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Former F1 driver Andrea de Cesaris dies in motorcycle accident

• 55-year-old suffered crash in Rome

• De Cesaris drove for 10 teams including McLaren

The former Formula One driver Andrea de Cesaris has died in a motorcycle accident in Rome. He was 55.

With the French driver Jules Bianchi fighting for his life after crashing at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, motor racing was dealt another blow when the official Formula One website confirmed De Cesaris had died as a result of the accident in his home city.

He drove for the British-based McLaren team for one season in 1981 and they tweeted: “All at McLaren send condolences to ex-McLaren F1 driver Andrea De Cesaris, who sadly passed away today.”

De Cesaris, who raced for nine other teams, started 208 Grands Prix in a career which ran from 1980 to 1994. However, he did not win any of them – a record for the most races without a success.

His most successful results were second-placed finishes at races in Germany and South Africa in 1983, while representing Alfa Romeo.

The previous year in the United States – and with the same team – De Cesaris became the youngest driver to start a Grand Prix from the front of the grid, aged 22.

After leaving Formula One, he raced in the Grand Prix Masters series for retired Formula One drivers, before becoming a currency trader and windsurfing enthusiast.

The Guardian

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Era dos "do meu tempo"..

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Também me lembro bem dele do jogo de cartas da F1.

RIP.