F1 1955: The Near Death of Formula One

0:00 - 2:07 Intro 2:07 - 3:53 Argentina 3:53 - 5:16 Monaco 5:16 - 7:11 The Death of Alberto Ascari 7:11 - 8:36 Belgium 8:36 - 11:27 The 1955 Le Mans Disaster 11:27 - 13:14 Netherlands 13:14 - 14:33 Britain 14:33 - 16:38 Italy The 1955 season was marred by death and immense tragedy. Double world champion Alberto Ascari was killed during a testing event and an accident that killed over 80 people at the 24 hours of Le Mans threatened to bring motorsport to an end, with several countries banning motorsport in its aftermath