{"id":141130,"date":"2023-09-11T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141130"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:20:03","slug":"inside-abandoned-and-infamous-f1-oval-track-not-used-for-over-60-years-after-driver-and-15-fans-killed-in-horror-crash-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/inside-abandoned-and-infamous-f1-oval-track-not-used-for-over-60-years-after-driver-and-15-fans-killed-in-horror-crash-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside abandoned and infamous F1 oval track not used for over 60 years after driver and 15 fans killed in horror crash | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE abandoned oval circuit at Monza has not been used since 1961 after a horror crash which killed a driver and 15 spectators.<\/strong><\/p>\n But the disused track is still in good condition and people can even take a ride around it on pushbikes.<\/p>\n It was opened in 1922 for the Italian Grand Prix but it did not take long for tragedy to strike as driver Fritz Kuhn was killed during practice.<\/p>\n Six years later a huge disaster occurred when driver Emilio Materassi lost control of his car and crashed into the mainstand.<\/p>\n Materassi died along with 22 spectators and the Italian GP was not held again until 1931.<\/p>\n However it would not take long until another horrific crash took place – in 1933 three drivers died at the Grand Prix in an incident known as the Black Day of Monza.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A change to the track was made in 1933 and further changes would follow after another shocking incident in 1961.<\/p>\n Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators were killed following a crash in lap two of the Italian GP.<\/p>\n Since then the banking at the track has not been used, and even now it is clear to see how dangerous it must have been.<\/p>\n The banking has not been maintained but it has not been overgrown by nature either, so a part of Monza history remains.<\/p>\n <\/picture>FAST LANE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>‘SUCH A COOL NAME’ <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FIRED UP <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FAMILY AFFAIR <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
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