Alberto Ascari, above, survived a crash into Monaco’s harbor only to die days later testing a Ferrari. Ascari’s superstitions were being stretched. He would never drive without his blue helmet ...

Miraculously, Niki Lauda survived and made a comeback, but this crash still haunts Formula 1 fans. #4. Alberto Ascari's harbour plunge at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix Alberto Ascari at the wheel of ...

MAY 26, 1955: Italy’s last Formula One champion Alberto Ascari was killed after being ... was being repaired after he damaged it in a crash four days earlier at the Monaco Grand Prix. Ascari, said to ...

By the time Alberto was seven, the elder Ascari was dead, killed in a crash at Montlhéry in the French Grand Prix. But the youngster was already determined to devote his life to racing autos.

This week, number 11 - Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari didn't didn't look ... Fangio missed most of 1952, without a car and injured in a crash at Monza early in the year. But he was back for 1953 ...

As the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship prepares for Monaco, we look back on our favourite moments from the toughest of street races At the 1955 race former world champion Alberto Ascari crashes ...

This week, number 11 - Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari didn't didn't look ... Fangio missed most of 1952, without a car and injured in a crash at Monza early in the year. But he was back for 1953 ...