Worst F1 crashes at Silverstone in recent history - Ferrari double including Schumacher
dailystar.co.ukThe British Grand Prix is the stuff of legends, a beloved regular in the Formula 1 calendar.Held there more than 50 times, Silverstone is today the home of the UK’s date in the F1 calendar, playing host to the inaugural race of the first championship in 1950.Nestled near the sleepy Northamptonshire village of Silverstone, the legendary racetrack that borrows its name is now a legendary part of the automotive world across various types of racing.It has seen some of the most historic moments in the history of F1.The plaything of arguably the finest driver the sport has ever seen, Lewis Hamilton, the man from Stevenage - which is just over an hour’s drive from the track - has won it a record-breaking eight times.While so much greatness has played out there though, so too have shocking moments - huge crashes that are famous to this day for all the wrong reasons.The joint greatest F1 driver of all time, Michael Schumacher isn’t famous for his crashes as much as his genius - but they were known to happen from time to time.It was Stowe corner that proved to be his undoing in the last British Grand Prix of the century, in a crash so bad he wouldn't race again until Malaysia, ending his hopes of a championship run.He is thought to have suffered brake failure.
He turned the steering wheel right too but continued to go straight on, off the track and into the gravel trap.He smashed into a protective wall at a whopping 200kph after the race had already had a red flag when Rubens Barrichello and Jacques Villeneuve stalled on the grid.A nasty smash indeed.
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