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 ...

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 ...

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 ...