My father was the Captain of Station 11 (Turn 7) in the 'boot' at the Glen for that race. He was one of the first people on the scene, and even now, 44 years later, he has a hard time talking about.... He said they literally were picking up body parts off of the track and around the guard rail.... RIP.
There are more detailed pictures of the accident and aftermath in internet. Cevert`s car rashed into guardrails and turned upside down. The metal rail cut deeply into Cevert`s body. He died instantly. But some pieces of his leg really were on the track. i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/97/15/d797156bc60b4d64c886ef4b454644cf.jpg
I was there and even with 100K+ spectators in attendance when accidents of this magnitude happen an eerie pall falls over the crowd. One instant to another, life turns on a dime.
I saw Senna fatal accident. There also Canadian Greg Moore that died in Fontana California. It was lap 10 He drove in the series champ cars. I have Greg Moore t shirt at home and I have not weared it ever since. I met him several times before the fatal accident in 1999. He will always remember people names and faces. We miss them all.
@@MCYTJHONY frankly I don't think it's a funny joke either ... I just think the fascination for this man is out of proportion. He lived his dream, he got the women, he was handsome, he died. His family told him not to do it, women gave him money anyway because of his blue eyes and he got himself killed. If we remember François it should be as a story to show boys and girls what not to do.
The 60s and 70 s were eras of great racing but bad times too. Stewart had already decided to retire after the '73 season and I'm sure everyone knows about and appreciates his many efforts to upgrade circuit safety.
Funny how hundreds of people claim they were there or worked at this track at the time but yet there were only a handful people involved which really experienced this tragedy back in the day
I was teen at that time, and i had pictures of the pilots on the wall of my room. Most of them died on the track, it was terrible. Nothing serious was done to drastically improve cars safety, until a world champion, and one of the greatest pilot in times, died 1st may 1994 in Imola.
Many more Formula One drivers would’ve died, particularly in the 80s, if it wasn’t for the efforts of Stewart. Between June 1982 (with Riccardo Paletti’s death) and 1994 (Ratzenberger then Senna) there was only one F1 related death, and that was Elio de Angelis, although that wasn’t at a Grand Prix weekend, and many believe he could’ve survived had the people been there, like they would at an ordinary GP.
Stewart recommended Cevert take that section in fourth rather than third gear so that the Tyrell, which had a relatively short wheelbase, would be less prone to oversteer. And, sadly, the three-time world champion was right.
I saw my first "live" F1 GP in 1968; and still enjoy it. Rindt was the most impressive driver I ever met, this guy was above and beyond anyone else. I have read Sir Jackie says the same. Rindt won Sebring 6 hours with an Alfa against the Porsches...hard to believe, but true.
@@ValenCarugo Cevert decapitado,Koenigg quase partido por meio,pesquisa bem,existe 1 vídeo onde se vê a cabeça dentro do casco.(capacete)... Abraço,PORTUGAL,ALGARVE
@@eduardabarros1594Na verdade o Cevert foi partido ao meio e o Koinigg foi decapitado Existem umas fotos que dá pra ver a cabeça dentro do capacete mas não é de verdade são de quando tavam gravando o Filme "Rush"
@@TrafficCamWatch Yes he was. You mistake thesw two accidents. Both happened in Watkins Glen. Cevert 1973 and Koinigg in 1974. Cevert was cut in half by the railguard. The next year Koinigg crashed through the railguard and got beheaded.
Foi um dos melhores pilotos que eu vi infelizmente morreu cedo se na época atentasse para a segurança dos carros e pistas talvez acidentes como esse jamais acontecesse
Francois Cevert hurt his ankles during an accident between him and the South African Scheckler in Mosport Park at the Canadian GP 1973, it was also hypothesized that the accident he had in the following days before the training and race at Watkins Glenn, which unfortunately was fatal, was caused by the intake of painkillers that could have give a sudden flare -up of pain. Among other things, the first to arrive on site after the accident was Scheckler himself.
