A tragic reminder

It's been an emotional week in motor sport where two accidents have occurred, first the loss of a young and talented driver, Henry Surtees in Formula 2, at Brands hatch. A crash ahead of Surtees threw a wheel across the track direct into his path colliding with his helmet. Surtees just 18 years of age, with what looked to be a promising career ahead of him, died later that day in hospital, we offer our condolences to his family.

And second, a nasty accident in yesterdays Formula 1 qualifying session, this time involving Felipe Massa was struck on the helmet by a piece of debris that flew off the rear suspension of fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car took a huge chunk out of Massa's helmet and knocked him unconscious.

After being air lifted to hospital Massa endured an hour long operation to repair a skull fracture. Other injuries suffered were severe cuts to his face and eye. Now under anesthetic we hope he recovers soon, but this is a reminder that motor sport is dangerous, so remember to play it safe, listen to your briefings at track days and remember helmets and other safety precautions are for a very good reason.