The tragic sequence began when Jaguar’s Mike Hawthorn, who had just lapped Levegh ... The hours following the crash were marked by pandemonium. Spectators were horrified as debris continued ...

Mike Hawthorn, of Ashford, was diagnosed with meningioma at the age of 26 The family of a man who died of an incurable brain tumour just four months after the birth of his child have seen first ...

Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

Mike Hawthorn, of Ashford, Surrey, was diagnosed with grade 2 meningioma at the age of 26 after a routine eye test. Despite undergoing surgery in 2021, Mr Hawthorn died in July the following year ...