However, after winning two consecutive F1 championships, Mercedes F1 left the sport in response to the horrific Le Mans disaster in 1955 In 1994, a British automotive company, Ilmor, partnered ...

The first of course being the 1955 Le Mans disaster, where 84 people were killed when the Mercedes 300 SLR of Pierre Levegh crashed into the spectator area on the pit straight. Then, in 1999 ...

After the 1955 Le Mans disaster, where 84 people were killed during the 24-hour Le Mans race held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, Switzerland imposed a nationwide spectator racing sports ...

After the 1955 Le Mans disaster, where 84 people were killed during the 24-hour Le Mans race held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, Switzerland imposed a nationwide spectator racing sports ban, ...

In the end though, it wasn't even an accident at the track which caused its removal from the calendar. Instead, the 1955 Le Mans disaster at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France was the catalyst for a ...