Formula One World Championship
Mike Hailwood (GBR) McLaren M23 retired after 11 laps after crashing into the armco near the Casino, the circuit left slippery with oil that the marshals had tried to soak-up with what Hailwood called talcum powder. This had the effect of making the road more slippery!
Monaco Grand Prix, Rd6, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, 26 May 1974.