Brad Pitt thanks Norfolk F1 driver for inspiring new blockbuster
F1 follows Sonny Hayes, played by the Hollywood star, who returns to the wheel after a high-speed crash.
Martin Donnelly, who is from Belfast but moved to Norfolk in 1984, suffered serious injuries in a crash during practice at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix while driving for Lotus.
Martin Donnelly's F1 career was brought to a cruel end following a high-speed crash (Image: Simon Finlay) Miraculously, he survived despite breaking both his legs, his nose, cheekbone, collarbone, fracturing his skull and puncturing a lung.
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