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Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Yes, this has been discussed before.

In 1994, when we lost Ayrton Senna in a tragic crash, Formula 1 redesigned their tracks, and safety was of prime concern. But back in the 1980's and earlier, deaths were common. Jackie Stewart said that he stood a 1 in 4 chance he would be killed if he continued to race. Not very good odds.

All race orgs have gone thru changes. If there was a statistical view of each based on safety upgrades I bet the odds of each would be within the margin of error. 150+ to 0 in under a second is death regardless.