That's Lord Forte shaking his hand beside the cabinet. Strangely Graham Hill was also killed just days after a similar dinner in his honour - 40 years ago this month.
He died a little sooner than though....he had kidney problems.....he was given 3 years by his doctors.....so he went out in a dashing way.....by the look of his car.....he was traveling at a high rate of speed.
did they give the body a breathalyzer? that was a lot of alcohol in that cabinet they gave him the day before. back in the 50's drinking and driving was quite natural like smoking cigarettes at the movie theatre.
Mike was killed sadly local to me, i pass the spot weekly and visit his grave on a regular basis. Hawthorns Tourist Trophy Garage is no longer there but Hawthorns Garage is in a different place as to where TT was in Farnham. Our first formula One Champion and i lived two doors down from Mikes head mechanic son, who told us some fabulous story of "The Golden Boy". RIP Mike Hawthorn
Hawthorne seems to have been a pompous twit but how is anyone in that situation supposed to foresee the outcome of merely slowing down on the pit straight when all you can see is a few blurry cars behind you in a shaking mirror? Hindsight is 20/20 as they say. There are so many "what if"s that Hawthorne can't be blamed totally. For example what if Macklins car didn't have a sloped rear? Then Le Veigh's car wouldn't have been launched and there would have likely been far less carnage, possibly none. You can say Hawthorne was guilty of reckless driving, but not directly responsible for 84 people dead. And also the image of him drinking champagne after the race is taken out of context far too much. There are photos of him looking miserable after the race, and some of him smiling. He was just trying to go along with the forced victory "celebrations" as best he could. I've seen some people blame Le Veigh for being a bad driver. In this situation driving skill plays no part. If a car swerves in front of you when you're doing 150 mph there is no time to react. And I don't blame Macklin either. Of course you're going to serve to avoid a car braking sharply in front of you. So people look to blame the drivers, but I can't really blame any one individu
To the people saying he deserved it, the people In charge of the race Said that it was not his fault, it was the track as it wasn't designed for fast cars
@@crowkid5553 bullshit. 'Hawthorn had overshot his pits and stopped. Getting out, he was immediately ordered by his team to get back in and do another lap to get away from the total confusion and danger. When he pit stopped during the next lap, he staggered out of the car completely distraught, adamant that he had caused the catastrophe.' the accident happened on lap 36, the Jaguar team made 307. There's no way they could hide that from Hawthorn.
Just so you can learn something today Son. The word gay meant happy back in these days you twit. On his grave it reads……. A gay and gallant sortsman. Have some respect.
Crikey....a lot of Donald Trumps out there. I'm guessing those pointing fingers have never sat in a Grand Prix car...now... then...ever. Let's argue...born in Yorkshire...reincarnated in Essex.!!
Finally, the voice of reason! Some truly hideous, uncharitable comments on this thread- almost celebrating Mike's death. You'd think he had deliberately set out to kill other people. An enquiry in the racing accident CLEARED him of any wrong doing.
What does Donald Trump have to do with this? This obsession with Trump is a sign of mental health issues. The guy leans nationalist, lowered taxes, and favors Chicago School economic theory, and people just absolutely lose their minds. Truly bizarre.
@@liverpoolscottish6430plus none of the racers were informed that anyone had died, accidents happen, in a motorcar at that speed, in that era, you tend to focus on yourself, he was most likely only informed when it hit the papers.
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After the 1955 Le Mans disaster, he ironically died in his Jaguar overtaking a Mercedes.
After Le Mans Mike was living on borrowed time Never apologized never took responsibility
That's Lord Forte shaking his hand beside the cabinet. Strangely Graham Hill was also killed just days after a similar dinner in his honour - 40 years ago this month.
Killed my great grandparents and orphaned my grandfather, not missed.
No he didn't
@@PointNemo9 not directly
Wait were your grandparents killed in 24hr le man's 1955?
@Loyal Piper
@@loyalpiperhe drunk to that, so not missed at all.
He celebrated his le mans win over the Mercedes tragedy. Then killed over one ..irony
He died a little sooner than though....he had kidney problems.....he was given 3 years by his doctors.....so he went out in a dashing way.....by the look of his car.....he was traveling at a high rate of speed.
Kills a mercedes driver by stupidly overtaking only to die later while trying to overtake a mercedes. Ironic
What was his issue with Mercedes?!
did they give the body a breathalyzer? that was a lot of alcohol in that cabinet they gave him the day before. back in the 50's drinking and driving was quite natural like smoking cigarettes at the movie theatre.
He was terminally ill with kidney disease, which back then was a painful way to die. Many people think he did himself in. I tend to agree.
