News Details
Ronnie Peterson's grave attacked by vandals
The grave of ten-time Formula 1 race winner Ronnie Peterson has been attacked by vandals, according to local media reports. The Swedish driver raced in F1 between 1970 and 1978 for March, Tyrrell and Lotus with a best championship result of second in '71 and '78 – the year he died. Peterson was involved in a crash during the start of the Italian Grand Prix and later passed away in hospital. He was buried in the Almby cemetery in his home town of Orebro, Sweden. At his funeral, Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi acted as pallbearers for his coffin. Local reports in the Nerikes Allehanda newspaper say Peterson's grave was amongst several others that were...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ronnie Peterson's grave ravaged by vandals in Sweden!
The grave of F1 legend Ronnie Peterson was desecrated last Sunday night...
5y ago from F1i.com
Ronnie Peterson's grave wrecked by vandals
Vandals in Sweden have wrecked the grave of former Grand Prix winner...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com
Norris is raising $12,000, but now he has to shave his...
Lando Norris will have to shave her off soon. That's the result of a bet...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Steiner stays positive: 'A problem also creates new...
Formula 1 is at a complete standstill due to the ongoing corona crisis....
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jerez hosts three days of private MotoGP testing with...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia boss on calming Marco Bezzecchi: ‘He’s...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta leads MotoGP standings after opener –...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How Raul Fernandez is chasing his next MotoGP contract
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar reveals track design for Washington D.C. event
IndyCar has revealed the track design for the newly-added event in...
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Washington D.C. IndyCar track layout and event logo...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
David Malukas’ Penske poise earns accolades from...
After just two races with Team Penske under his belt, David Malukas is...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pit stop mishap hinders Mick Schumacher in oval debut
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Hyundai's WRC upgrade plan to close the gap to Toyota
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Why Hyundai WRC team is "working at 120 per...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Lando Norris samples Toyota rally car alongside Oliver...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Lancia rally legend Sandro Munari passes away aged 85
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
FA Cup quarter-final draw: Man City face Liverpool
Manchester City have been drawn against Liverpool in the FA Cup...
29m ago from SkySports.com
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting...
Bayer Leverkusen welcome Arsenal for the first leg of their UEFA Champions...
9m ago from SportsKeeda.com
'He's dangerous for society' – Patrice Evra labels...
Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has suggested that former Arsenal...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Why do so many people want Arsenal to fail in the...
leaders haven’t won the title in more than 20 years. Yet very few...
4h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Max Verstappen rages at F1 driver leaking private...
Max Versappen is not best pleased with one of his... Read More »
59m ago from GPFans.com
F1: FIA to act on energy management before Japan?
There is growing speculation that the FIA will... Read More »
2h ago from Pitpass.com
Toto Wolff looking to block Christian Horner's F1 return -...
Christian Horner's F1 return could be thwarted by... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
