pryces accident was worse. Much worse. I am not comparing the two, I just said this accident brought his accident, to mind.

    • @PitLanePulsee
      @PitLanePulsee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nicolaiendsj1407I agree, in Surtees’ crash he died but we had to loose two people for Tom pryce’s accident. The nature of the two crashes are both extremely horrific. RIP

  • @Rootythe1st
    @Rootythe1st 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is horrific. Open wheel racing is a lot more dangerous than most people realise. RIP Henry.

  • @Overseer85
    @Overseer85 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the epitome of bad luck. At the exact 100th of a second the wheel was in the air, Henry was driving past! This is a tragic loss of life and thankfully is a rare occurrence.

  • @Pointlesshandle48
    @Pointlesshandle48 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    0:58 moment of realization of just how serious it was.

  • @elijahbenslay7203
    @elijahbenslay7203 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    And this is exactly why the protective halo was implemented

  • @Alan.livingston
    @Alan.livingston 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just thinking about this accident a few days ago. The algorithm must have read my mind and put it in my feed. Such terrible luck for a talented young fellow.

  • @TheLeadSled
    @TheLeadSled 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an absolute horrible accident, I remember when this occured, his father was devastated to say the very least.

  • @globaleye8
    @globaleye8 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Such unbelievable bad luck, the wheel could have gone in a thousand different directions but no - almost pre ordained....

  • @callum110597
    @callum110597 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The halo would've prevented that. Gosh, how dangerous open-wheel racing can be when there's debris flying everywhere! 😲

  • @matthewdaub
    @matthewdaub 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Did the tire kill him instantly or did it knock him unconscious and the collision killed him?

    • @popthepillog4122
      @popthepillog4122 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      it was the tire the impact was also hard but not fatal the weight from the tire plus the Speed Instant dead

    • @valerierodger
      @valerierodger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He was still breathing, but brain dead

    • @notDonaldFagen
      @notDonaldFagen หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The impact was extremely minor. What do you think did it? Probably hitting a wheel with your head at 150mph. Is this a serious question?

    • @RobRyan-c3v
      @RobRyan-c3v 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If a spring can cause massive facile injuries de forming the side of your head. Imagine 30kg wheel could do. Surprised there was a helmet left.

  • @toxicodendron62
    @toxicodendron62 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The tire hit "rattled" Henry? He went from consciousness to nonexistence in a fraction of a second.

  • @Lansolot
    @Lansolot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh wow it took me a bit to figure out what happened here, the wheel came off and bounced off Henry Surtees head. Tragic, RIP Henry

  • @martinbielby334
    @martinbielby334 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    He wasn't moving he was already dead

    • @florinelenaradamilea
      @florinelenaradamilea 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      that's the first sign of Big Trouble, unresponsive driver. At NASCAR if the driver doesn't put down the mesh in the window that's sign of Big Trouble.

    • @nathanielcruz6675
      @nathanielcruz6675 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      ​@@florinelenaradamilea, that's right. Dale Earnhardt Sr didn't took his window net down after slammed head-on into the 4th turn wall with Ken Schrader at the 2001 Daytona 500.

    • @RodmanTackleAdvisor
      @RodmanTackleAdvisor 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      When the car stopped, his head moved from the weight shift. He saw that. At 21 seconds he calls it.

    • @robin-kq7un
      @robin-kq7un 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed. The autopsy showed that poor Henry was killed instantly by the impact of the wheel on his helmet.

    • @valerierodger
      @valerierodger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@robin-kq7un not killed instantly. He was taken to hospital and later that day determined to be brain dead

  • @davicpetrovski155
    @davicpetrovski155 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Our bodies are so fragile in comparison to what is happening on the track, it just goes to show what risk and how much strain on the body car racing causes. Rest in peace Henry.

  • @Adamadam-tc1qg
    @Adamadam-tc1qg หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Where were the wheel tethers?

  • @Thehondad
    @Thehondad 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I will never understand why it took so long for open wheel racing circuits to realize how incredibly stupid it is to race with the drivers completely exposed.

  • @FedeSandford
    @FedeSandford 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those who say "I dont like the halo, it looks bad, it makes the car ugly" should take a look at this video whenever thry say it and wonder how many drivers would've follow the same fate as Henry Surtees without the halo

  • @tomhull1276
    @tomhull1276 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    When did tie-downs for wheels/tires become a safety feature? Poor Henry (and all other racers, as well) would have benefitted from then, one would think

  • @kiwibonsai2355
    @kiwibonsai2355 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sad on many levels.
    😢✌️❤️🇳🇿

  • @barrycooper2955
    @barrycooper2955 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was sickening to watch.
    Poor Henry didn't stand a chance 😢

  • @interamerica6027
    @interamerica6027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Love it or hate it, the halo saves lives

  • @alastairorr6318
    @alastairorr6318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Another reason, wheel tethers were brought in.

