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The Dark History of Formula One

Rest in Peace. See heroic David Purley circa 3:30. (Found on net.)

  • drzdo
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  • Date 5/6/2008 4:18:21 PM
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jay0 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

jay0

33 votes NegativePositive

424 days 8 hours ago...

@4:40 wow that must be horrible
creepy music too :s

meenie : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

meenie

26 votes NegativePositive

424 days 6 hours ago...

Really sad to see. but died doing what they love most. R.I.P to them all

Zerstoren : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

Zerstoren

21 votes NegativePositive

424 days 4 hours ago...

Sad :/

Beorn : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Beorn

Hidden (Show Comment) -46 votes

424 days ago...

they died the way they lived, flaming.

aaron5661 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

aaron5661

80 votes NegativePositive

423 days 19 hours ago...

That driver who stopped his car to help the other driver is a true hero.

Romuhdekips : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

Romuhdekips

44 votes NegativePositive

423 days 19 hours ago...

ohhh man... what the hell. This is terrible. I won`t forget what i`ve seen today. Roger Williamson (4:00) and Tom Pryce (5:20) were the worst ones. Men burning alive and getting ripped apart. Jesus... fucked up. I almost cried seeing the man trying to help Roger Williamson our of his burning car, yet no one else was trying because they all thought it was too late. :( Can check F1 racing off my list of things to do before i die, unless of course I decide that`s how i want to die...

yepitsbooker : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

yepitsbooker

16 votes NegativePositive

423 days 19 hours ago...

normally i would be like, oh cool! but i feel sorry for those people
and yeah the one at 4mins in was bad.. he tried so hard but the flames never stop that just sucks ass

EroticShaVingCream : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

EroticShaVingCream

17 votes NegativePositive

423 days 19 hours ago...

this cant get anymore depressing...

Bluelight83 : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Bluelight83

16 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

Helmuth Koinigg was decapitated in his crash. Instead of the barrier stopping him, he went under it.

How did they handle it? They threw a tarp over his body and continued with the race.

Nice respect.

Pryce was the one that hit the track official. The fire extinguisher he was carrying smashed into Pryce`s helmet, pushig it up into him.

360SNaKe : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

360SNaKe

11 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

Nice song! OMG 3:20 was sad.

scanjet : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

scanjet

26 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

Real2m makes a good point.

Formula 1 is now super safe. You`re probably actually safer in a formulat 1 car, or le mans, or grand prix car going at over 100 mph than in your regular car driving at 60.

All racing is now insanely safe.

Science & Technology FTW.


edit: Except Horse Racing. Break a leg, and you`re dead. Literally. ::NEIGH::

-=TaPOuTcReW=- : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

-=TaPOuTcReW=-

43 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

I used to say that racing sport is exciting only when somebody crashes. Well, I take it back.

northern_tide : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

northern_tide

Hidden (Show Comment) -33 votes

423 days 18 hours ago...

Thats a stupid way to die, except if your masturbatin`. yeash

Hayley : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Hayley

20 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

I can`t believe how much the older cars used to blow up!
They were driving in ticking time bombs!
The extinguishers seemed to just make the flames bigger...
So horrific... So brave... So terribly sad...
Even though all their friends and family, weather they were watching or racing, knew of the fatal possibilities...
It wouldn`t make it any easier seeing them crash and burn to death like that :c R.I.P

Karvastor : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Karvastor

13 votes NegativePositive

423 days 18 hours ago...

Wow, this is possibly the most depressing video on spikedhumor. At least they died doing what they loved the most.

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