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39th year  -  N° 252                 Sunday, 8 September 2024         Antwerpen		
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Saturday 5th of September 1970

54 years ago He Did Not Wear the Crotch Straps



Formula One racer Jochen Karl Rindt dies in a crash while practicing for the Italian Grand Prix at the age of 28 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Lombardia, Italy.


Rindt was in the habit of using only four points on the five-point harness then available and did not wear the crotch straps as he wanted to be able to exit the car quickly in the event of fire. As a result, upon impact he slid under the belts and suffered fatal throat injuries.