Henry Surtees: One year on

Date published : 19 Jul 2010 - 15:30:00

GPUpdateHenry Surtees: One year on19 July 2010Monday 19 July 2010 marks the first anniversary since the death of Henry Surtees. Killed in a freak Formula 2 accident at Brands Hatch, the incident was a cruel reminder than motor racing can always be made safer, but never safe. Son of John Surtees, 1964 Formula 1 World Champion for Ferrari and the only man to have clinched world crowns on two wheels and four, Henry John was born in February 1991 and started racing in 2006 at the age of 15, enjoying three race wins and third overall in the Ginetta GT Junior Championship. Moves to Formula BMW and Formula Renault followed in 2007, finishing sixth in the British version of the former before winning one of the two British Formula 3 National Class events he entered in 2008.Having switched to F2 in the comeback year of the series, having been runner-up in the previous year's Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series, Henry was knocked unconscious when a flying wheel from Jack Clarke's car struck his helmet at Westfield corner.Rushed to the Royal London Hospital by air ambulance with numerous head injuries, Surtees was pronounced dead on the night.Bizarrely, on the same race weekend's Sunday this year, the on-track activities were marred by an enormous crash in the SEAT Leon Eurocup just several hundred metres down the track from the scene of Surtees' accident; fortunately, although Portuguese driver Francisco Carvalho's car came to rest on the wrong side of the Armco barrier, all in the vicinity escaped injured.The thoughts of GPUpdate.net are with the friends and family of Henry Surtees as motorsport continues to remember a talented driver who remained Britain's highest-placed representative in the 2009 Formula 2 season.Also on Monday: Miracle escape at Brands Hatch More news19 Jul 2010F2 Henry Surtees: One year on16 Aug 2009F2 F2 fraternity says final goodbye to Henry Surtees05 Aug 2009F1 Surtees: Things to be learnt28 Jul 2009F2 Jolyon Palmer rekindles Surtees memories27 Jul 2009F1 FIA to report on debris-related accidents23 Jul 2009F2 Sanchez donates words for lost friendF2 Colleagues send further messages for Henry22 Jul 2009A1GP Teixeira sends condolences to Surtees familyF2 Fellow competitors mourn death of Surtees20 Jul 2009F2 Palmer shattered over death of SurteesF2 'He will be deeply missed'F2 Massa saddened by Surtees tragedyF2 FIA sends thoughts to Surtees family19 Jul 2009F2 Henry Surtees loses life in Brands Hatch accidentF2 Palmer worried over Surtees' condition21 Jun 2009F2 Surtees claims pole for Race 226 May 2009F2 Surtees aims for top six at Valencia18 May 2009F2 Surtees goes fastest in final pre-season test06 Jan 2009F2 Henry Surtees joins Formula Two18 Jul 2010F2 Photos: Sunday at Brands HatchF2 Eng takes third win of the season at Brands Hatch17 Jul 2010F2 Photos: Saturday at Brands HatchF2 Vasiliauskas claims pole for second raceF2 Stoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch16 Jul 2010F2 Stoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch raceF2 Photos: Friday at Brands HatchF2 Stoneman still on top in second practiceF2 Stoneman fastest in first Brands practice15 Jul 2010F2 Snoeks to miss Brands Hatch13 Jul 2010F2 Palmer heads Brands Hatch test04 Jul 2010F2 Stoneman wins second race at PortimãoF2 Palmer takes pole position for second race03 Jul 2010F2 Palmer takes commanding win at PortimãoF2 Palmar denies Bailly's pole02 Jul 2010F2 Benjamin Bailly sets early Portimão paceMore newsHenry Surtees19 JulHenry Surtees: One year on16 Aug '09F2 fraternity says final goodbye to Henry Surtees05 Aug '09Surtees: Things to be learnt28 Jul '09Jolyon Palmer rekindles Surtees memories27 Jul '09FIA to report on debris-related accidents23 Jul '09Sanchez donates words for lost friend23 Jul '09Colleagues send further messages for Henry22 Jul '09Teixeira sends condolences to Surtees familyFormula 218 JulPhotos: Sunday at Brands Hatch18 JulEng takes third win of the season at Brands Hatch17 JulPhotos: Saturday at Brands Hatch17 JulVasiliauskas claims pole for second race17 JulStoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch16 JulStoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch race16 JulPhotos: Friday at Brands Hatch16 JulStoneman still on top in second practice PhotosHenry Surtees More Henry Surtees photos Formula 2 More Formula 2 photos Silver SurfersAccording to the last UK census, there are now more people aged over 60 than under 16, and over one million people aged 85 or more.© 1998-2010 GPUpdate.net | Privacy notice