    • @valerierodger
      @valerierodger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wheel tethers had already been around for a long time. The tether broke.
      F1 introduced a second tether in 2011 and a third in 2018 - and even with three tethers on each wheel, we still sometimes see them break their tethers and come off.

    • @alastairorr6318
      @alastairorr6318 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@valerierodger Wheel tethers are only a recent safety feature. Never around before mid 2010's at best.

    • @dinglepringle1380
      @dinglepringle1380 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@alastairorr6318wrong. There were tethers here, Clark’s broke. That’s literally in the official investigation. Wheel tethers were a thing before the 2010s.

    • @alastairorr6318
      @alastairorr6318 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@dinglepringle1380 No they weren't.

    • @dinglepringle1380
      @dinglepringle1380 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alastairorr6318 yes they were. 1998 rules mandated one tether per wheel. Look it up.

  • @iamgeek01
    @iamgeek01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everyone is talking about why there wasn’t any halo back then, but I’m still wondering why there wasn’t ANY tethers back then. If tethers were there Henry Surtees could’ve lived at least.

    • @valerierodger
      @valerierodger 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There were tethers. For almost 20 years at this point. The wheel broke its tether.
      In 2011, F1 introduced a second tether. In 2018 F1 introduced a third tether. We still see wheels breaking all three tethers and coming off..

    • @iamgeek01
      @iamgeek01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ Well that’s unfortunate.

    • @AB-mw8oz
      @AB-mw8oz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@valerierodgerand ironically it seems they are made out of shittier materials. The amount of times I’ve seen F1 cars have their tethers break even on minor accidents in the past couple of years

  • @zyglo9826
    @zyglo9826 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As recently as the 60’s it was common for F1 and other road courses to have trees close to the track. Especially in Europe. Hit one of those at 150 mph = instant death, especially with the lack of modern safety devices in that era, and with the old-school front engine cars.

  • @unameit0000
    @unameit0000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope that nowadays the halo is mandatory on every single seater series.

  • @WarriorRazor
    @WarriorRazor 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another what if. It would have been great to see another Surtees on the F1 grid.

  • @stevenchan3822
    @stevenchan3822 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Poor lad, he was so young 😢. RIP

  • @PhantomMark
    @PhantomMark 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was there that weekend, as soon as I saw it happen I feared the worst tbh.......RIP kid.....

  • @KingCast65
    @KingCast65 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gosh. Of all the random things. And the causing driver is forever in grief. Wow.

  • @nathanweinfurtner5203
    @nathanweinfurtner5203 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hard to " like" something like this but it contributes to safety sometimes.

  • @robin-kq7un
    @robin-kq7un 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Kudos to the commentator for realising immediately the seriousness of the accident to Henry Surtees. An impact by a wheel on a helmet at that speed rarely has any good outcome. Yes, obviously motor racing is highly dangerous but this was just atrociously bad luck for Henry.

  • @loganpinner5212
    @loganpinner5212 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This should show everyone that you never know when your last day will be. Text and call your loved ones NOW and just tell them you love them. I promise they won’t be bothered. I moved to Florida from Texas 6 years ago and 2 of my grandparents passed away in that time. Although I was far away I could’ve sent a text or called and I didn’t. Don’t be like me, you’ll regret it.

  • @ceebee2
    @ceebee2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did the tire strike kill him or did the impact with the fence?

    • @nestorlarez336
      @nestorlarez336 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The tire, he was dead at the moment of hit the barrier.

  • @JamesC1981
    @JamesC1981 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    first time seeing this with english commentary

  • @Romoto131
    @Romoto131 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Knowing your son is dead because of the path you sent him down, must be the worst feeling in the world.

    • @Grandiose_Claim
      @Grandiose_Claim 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Even worse was that until this happened, John Surtees was still mocking Jackie Stewart's safety campaigning back in the 70s. Understandably, he started campaigning for safety improvements afterwards.

  • @HypePerformanceGroup
    @HypePerformanceGroup หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow that’s a freak accident

  • @BobbyRunout_EverydayWorld
    @BobbyRunout_EverydayWorld 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The FIA people who resisted introduction of head protection or simply neglected to do it should have been charged with and convicted for manslaughter over this.