Exactly... If the accident were in 2017 Grosjean wold die the same way as Cevert. The halo saved his life. Makes the car extremely horrible, but keep the pilot alive in cases like that.
Cevert's car landed inverted across the barrier, demolishing the car and himself, the Grosjean accident was like Williams', nowadays the marshalls wear special gear, like the pilots, so they can approach a car on fire, back then they were just in street clothes. And yes, maybe a halo would have saved Cevert's life
I was there and saw the car from over the guard rail and down the slope. Armco Guard Rails and their posts have killed more drivers than any other cause.
I understand a number of drivers stopped and had a look for themselves, Jackie Stewart, Ickx, Fittiplaldi. I've seen the photo of the other side of the rail. Cevert's lower torso is an uncomfortable distance from his helmet. The guard rail has clearly cut him in half.
Ross Marshall I should note, Cervert was Jewish. The only other Jewish driver in F1 at the time was Jackie Ickx. He arrived at the scene of this crash immediately. The photo you seek is from a view looking up the slope behind the guard rail. It is of poor quality. The car appears upside down but that's difficult to determine. Cervert is sprawled with arms and legs extended lying outside the tub of the car that looks to have been shaved off. Googling "Formula 1 Death,Tragedies, Memorial" etc. There are not many sights but offer brief driver histories, photos, victories and yes, this photo. In the first half dozen you search, you should find it.
Cevert's dad was Jewish, while his mum was French, so technically he was not Jewish, for one is Jew only when his mum is (mater semper certa est, pater nunquam). Ickx is not Jew (Ickx is typical Flemish surname). The man who was following Cevert, and the first to stop to help, was Jody Scheckter, and yes, Jody is Jewish. And there was yet another Jewish driver: Peter Revson.
O Emerson iria ter um "osso duro de roer" para ser campeão no ano seguinte. O francês era ótimo, rápido e seguro. Mas os riscos foram maiores com uma segurança em 2• lugar.
O Emerson teve um osso duríssimo com a Ferrari; Lauda e Regazzoni eram primeiros pilotos e com isso dividiram a pontuação. Mas chegou todo mundo embolado na última corrida. O Emerson ganhou por esse motivo. Se a Ferrari tivesse os papéis de 1º e 2º pilotos definidos, ela teria levado, antes do final do campeonato. Assim como Prost em 86 levou devido à burrice da Williams tentar favorecer o Mansell, que tinha menos condições. O Cevert nunca tinha tido grande destaque, só havia ganhado uma corrida. A Tyrrel era uma boa equipe, mas acho que o Cevert não ia brigar junto das Ferraris e McLaren. Nem com o Peterson. A segurança da F-1 nos anos 70 era precaríssima. Naqueles 5 ou 6 anos da década de 70 todo ano morriam 2 ou 3 pilotos. Quase não havia bombeiros e equipes de salvamento. O Roger Williamson morreu em 73 queimado preso no cock-pit porque o socorro demorou uma eternidade. Os tanques de combustível explodiam, pois eram muito frágeis. Lendo a biografia do Emerson se entende que os caras eram malucos; os regulamentos eram muito pouco preocupados com a segurança, e os carros eram máquinas assassinas. De acordo com o Emerson, o Colin Chapman, chefe da Lotus, fazia alterações nos carros para torná-los mais velozes, prejudicando a segurança e expondo os pilotos mais ainda. Eu era garoto e gostava de assistir. Hoje acho uma grande bobagem e não perco mais meu tempo pra ver, não vejo mais nenhum sentido na coisa. Tirando o Hamilton, Vettel, aLonso e Raikonem, não sei o nome e não conheço a cara de ninguém. É um negócio milionário e vai continuar porque envolve muito interesse comercial. O argumento de que é "necessário" porque é um laboratório para a indústria automobilística não cabe. Carro movido a combustível fóssil é uma tecnologia moribunda e o elétrico é irreversível. Só uma questão de tempo. A questão é que gera audiência e publicidade. Business. Sem querer comparar uma coisa com outra, alguém acha razoável gente (homens e mulheres) socando-se e chutando-se uns aos outros, joelhada na cara, narizes quebrados, cérebros abalados, ossos cranianos fissurados, costelas quebradas, por aí?Pois é, como tem quem ache normal, e assista a essa carnificina, então, vamos faturar. Boxe, MMA e outras aberrações são considerados esportes. Em pleno século XXI.
