Sadly he has passed away.

Just saw it on news website.

poor family, heart goes out to them. Whatever about him dying in an F1 crash, the facts of how it happened just make it such a completely unnecessary death. Im nkt saying deaths are necessary, but you know what i mean.. his really shouldnt have been able to happen. Wipe out yes, crash into a teleporter... no.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/33578770

Sad news.

R-I-P    Very Sad 

R.I.P.

RIP, I believe the first Death in F1 since Senna, very sad.

Joining Henry Surtees and Senna, Hunt, Ratzenberger. Such a waste of talent.

Amazing and testament to the man that he even survived the initial accident.

RIP fella

I presume he has been on a life support machine from day one and the machine was switched off. So sad to die from such an accident.

Just a small point, James Hunt lived a rather full life to the age of 45 and died of natural causes.

Two separate threads merged.

Still died too young whatever the reason. Partying or not.