Formula One World Championship: As the front runners make it to the Rettifilo chicane at the start of the race, a thick black plume of smoke obscures the circuit as a multi-car accident decimates much of the field. Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Surtees was badly injured and tragically Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus died as a result of the injuries sustained. Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978. BEST IMAGE
As the front runners make it to the Rettifilo chicane at the start of the race, a thick black plume of smoke obscures the circuit as a multi-car accident decimates much of the field. Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Surtees was badly injured and tragically Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus died as a result of the injuries sustained.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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