F1 Video: Burti's damaged helmet returned 13 years after terrifying accident
Luciano Burti's Formula 1 career came to an abrupt end on the fifth lap of the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix, after an attempted pass on Eddie Irvine in the blanchimont turn led to a head-on collision into the tire barriers.
Now, 13 years later, the helmet that helped save his life has been returned to him, with the mud and dirt from the accident still plastered over it.
Burti has since returned to his home country and continues to race, competing in the Stock Car Brasil series since 2005.
He also commentates to Formula 1 races for TV Globo, where he broke the helmet story Wednesday, sharing images of his returned helmet.
"It is still a trophy," Burti told Globo.com. "Many people may think that the helmet is a negative memory of the accident. But I see the bright
