The crash at LeMans which killed (they now say over 100) was a Mercedes in 1955. No Ferraris were involved in that to my knowledge. About the same year one of his cars crashed in the Mille Miglia and killed the driver, codriver and I think 5 spectators though. The Italian press and government gave him a lot of grief about that one. The driver was the popular Fon Portago.

The Italians are the most passonate car lovers in the world but their legal system is very tough about motor racing deaths. There was legal action which dragged on for years when Senna was killed at Monza(?) not postitive but it was in Italy.

The steering failed on his Williams.

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