F1 - 1959 Avus GP - Hans Hermann accident

[@jdl2444]

Walked it off. True bad ass.

[@fjwareing]

The accident did Hans Hermann little harm. He went on to win the 1970 Le Mans 24 hour race and as of July 2014 he is still aliveand is 86 years old.

[@aries749]

+Frank Wareing Indeed an iconic man in the sport. After his 1970 LeMans win in the mighty 917K, Porsches first overall victory there, Hermann immediately retired from racing. He later said he had promised his wife he would if he won Le Mans. I've always wondered if Hermann was, in some way, an inspiration for the Johann Ritter character in Steve McQueen's movie 'Le Mans"? The Ritter character plot line has some parallels to Hermann. Although Hermann never was yanked from the winning car, quite the opposite!

[@ep.1646]

Still alive 7 years later at 93

[@TheServant-yp2oh]

Now he is 95.

[@Formula1_81]

Как твой комментарий оставлен 10 лет назад, если этому видно 5 лет?

[@theswe001]

he is still alive today in 2024

[@Seban420]

It is AVUS GP in Berlin, Germany, not Monza.... it even say it in the title

[@Circuitsofthepast]

About the description: In the 50's the South Corner was not a hairpin but a loop too. The hairpin is from the 80's and 90's. The banked North Corner was introduced in 1937. A banked version of the South Corner was also in preparation but never completed, because of the outbroke of the war. In 1967 they demolished the banking because it was found too dangerous.

[@jamie2905_]

Circuits of the past i can understand something happened at that banking a day before this Jean Behra

[@marguskiis7711]

HH is still alive and kicking.

[@jackfrost2146]

He was saved by the ejection seat,

[@miguelelgueta5830]

+Jack Frost That's funny but not far from the truth, without a proper roll-bar at that speed had he being using a seatbelt would have caused at least some very bad head injuries.

[@Themayseffect]

+Miguel Elgueta it would have snapped his neck in half at the very least.

[@mcrubar]

Lol "some very bad haed injuries". He would have died dude.. Broken neck. 0% chance to survive.

[@how_are_you_im_tigre]

Not only broken neck. I even think broken spine. You can see clearly how at 0:08 and at 0:10 the car is touching the ground completely but upside-down.

[@santoyo85]

Just like simpson's grandpa said: we used to be stronger then, I was dancing that night lol

[@master-kq3nw]

dangerous times f1 and cars .this was a fast track

[@mateagoston7113]

Hard to belive, but he is still living. :)

[@MimonJesus67]

Even now, 8 years after your comment.

[@TheServant-yp2oh]

He is 95 now.

[@ERTChimpanzee]

@@TheServant-yp2oh Legends never die.

[@cars_and_coffee_by_bruno]

not in Monza, but there are people racing on oval all over the World.

[@barath4545]

It's pretty crazy yeah, but how about Jackie Stewart at 1966 Spa? Flew off the course at the Masta Kink (ie he went at least 140mph at the time), across a fence, into a farmstead house(some say into the cellar of a house), trapped under his own car bc of the steering wheel, with gas pouring down over him. He managed to get out with the help of some people and lived to tell about it. One spark or a hot exhaust pipe or one clip of a stone (wall) etc and he had been history.

[@jdl2444]

Yep. seatbelts and airbags are dangerous! You want a big scarf flying right by the tire.

[@LongstoneTyres69]

he should have fitted Pirelli Cinturato

[@WootTootZoot]

Realized my mistake after posting. Thanks though. Cheers.

[@camel9]

@Parrilla do you have the rest of the footage? Could you upload more??

[@MsLilyhorse]

Some drivers didn't use belts in those days. They were more afraid of fire and being trapped, than they were afraid of being flung from the car.

[@stinkyroadhog1347]

Earlier, in a support race, Jean Behra lost control of his Porsche on the banking. His car struck the top of the banking, he was thrown from the car and he slammed into a flagpole with such force he knocked it down. The duality of safety back then. Whilst it was certainly safer to be thrown from a flipping car back then, it was all about where you landed and how you landed. Jean got the bad luck, whilst Hans got the good luck.

[@willmac5642]

up to the late 50s the open cockpits were insanely dangerous

[@_therealfalcone_]

how is the original video called?

[@giofrasa]

2007 was with me at home (Hans Hermann) Very good man has bought for his buddy my lancia fulvia

[@vr6swp]

So he gets thrown out of his car at 100mph, and slides to a stop on concrete. Bet that next day was rough.

[@WootTootZoot]

That was the famous banked section of Monza, it's not used anymore.

[@stinkyroadhog1347]

AVUS*

[@maritzavc27]

Hans Herman might be able to move in the car or is he dead?

[@andyelliott8027]

maritza suarez He's still alive today ! (May 27th 2015)He's 87 years old

[@andyelliott8027]

maritza suarez He's not in the car, he's on the track!

[@LukewMorgan]

+maritza suarez look just behind the car as it's rolling... Driver's already fallen out and is sliding along the road behind it... Must have had some nasty road-rash...

[@ERTChimpanzee]

95 in 2023.

[@stenovitz]

Holy moses!

[@WootTootZoot]

Oh snap, *face slap* of course it is. Must have been too much beer.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

insane, in every respect.

[@karta1]

Et dire que cet accident n'est pas le pire de ce Grand Prix... En effet, durant la course, le pilote français Jean Behra se tue après avoir percuté à pleine vitesse une dalle de béton suite à une sortie de piste.

[@kalipy1983]

pierre c'était pas une dalle en béton mais un pylone ou il c'est fait éjecté sur une dizaine de maitres avant tombé a contre bas malheureusement

[@Jokerlap2]

He broke a thumb, as far as I've heard that.

[@justRE4xD]

Thats insane! Probably one of the luckiest persons that ever lived! :o

[@hamxlton]

What bout Niki Lauda?

[@lemmysverruca]

I was being ironic. ;)

[@lemmysverruca]

The good old days - when a the impact with a hay bale had good chances of costing you your life. Real man don't need seat belts or helmets.

[@rasvial]

do you think his pants were a little brown after this?

[@blindorbit4020]

No. Otherwise he wouldn't have been on the Avus circuit to begin with.

[@Curi0u50ne]

Himmel!

[@cars_and_coffee_by_bruno]

Driver's are still scared of racing in ovals.... wtf were those guys doing?

[@giovannilarenza5526]

La tv di Zio Benito

[@MrBarkie]

he also wrecked his car .

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

A prototype child from the King Tiger factory , after WW2 they just removed his turret and barrel 🤣🤣

[@chayes954r]

Back when men were men!

[@Jubzin]

Real men use seat belts and helmets, so they have a better chance of racing until they are old.

[@ERTChimpanzee]

Look at the time! It was 1959. The seatbelts became popular in the late 60's.