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#2 Flying Swede in Italy
In terms of speed, this was without a doubt the biggest crash of the season.
The speed of Monza's long straights is mesmeric, they don't call it La Pista Magica "The Magic Track" for nothing. This speed, though, can be deadly and has claimed many lives over the years and without modern motorsport safety, it could've taken another in 2018.
At the beginning of Friday's second practice for the Italian Grand Prix, Marcus Ericsson took to the track for what he thought was going to be a routine 90-minute session, but he was sadly mistaken.
On the run down to the first chicane, Ericsson's DRS system failed to close (it should automatically close when the brakes are applied, regardless of the speed) and this took away too much of the rear downforce for him to maintain control of his Sauber.
The Swede lost the rear end, smashed into the trackside barriers before spinning 360 degrees and flipping over several times. His car was a wreck, but thankfully, Marcus was fine and competed in the race on Sunday.
