Massa's accident came days after Formula Two driver Henry Surtees, 18, was killed in what was described as a freak accident during a race at Brands Hatch.

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Buckmore Park is to hold another competition kart race in memory of Henry Surtees on 18 July, when his father will rename a bend on the circuit "Henry's Bend".

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Luckily, the car did its bit and the tyre wall did its bit but coming just six days after the death of Henry Surtees, son of 1964 world champion John Surtees, who suffered a head injury during a Formula Two race at Brand's Hatch.

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