A crash that caused Tyrrell to withdraw the final round of the 1973 Formula One Season.

During qualifying for the 1973 United States Grand Prix, Cevert was killed when he crashed his Tyrrell 006 in an attempt at his maiden pole position. Cevert was the son of Charles Goldenberg (1901–1985), a Parisian jeweller, and Huguette Cevert.

Oct 15, 1973 · But still it all seemed a game. Then, on qualifying day before the race, Stewart's good friend and teammate, Francois Cevert, was killed in a smashup during practice. Stewart had already lost...

Sep 30, 2013 · After three and a half years in the maestro’s shadow, Francois was poised to take over as Tyrrell’s team leader the following season. The world was at his feet. With deadly timing, misfortune intervened.

Aug 19, 2015 · You can see the skid marks in the third photo of where Cevert was pulling a higher gear than his team mate Jackie Stewart and had too much wheel spin and lost it at that section. Did you mean a lower gear ?

Oct 7, 1973 · WATKINS GLEN, N. Y., Oct. 6—Francois Cevert, who lived as fast as he drove, was killed today on the circuit where he scored his first major victory in automobile racing.

Jul 20, 2022 · Cevert had crashed violently in the uphill Esses heading onto the back of the circuit. Fighting the car as he went up the hill, he brushed the curb on the le...

Jul 7, 2014 · Team Tyrrell's Francois Cevert was killed at Watkins Glen, where he had celebrated his only Grand Prix victory in 1971

Apr 9, 2020 · Cevert's and Koinigg's crashes in Watkins Glen were cruel ... but the biggest tragedy (imho) is watching David Purley trying to safe the crashed Roger Williamson.

Dec 28, 2017 · Introduction: The tragic death of of the talented French driver François Cevert at age 29 was one of the epochal events in Formula One history, documented in books and in films such as 1: Life on the Limit and The Quick and the Dead.