F1: Watch: Top 10 crashes you may have forgotten

Top 10 Forgotten Crashes
Top 10 Forgotten Crashes

Formula One is the pinnacle of the racing world. Every professional racing driver dreams to reach and perform in Formula One. This league gives us an opportunity to witness the speeds which we've just heard about or read about somewhere.

Drivers driving the formula one car are highly trained and skilled drivers. Many big names such as Micheal Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Damon Hill, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Nikki Lauda and many more have proved their skills to the top level in formula one.

Many of these drivers have had rough days on tracks. Some of them lost their lives, some of them were injured which forced them to retire. Some of them were lucky enough to have the worst crash of their lives but still managed to keep themselves in one piece.

Once legendary Nikki Lauda said:

There is always a 20 percent chance that the driver will die on the track. Even though we know that we still drive as fast as we can on the track

To drive such monstrous cars is indeed a tough job. Many drivers such as Jules Bianchi lost their lives due to a crash. Many of them are lucky enough to dodge death and live to drive again on the tracks.

A lot of crashes happen on the track. We see it in every season of the Championship. Many of these crashes are lost in time and history. Many big legendary names are present on this list who managed to have a big crash and yet lived to drive again at full speeds at the next Grand Prix.

Let us have a look at these forgotten crashes:

#10 Micheal Schumacher FP2 Australia 2001:

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One of the very big names in the history of Formula One, The German was about to start his 2001 season in Australia. Everything was going great until the red Ferrari lost its grip and went up into the air for a spin. With no halo for the aid, luckily the German managed to escape fatal injuries.

#9 Lewis Hamilton Spanish Grand Prix 2010:

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The four-time driver's champion Lewis Hamilton was leading the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix. With three laps remaining, the Brit accidentally ran over the debris on the track causing a left tyre puncture at a very high speed. Luckily his car did not roll on the gravel and instead hit the wall avoiding any fatal damage.

#8 Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger Monaco GP 1990

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During the 1990 Monaco Grand Prix, Prost, who was at his peak at that time, completely lost his braking zone. The tyre locked up due which he crashed into Berger in the back. It ended in a DNF for the two. Luckily both were safe but the cars weren't.

#7 Giorgio Pantano and Zsolt Baumgartner FP4 Italy 2004

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During the 2004 season at Italy Monza, Giorgio Pantano lost control of his car in FP4. The car went swivelling around the track and went into the Zsolt's car taking both of them out of the FP4 session of the Italian Grand Prix. Luckily both drivers were safe and no harm was done.

#6 Villeneuve, Coulthard and R Schumacher FP4 Monaco 2005

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During the FP4 session in Monaco 2005, Villeneuve lost his braking sand hit David Coulthard's car in the back. As a result, Coulthard lost his balance and took out Ralf Schumacher in the process. Luckily no one was hurt except for the cars.

#5 Micheal Schumacher Australia 1994 Qualifying

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This time in 1994, Micheal Schumacher was in the qualifying when he totally lost the grip. The car came out of the curb in a totally uncontrollable way and hit the barriers. The car was completely totalled. Fortunately, Micheal came out scratchless.

#4 Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger Portuguese GP 1992:

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During the Portuguese Grand Prix of '92, Patrese was trying to overtake Gerhard on straights when his tyre touched Gerhard's tyre and the next thing we saw was Patrese up in the sky. Yes! His car took off like an aircraft taking both men out. Luckily no one was injured severely.

#3 Trulli, Sutil and Alonso Brazilian GP 2005

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During the 2005 Brazilian GP, Trulli took a wide turn at Turn 2 which forced him to go off the track. He came and hit Sutil who went into Fernando Alonso taking all three men out. After the crash, there was an 'angry' moment between Sutil and Trulli which followed into the post-race conference too.

#2 Damon Hill and Eddie Irvine FP2 Portugal 1994

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During the Free Practice session of the 1994 Portuguese GP, Irvine lost the balance of his car and collided into Hill's Williams which rolled on the gravel. Fortunately, neither of the drivers were seriously hurt.

#1 Gerhard Berger Portuguese GP 1993

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As Berger came out of the Pit Lane to rejoin the race, he ran over the debris which resulted in a left rear puncture and loss off balance and he went right into the wall. Luckily he got away without any serious damage to himself.

Are there any more crash stories which you think can make this list. Do let us know in the comments below.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad