Turning 63 on this date is Irish-born Derek Daly, whose F1 career yielded eight points-paying finishes in 49 grand prix starts but also a series of spectacular shunts.

If his crash at the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix remains vivid in the fans’ collective memory, his Zandvoort somersault that same year (pictured above) was equally frightening.

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