Not of my fault!

Andrea de Cesaris (1959 – 2014) was a good and brave driver. A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being fast and wild, but the accident (picture here-above) at Silverstone in 1991 was not of his fault, but due to a suspension failure on his Jordan 191-Ford.

The Italian started 208 Formula One Grand Prix but never won, although he came very close a few times, like at Monaco in 1982 and Spa in 1991 (picture-below), meaning he held the record for most races started without a race victory from 1991 until Nico Hülkenberg surpassed his total at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.