Motor Racing Personalities, pic: 26th May 1955, Italian motor racing ace Alberto Ascari died when this Ferrari car he was testing skidded and somersaulted throwing him from the car, Alberto Ascari, 1918-1955, won the world championship in 1952 and 1953 dr [Getty Images]

Motor Racing Personalities, pic: 26th May 1955, Italian motor racing ace Alberto Ascari died when this Ferrari car he was testing skidded and somersaulted throwing him from the car, Alberto Ascari, 1918-1955, won the world championship in 1952 and 1953 driving a Ferrari, (in 1952 he won 6 out of the 7 races), Shortly after switching to Lancia Ascari drove his car into the sea at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix but was rescued, but some days later though he was killed at Monza testing a Ferrari (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images) — see more

Motor Racing Personalities, pic: 26th May 1955, Italian motor racing ace Alberto Ascari died when this Ferrari car he was testing skidded and somersaulted throwing him from the car, Alberto Ascari, 1918-1955, won the world championship in 1952 and 1953 driving a Ferrari, (in 1952 he won 6 out of the 7 races), Shortly after switching to Lancia Ascari drove his car into the sea at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix but was rescued, but some days later though he was killed at Monza testing a Ferrari (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)