▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁left ▁arm . ▁Most ▁obser vers ▁considered ▁his ▁championship ▁hopes ▁dashed , ▁but ▁Her rero ▁showed ▁true ▁g rit ▁by ▁coming ▁back ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁remarkable ▁fifth ▁place ▁at ▁Im ola . ▁At ▁last ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁one - point ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁championship . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁but ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁sevent h ▁lap , ▁ending ▁his ▁championship ▁hopes . ▁He ▁would ▁finish ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁championship . ▁He ▁repeated ▁as ▁Spanish ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁champion ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁Her rero ▁got ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁season ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁prom ising ▁start . ▁Although , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁Germany , ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁victory ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁The ▁grand ▁prix ▁circuit ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁tre acher ous ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T . ▁Her rero ▁crash ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁mil estone ▁( West wood ▁Cor ner ), ▁losing ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁motor cycle ▁on ▁m elt ed ▁tar ▁during ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁final ▁lap ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁Light weight ▁T T . ▁Despite ▁a ▁previous ▁set back ▁at ▁Br add an ▁Bridge ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁up ▁the ▁s lip ▁road ▁and