Albert François Cevert was killed(aged 29) #OnThisDay during qualifying for the 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen,when he crashed his Tyrrell 006 in an attempt for his maiden pole position. In the fast right-left uphill combination"The Esses" Cevert lost control of his car and hit the safety barriers at a near 90 degree angle,and hit the outside guardrail almost head-on,he died instantly of massive injuries inflicted by the barrier and seatbelt, which cut his body in half between his neck and his hip. Tyrrell withdrew its entry for this GP, and Stewart did not run what had been planned to be his final, and 100th, race. Cevert was 29 years old. He is buried in the Cimetière de Vaudelnay in the village of Vaudelnay, Maine-et-Loire. François Cevert was destined to become a Formula One Worldchampion. Heaven takes care of the faithfully departed ✨ #F1 #RetroF1