  • @detangojet
    @detangojet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just landed in Atlanta. Won’t be leaving here for a couple hours.

  • @karlbrooker2024
    @karlbrooker2024 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The timing of the accident was very unlucky for surtees

  • @Skymoeba
    @Skymoeba 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And this is now why we have the halo, for anyone who still thinks it’s a stupid thing to have.

    • @JamesGoddardftw
      @JamesGoddardftw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it isnt. Henry died 10 years before the halo was introduced. It was Jules Bianchi’s horrific injuries tgat started tge discussion

  • @onebigadvocado6376
    @onebigadvocado6376 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The slowed cars made an almost impromptu funeral procession. It's quite a thing to see. Rest in peace Henry.

  • @craigwilliams6734
    @craigwilliams6734 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What happened to the steel cable tie on the wheel? This is so unlucky…..

  • @TheStigSP-BR
    @TheStigSP-BR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's strange to think that I saw reports from this and Felipe Massa's accident when I was in the hospital because a car accident.

  • @shabushabu5319
    @shabushabu5319 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro was only 18. Damn

  • @UwUchibix
    @UwUchibix 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To think he would of been the same age as me. Hope hes looking down om us from up there. You went way to soon 💔

  • @Michaelkayslay
    @Michaelkayslay หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Did the wheel kill him??

    • @Vilius07Kam
      @Vilius07Kam 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, and morons always lie that driver died in hospital...

  • @Ril3y_s1m_racin9
    @Ril3y_s1m_racin9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is this related to the corner name surtees?

    • @Springbok77
      @Springbok77 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s named after his father

  • @ozoioi11
    @ozoioi11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m pretty sure this was the crash that caused the Halo being incorporated right?

    • @elmenda927
      @elmenda927 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i think it was Bianchi's crash in Japan 2014

    • @ozoioi11
      @ozoioi11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ no I remember that the halo was incorporated after John Surtees’ son died in F2 im pretty sure and then Bianchis death fueled the fire basically and the FIA decided to incorporate it a few years later

    • @Thomas-im2tk
      @Thomas-im2tk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      bianchi’s crash was the main reason

  • @Nobodyimportant85
    @Nobodyimportant85 หลายเดือนก่อน

    R.I.P. Henry Surtees

  • @TaguroSuper
    @TaguroSuper 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This accident is a catalyst on why the halo is now implemented.

  • @paulhealey2984
    @paulhealey2984 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The commentator knew.

  • @PeteDavidson-yl3ps
    @PeteDavidson-yl3ps 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The HALO should have been introduced / mandatory in the 50's, yet Driver's Complained at such a ridiculous contraption being added, they had a good argument, " What are the chances of being hit by a flying wheel ? "

  • @MuhammadNiz007
    @MuhammadNiz007 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Halo is the greatest safety invasion

  • @GIOBODAN
    @GIOBODAN หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Who is the pilot standing in blue suit at 0:44?

    • @EpixKerek
      @EpixKerek หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Probably the guy who's wheel fell out

    • @openwheelaccidents1382
      @openwheelaccidents1382  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Jack Clarke

  • @MrBevbob
    @MrBevbob 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A legend plus hes a son of a legend. The halo was invented too late.

  • @elta6241
    @elta6241 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Utterly tragic thing to happen. What are the odds of that?

  • @imranbecks
    @imranbecks 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Took them long enough to finally have some form of protection for drivers now in the form of the halo.

  • @jacksmith-mu3ee
    @jacksmith-mu3ee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The odds that the tire bounced until it fell right on top of surtees head are like 1 billion to 1 . And yet it did
    🙏

    • @Noorthia
      @Noorthia 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'd say 1 in 100 at most

    • @srinitaaigaura
      @srinitaaigaura 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nah, far far higher than that.

    • @RodmanTackleAdvisor
      @RodmanTackleAdvisor 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      More than that, he was attempting a pass in that lane. No attempt, he's not there. A billion to one at least.

    • @Posirep
      @Posirep 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@RodmanTackleAdvisor except it also happened to Justin Wilson in an IndyCar race almost the same way...except he was hit in the head by a nose cone and not a tire

    • @robin-kq7un
      @robin-kq7un 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes. We all know motor racing is dangerous, but this was just the worst kind of bad luck.

  • @Norton1531
    @Norton1531 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When the stars align, but not in your favour………..

  • @lamesheepracing
    @lamesheepracing 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Halo and HANS are awesome inventions

  • @lodersracing
    @lodersracing 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awful to see this. Caught him right on the helmet. Very sad.