Henry Surtees 1991 - 2009

jab · 19 Jul 2009, 20:17 (Ref:2504347)

Confirmed

AndyM · 19 Jul 2009, 20:20 (Ref:2504349)

How sad

Condolances to his family and friends.

Jamesy-18 · 19 Jul 2009, 20:21 (Ref:2504354)

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Originally Posted by jab

Confirmed

R.I.P........another young talent leaves us.....

Off at Paddock · 19 Jul 2009, 20:24 (Ref:2504360)

Very sad news. Thoughts with family at this time. RIP Henry.

MrTTraces · 20 Jul 2009, 08:14 (Ref:2504650)

RIP Henry!

My thoughts go out to friends and family!

old man · 20 Jul 2009, 08:52 (Ref:2504672)

An accident like this brings us back to reality, our sport is dangerous and whilst we have improved it in this respect out of all recognition from my young days it is still dangerous and very very sad when fate conspires to take a life. I grew up marvelling at the exploits of John Surtees and read this news with a heavy heart

The thoughts of myself and my wife are with the Surtees family who will have many conflicting emotions today. Also with the organisers and marshalls/officials who had to deal with the situation. Lets us think what we can learn from it

There but for the grace of God

MatthewC · 20 Jul 2009, 10:13 (Ref:2504713)

RIP Henry

Such a great talent to be taken so young!

My thoughts and condolensences go to his family.

jonbryant · 20 Jul 2009, 10:38 (Ref:2504725)

So so sad. Images that will last a lifetime unfortunately

Luke Kinsella · 20 Jul 2009, 11:01 (Ref:2504740)

So sad to hear this. 18 is not a good age to go..

I'm so sad, it's the first time that a driver younger than me dies.

My thoughts are with the Surtess family.

Requiescat in pacem

Gerryc · 20 Jul 2009, 11:45 (Ref:2504768)

What a terribly unfortunate accident. Seeing it on TV it was obvious that it was serious but still a horrible feeling when the worst was confirmed. My thoughs are with Sir John and his family of course but also with the other driver and with the marshals, both bank and rescue, who dealt with the scene. I hope you are all OK, if not do remember the assorted counselling services available to you, both official and unofficial.

Rest in Peace Henry.

Gerry

SennaTheGreat · 20 Jul 2009, 12:36 (Ref:2504805)

RIP.

My thoughts are with the Surtees family and his friends. Also my thoughts are with the driver of the other F2 car for knowing his accident cost the life of another competitor.

Sad, sad news.

nobster · 20 Jul 2009, 19:03 (Ref:2505028)

Such a shame, he looked so promising despite his young age, a terrible freak accident has claimed the life of a possible star.
R.I.P Henry.

My thoughts are with the Surtees family in these hard times.

**bella** · 20 Jul 2009, 21:10 (Ref:2505082)

it's a tragedy when any life is lost in motorsport but particularly so when it's a young life.

my thoughts are with everyone involved.

jab · 20 Jul 2009, 21:32 (Ref:2505101)

Another ironic twist is that Vittorio Brambilla was hit on the head by a wheel in the infamous start crash of the 1978 Italian GP whilst driving for Surtees, but he survived...

Pitstop · 20 Jul 2009, 21:38 (Ref:2505108)

Very, very sad. RIP - condolences to all who knew him.

mountainstar · 21 Jul 2009, 03:33 (Ref:2505199)

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Originally Posted by jab

Another ironic twist is that Vittorio Brambilla was hit on the head by a wheel in the infamous start crash of the 1978 Italian GP whilst driving for Surtees, but he survived...

All depends on a number of factors. My dad worked on helmet design for the military and as a part time job in college I worked as a test subject on various types of helmets. Interesting all the science that goes into all that and sometimes something that looks innocuous can be quite serious. One issue as well is people are not fully grown until their 20's and the skull can still be weaker and not fully developed by the late teens which doesn't help.

Ultimately very sad about what happened and a totally freak accident. My prayers go out to the family and those involved.

Al Weyman · 21 Jul 2009, 09:53 (Ref:2505324)

Condolences to John and his family, it hurts so bad from someone who knows the pain of losing an 18 year old son.

RiP Henry.

Lam Pak · 21 Jul 2009, 10:27 (Ref:2505340)

rip henry. your place is heaven

**chunterer** · 21 Jul 2009, 17:00 (Ref:2505569)

I would like to express heartfelt condolences to the Surtees family and everyone that was connected to poor Henry at this difficult time.

Bryan Degerlund · 22 Jul 2009, 10:26 (Ref:2505981)

During qualifying for F2, several drivers were given black-and-white warning flags for four wheels off the track at various corners. Following a Red flag, two drivers came into the pitlane before passing their flags, so I walked along the pitlane to show them. The first driver was defensive/argumentative, the second driver on my approach immediately nodded his head and gave me a thumbs-up. The first driver shall remain nameless, the second driver was Henry, as polite as ever.

RIP Henry.

Deepest condolences to John Surtees and his family. Also to the Clarke family.

A special thought to marshal Mike Kelly, his team and the medical services for their rapid response.

Mike Kelly 1 · 27 Jul 2009, 22:04 (Ref:2509528)

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Originally Posted by Bryan Degerlund

A special thought to marshal Mike Kelly, his team and the medical services for their rapid response.

Thanks Bryan. I'll never forget this incident as its been played out in my head so many times since that tragic Sunday.

Piglet · 23 Jul 2009, 12:37 (Ref:2506574)

Nice post Bryan.

There are some lovely tributes on the Formula 2 website.

JamesRamone · 24 Jul 2009, 08:25 (Ref:2507020)

RIP Henry. Very sad moment

John Wisson · 24 Jul 2009, 10:52 (Ref:2507073)

Was at Brands on the Saturday as a spectator. Before I left I had a quick chat with both John and Henry and congratulated them on their fantastic result. It was great to see them both so happy and both were very accessible as ever. I was not at Brands on Sunday as I had to travel to the US for work. Was shocked to the core when I learnt the terrible news on the internet. We all love this sport so much but it can be so cruel. Rest In Peace Henry you will be sorely missed. All my condolences to John, Jane and family.

John

Andy77 · 25 Jul 2009, 00:23 (Ref:2507433)

It seemed so unreal watching it live through esp2.
Such an unlucky tragic looks really for similar. I was convinced that Henry could not survived the tire impact

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Originally Posted by Slade

I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
I've seen the bridges of the world and they are for real/
I've had a red light off-the-wrist without me even getting kissed
It still seems so unreal

I've seen the morning in the mountains of Alaska
I've seen the sunset in the East and in the West /
I've sang the glory that was Rome And passed the 'Hound Dog' singer's home

It still seems for the best
And I'm far, far a-way
With my head up in the clouds
And I'm far, far a-way
With my feet down in the crowds
Letting loose around the world
But the call of home is loud
Still as loud

I've seen the Paris lights from high upon Montmartre
And felt the silence hanging low in No Man's Land/ /
And though those Spanish nights were fine It wasn't only from the wine
It still seems all in hand

And I'm far, far away, &c...

I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
The Grand Bahama Island stories carry on
And though those aligator smiles Stay in your memory for a while
There still seems more to come

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