▁while ▁qual ifying ), ▁he ▁was ▁fat ally ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁crash . ▁A ▁stuck ▁thro tt le ▁was ▁initially ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁his ▁car ▁to ▁over sh oot ▁the ▁bra king ▁point , ▁leave ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁sl am ▁into ▁a ▁concrete ▁bar rier ▁at ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁the ▁C ork s cre w ▁corner . ▁Review ▁of ▁the ▁in - car ▁te lem etry ▁ref uted ▁this ▁supp osition . ▁The ▁impact ▁caused ▁his ▁car ▁to ▁f lip ▁over ▁the ▁bar rier ▁and ▁land ▁ups ide ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁wall . ▁Rodríguez ▁was ▁killed ▁instantly ▁by ▁a ▁bas ilar ▁sk ull ▁f ract ure ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁impact ▁with ▁the ▁wall , ▁which ▁was ▁l ined ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁thin ▁layer ▁of ▁t ires . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁run off ▁was ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁straight . ▁ ▁Rodríguez ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁C ART ▁championship ▁with ▁Patrick ▁Racing . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Aut os port ▁magazine ▁named ▁Rodríguez ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁greatest ▁drivers ▁never ▁to ▁have ▁rac ed ▁in ▁Formula ▁One , ▁cit ing ▁both ▁his ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁strength , ▁and ▁his ▁race ▁craft . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁Spanish - language ▁document ary ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Gon chi , ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁Racing ▁record ▁ ▁Complete ▁International ▁Formula ▁