▁la ps ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁and , ▁though ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁huge ▁sh unt ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁still ▁retired ▁prior ▁to ▁half - distance . ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁Italy ▁preced ed ▁another ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁ ▁His ▁final ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁his ▁final ▁race ▁in ▁a ▁top - level ▁single - se ater ▁series . ▁Starting ▁ 2 1 st ▁on ▁the ▁grid , ▁he ▁crash ed ▁into ▁Tor anos u ke ▁Tak agi ▁on ▁lap ▁ 2 9 , ▁after ▁accident ally ▁hitting ▁the ▁thro tt le ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁bra kes . ▁His ▁Min ardi ▁v ault ed ▁Tak agi ' s ▁T yr rell ▁and ▁upon ▁landing ▁he ▁dam aged ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁verte bra e ▁in ▁his ▁neck . ▁In ▁the ▁immediate ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁Ferr ari ' s ▁Michael ▁Sch um acher ▁who ▁was ▁challeng ing ▁Mc L aren ' s ▁M ika ▁Hä kk inen ▁for ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship , ▁passed ▁the ▁accident ▁spot ▁where ▁carbon ▁fib re ▁de br is ▁were ▁l itter ing ▁the ▁race ▁track . ▁Sch um acher ▁then ▁suffered ▁a ▁cat ast roph ic ▁rear ▁ty re ▁failure ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁and ▁thus ▁hand ing ▁Hä kk inen ▁his ▁first ▁World ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Tu ero ' s ▁sole ▁Formula