Thursday 3 September 2015

Drive Dynamics - Justin Wilson death: Drivers stage touching Golden Gate bridge tribute to British racer.

Wilson's teammate Marco Andretti led a procession of cars over the famous US landmark to honour the 37-year-old, who died this week from injuries sustained in a freak accident last Sunday.

Andretti drove the late racer's number 25 car in front of four other vehicles.

Wilson, from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, was fatally injured after a piece of debris from a fellow racer's car bounced directly into his open cockpit.

Wilson was airlifted to hospital from the Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania, but died on Monday after not waking from a coma.

His team, Andretti Autosport, have announced that Indycar veteran Oriol Servia will drive the Briton's Honda at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.

Servia said: "It's hard for the words to come out the right way.

"I have known and raced Justin for more than 10 years. I have an enormous amount of respect for him as a racer, but his qualities as a human were definitely an inspiration to anyone who ever met him.
"I am honoured and emotional with the opportunity of driving his car this weekend."

Wilson raced in Formula 1 in 2003, starting the season with Minardi before moving to Jaguar.

He went on to have a successful career in the United States, winning seven races in the Champ Car series and then tasting his most recent success in the IndyCar series.

F1 drivers have also paid tribute to Wilson, with former world champion Jenson Button describing him as a "great person and racing driver"

Honda have also announced a contribution to a fund established this week to benefit the two daughters of Wilson and his wife Julia.

A donation of $50 (£32) will be given for very lap completed at Sonoma by each of the 13 Honda entries - which could bring to total contribution to more than $55,000 (approximately £35,600).

For more information visit - http://www.express.co.uk/

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