Ronnie PetersonRonnie Peterson, (February 14, 1944 - September 11, 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. He was born in Örebro and developed his special driving style at a young age, when he was competeing in karting. Even when he was driving Formula 1 cars he still drove them like a kart. He died following an accident in the Italian Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack on September 10 1978, where he was seriously injured and died the following day. Ronnie Peterson ran a total of 124 Grand Prix races during his career and was the winner in ten of them. See also: List of Swedes in sportsExternal links\n*Ronnie Peterson - Grand Prix \n\n |
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"Ask her to wait a moment - I am almost done." - Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), while working, when informed that his wife is dying |