@@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it acompanhei aos 18 anos a temporada 1973. Pela TV, revistas e jornais. No livro "Voando sobre Rodas" Fittipaldi afirmou que Cevert era muito rápido quando Stewart não corria. Como 2° piloto Cevert ganhou uma prova (71) e como 2° piloto por 3 anos chegou em 2° de Stewart por 6 vezes, fosse 1°piloto somaria 7 vitórias; com esse n° Brabham foi bi-campeão. No melhor ano (73) de Cevert mostrou seu potencial, em 4 provas com problemas parava no box e voltava possesso, passava quase todos até chegar ao pódio. Era seguro, consistente e técnico. Em 74 Regazzoni, desde 70 nunca foi constante, e fraco tecnicamente não merecia ganhar. Já Lauda ainda imaturo, porém rápido: forçava o carro à quebra ou ao erro dele. Emerson estrategista tirava do carro o que podia dar. Assim Lauda no ano seguinte (75) foi campeão. Um campeão como Piquet (87) ou Prost (86) não enfrentam apena um adversário, mas à vários.
While I'm grateful for such uploads, I think it's only fair that the language in the video should be reflected in the title. German dub? German title. Während ich für solche Uploads dankbar bin, finde ich es nur fair, dass sich die Sprache im Video im Titel widerspiegeln sollte. (Thank you, Google Translate.)
Nesta época as pessoas se preocupavam talvez encerrasce a corrida , de um tempo para cá levam para hospital e só depois dizem que morreu , tudo pelo dinheiro investido .👊👊💥💥
Talvez a maior tragédia da história do automobilismo tenha sido em Le Mans, em 1955. Um piloto e mais de 80 pessoas da plateia morreram, além de dezenas de feridos, mas a organização decidiu não interromper a corrida. O evento continuou normalmente até o fim, como se nada tivesse acontecido, inclusive com entrega de troféu ao vencedor. Não é de hoje que o dinheiro fala mais alto nesse esporte, infelizmente.
Fire was put out.. if you want to know what happened and why it was nothing like Grosjean. I suggest searching the images.. They literally had to put him in a bag. But, that's what he chose, when risking it all going racing
The drivers back then were crazy to put up with the lack of safety. A total disconcern with their mortality. They had to if they wanted to drive because the organizers and track owners were even less concerned. Let’s drive around at 200 mph inches away from steel rails that could cut you and your car in half in bathtubs full of gas. Absolutely absurd. The only smart guy was Stewart, who quit two minutes after this.
He already planned to retire earlier in the season, and kept it secret only to him and Ken Tyrrell (even Jackie's wife didn't knew). They were basically prepare Cevert to become team leader for 1974 throughout the season
The thing Stewart rarely talked about was how frightening these cars had become with the implementation of intentionally aerodynamic surfaces and wings. They were not the cars being driven just 5 years earlier: they were so much faster and so much more skittish, and nobody really had a grasp of it. Stewart was going to get out anyway.
@@peanutentertainment Ni he kad already made his decision to retire. 1974 was supposed to be 2 French drivers at Tyrell; Cevert and Depailler; Depailler won 2 GPs and also died in 1980 !
I stood right next to where Cevert hit the guard rail . The guard rail was in soft sand , the car went under the Armco but Cevert's head did not , it was just lying on the back of the car .R.I.P. Francois.
Cevert's car did not go under the Armco. It made contact with it and went up top of it, "sliding" down the Armco on the cars side and ended up upside down
