It is now a decade since British IndyCar star Justin Wilson was killed in a freak accident during a race at Pocono.
Wilson, who was 37, was driving for Andretti Autosport when he was hit on the helmet by flying debris at the Pennsylvania triangular track after the race leader, Sage Karam had lost control and crashed.
Wilson, who raced for Minardi and Jaguar in the 2003 F1 season, was pronounced dead the following day, having sustained massive head injuries in the impact with part of Karam's front crash structure.
He left behind his wife and two young children, as well as brother Stefan, who has competed in the Indy 500 four times between 2016 and 2022.
His death, the first in IndyCar since Dan Wheldon at Las Vegas in 2011, remains the last to-date, with the aeroscreen cockpit head protection system in use since 2020 designed to prevent similar freak accidents such as Wilson.
After his passing, the F1 world, including the likes of Jenson Button and Max Verstappen paid tribute.
"The motorsport world comes to a standstill once again, Justin Wilson was a great person & racing driver. My thoughts are with his family. RIP," wrote 2009 F1 champion Button.
Michael Andretti, for whom Wilson was driving added: "My heart goes out to the Wilson family of the loss of Justin. He was a great friend and even a greater person. He will be sorely missed."
Mark Webber, who was a team-mate of Wilson's at Jaguar in 2003 gave a touching tribute.
"He was a humble guy and he did not have a selfish bone in his body," he said.
"From a racing side, he was super accurate and very sniper-like with his passing moves. It was very, very rare that he would make mistakes, and I really enjoyed racing against him. I had a very, very good relationship with him."
Max Verstappen, whose father Jos was a team-mate of Wilson's, also added his prayers.
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