The automotive world woke as much as horrible information. Gymkhana star and driver Ken Block died at 55 in a snowmobile crash. Mercedes-AMG Petronas paid tribute to the long-lasting driver.
“Ken Block, a motorsport icon, gone too quickly,” reads the Twitter submit of the Method 1 workforce. Ken Block suffered a deadly snowmobile crash in Mill Hole space, Utah, the Wasatch County Sherrif’s Workplace mentioned in a press release. The snowmobile he was driving rolled off on a steep slope on high of him. “He was pronounced deceased on the scene from accidents sustained within the accident,” officers mentioned.
As a result of huge snowfalls of previous days, the snowmobiles have been the one technique of transportation that allowed entry to his ranch close to Park Metropolis, Utah. This time, he by no means made it again house.
Lewis Hamilton, heartbroken after listening to of the passing of Ken Block
Whereas making an attempt to avoid social media to concentrate on his well being, Lewis Hamilton acquired the information this morning. The Mercedes driver says he’s heartbroken. “He was such an incredible individual, all the time lived life to the fullest. I bear in mind our first time working collectively and the way optimistic he was. A lot expertise behind the wheel,” the 37-year outdated F1 driver remembers in an Instagram story.
Eight years in the past, the 2 of them raced one another at Bushy Park, Barbados on the Prime Gear Pageant (watch video beneath).
In a submit shared on Twitter, the president of FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, describes Ken Block as “an inspiration for us all and a real gentleman of our sport.”
It’s a powerful day for the world of motor racing. Immediately is Michael Schumacher’s birthday. The seven-time Method 1 World Champion turns 54, however the world has not heard from him, nor a lot of him for the previous 9 years. Schumacher suffered a near-death ski crash within the French Alps in December 2013, he underwent two mind surgical procedures and was positioned in an induced coma. He’s at the moment present process remedy in a hospital-like setting at his house.
Ken Block, a motorsport icon, gone too quickly. 💔 https://t.co/h2yEX9jNlT
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Staff (@MercedesAMGF1) January 3, 2023
