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      08-10-2022, 06:58 PM   #13
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Ickx had many close calls, even in sports cars it was just as dangerous and he was fortunate to walk away when Bellof hit him from behind at Eau Rouge with the German perishing as seen in the shocking vid that Artemis put on.
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Prior to Bellof's fatal crash at Eau Rouge (Spa-Francorchamps) on September 1, 1985 (a bold overtaking maneuver on multiple champion Jacky Ickx that went horribly wrong), Bellof had already signed a contract for the 1986 F1 season with Ferrari. A very promising future that never happened. He was 27.

The 1985 Eau Rouge crash seen from the cockpit of Jacky Ickx:
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