Formula 1 Tragic Events

Do yo remember some of the tragic events and worst crashes in the history of Formula One?

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1. Former F1 champion Jim Clark was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in 1968 in which circuit?

Silverstone ✓

Indianapolis ✓

Monza ✓

Hockenheim ✓

2. Which Italian F1 driver was killed in an accident while testing the Brabham BT55 at Paul Ricard circuit in 1986?

Alessandro Nannini ✓

Elio de Angelis ✓

Lorenzo Bandini ✓

Alberto Ascari ✓

3. Which Swedish driver died in an accident in 1978 Italian Grand Prix at Monza?

Ronnie Peterson ✓

Stefan Johansson ✓

Jo Bonnier ✓

Gunnar Nilsson ✓

4. Which French driver was killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1980, during a private testing session?

Guy Ligier ✓

Patrick Depailler ✓

Jean-Pierre Jabouille ✓

Jacques Laffite ✓

5. How did F1 driver James Hunt die?

Heart attack ✓

Helicopter crash ✓

Suicide ✓

Car crash ✓

6. Jochen Rindt became the only driver to be posthumously awarded as F1 Champion. When did he die?

1970 ✓

2000 ✓

1990 ✓

1980 ✓

7. How did F1 driver Graham Hill die?

Murder ✓

Cancer ✓

Aircraft crash ✓

Car crash ✓

8. In which F1 circuit Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve died in an accident in 1982?

Estoril ✓

Zolder ✓

Hockenheimring ✓

Indianapolis ✓

9. In which F1 circuit Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna died in an accident in 1994?

Hungaroring ✓

Monza ✓

Monte Carlo ✓

Imola ✓

10. One day before Senna's accident, Ratzenberger participated in the second qualifying session and had a crash. Where was he from?

Austria ✓

Germany ✓

Liechtenstein ✓

Switzerland ✓

11. In which F1 circuit French driver Jules Bianchi died in an accident in 2014?

Sepang ✓

Suzuka ✓

Silverstone ✓

Nürburgring ✓

12. What is the name a safety device made of carbon fiber that saved Romain Grosjean's life at 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix when his car was caught in flames?

DRS ✓

Halo ✓

ECU ✓

Airbox ✓

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