Watch the 8 most surprising crashes in F1 history

#6 Marcus Ericsson, Monaco 2017

Marcus Ericsson was seen as a talented Swedish driver when he came into the F1 fray in 2014, driving for Caterham. He was seen as the next big thing to come out of Sweden after Stefan Johansson.

Safe to say, all those expectations have now dried up. After 3 years in F1, Ericsson has failed to impress anyone, somehow keeping his seat for the 2018 season despite his then Sauber teammate, Pascal Wehrlein being the more enterprising driver and also the one who had scored some points for the Sauber team.

Ericsson’s crowning moment came last year in the Monaco Grand Prix. He had a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change but it did not matter as he qualified last. It seemed like the race would be a rather dull affair for him, considering Monaco’s narrow streets.

But the embarrassment was yet to come. Teammate Wehrlein was launched by a returning Jenson Button, which brought out a safety car. Ericsson, who was already a lap down was following the safety car when he got the radio message that he could unlap himself. The Safety Car slowed down into Turn 1, allowing the Swede to go past.

But Ericsson did not do so, instead going into the wall, extending the Safety Car period. He later blamed the accident on overheating of the brakes, but that crash was inexcusable nonetheless.