Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 25

2009, 2015: scar y accident s, t he
son of a l egend and anot her
gr eat t al ent dies...
I n Jul y, 2009 scar y acci dent s happened:
Fel i pe Massa cr ashed at t he Hungar or i ng
dur i ng t he qual i f i cat i on sessi on. He was hi t
by
a spr i ng, comi ng f r om Rubens
Bar r i chel l o's Br awn. He was f or t unat e, t he
spr i ng hi t hi s hel met mai nl y, and not t he
vi sor . The medi cal hel p was qui ck, and whi l e
Massa had t o mi ss t he whol e r emai ni ng 2009
season, he r et ur ned i n 2010. Henr y Sur t ees
was not so l ucky, on t he 4t h r ace i n t he F2
season, i n Br ands Hat ch, he was hi t by t he
t i r e of Jack Cl ar ke, who suf f er ed an acci dent
t oo, and he di dn't sur vi ve t he i mpact . I n 2015
f or mer F1 dr i ver , Just i n Wi l son di ed on t he
ABC Suppl y 500, when hi s head was hi t by t he
ai r bor ne debr i s comi ng f r om t he r ace l eader 's
br oken car . Wi l son was i n a coma, and
pr onounced dead t he f ol l owi ng day.
Henr y Sur t ees (1991-2009)