Quote Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
I read that he crashed into Hartmann because Hartmann spun on the wrong side of a blind crest. Knowing the high speed of the Mellaha Lake circuit, the chances of any driver avoiding that were minimal.

He was also disliked because he was arrogant and looked down on most who were not from upper class families.
That's not what http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=811 say and they are scrupulous in their research and don't publish anything without confirmation