Worst F1 wreck?

[eternal gull]

I’m trying to settle an argument on what the worst crash in F1 history has been, looked it up about a million times but it’s always different? What is arguably the worst crash that has happened in F1? Please LMK

[dapper sierra]

Not sure if it’s the worst, but Francois Cevert and Helmut Koinigg at Watkins Glen in 1973 and 74 (respectively) were definitely brutal.

little gorey so spoiler: ||Both died instantly on impact. Cevert’s body was split in half, and Koinigg was decapitated. Both were a result of crashing into Armco barriers. You can probably search online for a more in depth explanation.||

[cold vortex]

For me it’s between Von Trips and Ronnie Peterson. Von Trips was more deadly in terms of fatalities, however Ronnie Peterson’s looked the worst

[rocky scaffold]

i have seen pictures of helmut koninigg's crash.
it's traumatising

and both were because of improper fastening of armco barriers

and it's a shame the same thing hapened in the 1975 spanish grand prix

(tragic race too)

[forest panther]

first let me clarify what i mean by worst and it doesnt mean the most impacted crash just the worst and imo gotta be senna 1994

[vocal plank]

Personally I'd say the African race that a Marshall was hit at racing speed while crossing a live track and his body windmilled to pieces. Might not be the worst wreck damage wise but worst fatality during a race involving a car.

[rocky scaffold]

1975 south african grand prix?

tom pryce? the fire extinguisher hit his head and he too died...

[uncut raptor]

nobody's talking about the 1955 le mans disaster

[cold vortex]

Wasn’t F1 so not mentioned

[vocal plank]

Probably yeah

[vocal plank]

2 people died, Tom Pryce was the driver yeah?

[rocky scaffold]

yeah