On Saturday, July 25 the qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest has been halted following a hefty accident for Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. After being struck on the helmet by a flying spring towards the end of Q2, Massa shot off-piste and embedded his Ferrari deep into the tyre barriers. The helmet and HANS protected him from perilous injuries
this evening confirmed that Surtees had died from his injuries. Surtees graduated to F2 this season from Formula Renault and had taken his first podium finish in the series with third place in Saturday’s race at Brands Hatch. His step up to the category came after several seasons in karts, which included victory in the Junior Gearbox Championship in 2005, before a graduation to car racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2006. He switched to single seaters in 2007, taking a race …