Piers Courage lost his life in a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix On This Day in 1970.  A close friend of Sir Frank Williams and his first choice of driver when making the step up to F1, Courage was the heir to the brewery empire of the same name, and had really begun to tame his on-track wildness to earn his place on the grid. Tragically, his potential would never be realised.  . . . #F1 #OnThisDay #RIP #PiersCourage #JackyIckx #Williams #Brabham #AlfaRomeo #TargaFlorio #Nurburgring #ClassicF1 #60sF1 #1960s #FormulaOne #Formula1 #GrandPrix #F1History #PhotographyHistory #MotorsportHistory #MotorsportPhotography #GettyImages #GettySport #RainerSchlegelmilch #SuttonImages