Johnny of the ready smile and blonde hair was a motor racing shooting star who might have aspired to becoming the new Jim Clark. His rise to fame, however, came to a sudden—even if temporary—standstill after a horrendous 10-car, 150 mph Formula 3000 accident while driving Jordan Racing’s Reynard-Ford Cosworth at Brands Hatch, England, in 1988 that left Herbert with crushed lower legs, ankles and feet. It looked like the end of his racing career, never mind his mercurial rise…
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