Who remembers that Moss helped him win the championship because he appealed a penalty
Mike was killed sadly local to me, i pass the spot weekly and visit his grave on a regular basis. Hawthorns Tourist Trophy Garage is no longer there but Hawthorns Garage is in a different place as to where TT was in Farnham. Our first formula One Champion and i lived two doors down from Mikes head mechanic son, who told us some fabulous story of "The Golden Boy". RIP Mike Hawthorn
And he was the reason for the death of 84 people
He didn't die the first time, so they tried again 4 years later.
Karma.
Memory of the gentleman of car racing 🖤🏴
Gentleman? Go check ur brains
If that car had been kept as it is,
Would be worth a fortune now
He would’ve died in a few months due to kidney disease.
Hawthorne seems to have been a pompous twit but how is anyone in that situation supposed to foresee the outcome of merely slowing down on the pit straight when all you can see is a few blurry cars behind you in a shaking mirror? Hindsight is 20/20 as they say. There are so many "what if"s that Hawthorne can't be blamed totally. For example what if Macklins car didn't have a sloped rear? Then Le Veigh's car wouldn't have been launched and there would have likely been far less carnage, possibly none. You can say Hawthorne was guilty of reckless driving, but not directly responsible for 84 people dead.
And also the image of him drinking champagne after the race is taken out of context far too much. There are photos of him looking miserable after the race, and some of him smiling. He was just trying to go along with the forced victory "celebrations" as best he could.
I've seen some people blame Le Veigh for being a bad driver. In this situation driving skill plays no part. If a car swerves in front of you when you're doing 150 mph there is no time to react.
And I don't blame Macklin either. Of course you're going to serve to avoid a car braking sharply in front of you.
So people look to blame the drivers, but I can't really blame any one individu
Give us evidence of his pomposity, if you can.
To the people saying he deserved it, the people In charge of the race Said that it was not his fault, it was the track as it wasn't designed for fast cars
Yet he drunk to that in the final, so..
@@nunofosilva because the racers weren't told about it and continued to race until they were done
@@nunofosilva because the racers weren't told about it and continued to race until they were done
@@crowkid5553 bullshit. 'Hawthorn had overshot his pits and stopped. Getting out, he was immediately ordered by his team to get back in and do another lap to get away from the total confusion and danger. When he pit stopped during the next lap, he staggered out of the car completely distraught, adamant that he had caused the catastrophe.' the accident happened on lap 36, the Jaguar team made 307. There's no way they could hide that from Hawthorn.
@@nunofosilva then why were the other drivers still going
Killed 82 people; got his well deserved justice.
No he didn't
@@PointNemo9 Oh YES! He did!
@@BoydCooperLegend He was arguably at fault for the accident but to blame him for the deaths of the spectators is just stupid.
@@PointNemo9 And his accident, which he caused, killed the people. Questions?
@noranqe4725 Exactly, it was a terrible accident in a very dangerous sport, he had no intention of doing it.
The dude just straight up roasting his gay ass
Just so you can learn something today Son. The word gay meant happy back in these days you twit. On his grave it reads……. A gay and gallant sortsman. Have some respect.
In the 50s gay meant cheerful/happy... The gay cavallier was basically "the cheerful knight"
Revenge is a dish best served cold
You people in these comments are sadistic, it's disgusting
Karma found him - the SOAB was responsible for the 1955 crash
Eh devine retribution
*Divine*
Didn't know that Hawthorne was gay
@@John-k6f9k 😋
He wasn't. Gay as in happy/cheerful
Lol
@israeli patriot[🇮🇱] He celebrated his victory at Le Mans 1955, even though the race killed many people
Ferrari champion, great lord.
Ah lovely karma.
So many comments
Crikey....a lot of Donald Trumps out there. I'm guessing those pointing fingers have never sat in a Grand Prix car...now... then...ever. Let's argue...born in Yorkshire...reincarnated in Essex.!!
Finally, the voice of reason! Some truly hideous, uncharitable comments on this thread- almost celebrating Mike's death. You'd think he had deliberately set out to kill other people. An enquiry in the racing accident CLEARED him of any wrong doing.
What does Donald Trump have to do with this? This obsession with Trump is a sign of mental health issues. The guy leans nationalist, lowered taxes, and favors Chicago School economic theory, and people just absolutely lose their minds. Truly bizarre.
@@liverpoolscottish6430plus none of the racers were informed that anyone had died, accidents happen, in a motorcar at that speed, in that era, you tend to focus on yourself, he was most likely only informed when it hit the papers.
Idiots constantly pushing the limits on race tracks, let alone public streets, especially in those years were always going to take dirt naps !
I didn't know he was gay... not that there's anything wrong with that.
He wasn't. Gay as in happy.