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Remembering Ronnie

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Ronnie Peterson died on this day in 1978, following a heavy crash at the start of the Italian Grand Prix. Peterson suffered severe leg injuries in the accident and was taken to hospital in Milan where he was operated on for more than six hours, but his condition worsened overnight and he died the morning after the race. With ten victories, Peterson remains Sweden's most successful F1 driver.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.