Colin McRae, 1995 World Rally Champion has died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed near his home in Jerviswood, Scotland on the 15th of September. His five-year-old son Johnny, his six-year-old friend Ben Porcelli and 27-year-old family friend Graeme Duncan also perished in the crash.It is definately a sad day for British rally fans. In 2005, the British also lost Richard Burns, 2001 rally world champion to brain tumour.

The F1 paddock paid tribute to McRae with fellow drivers responding with shock and sadness.

“It’s shocking, Colin was a friend, as is his lovely wife Alison and the family. So obviously there’s disbelief here in the whole paddock that the McRaes have been affected in this way, and obviously another family as well. It’s tragic circumstances.” - David Coulthard

“It’s really, really sad to hear the news. His driving style and his way of even living was what captured people’s imagination. He was really daring, always pushing it further. The first time I met him was the Rally Finland in 1995, when he rolled his Subaru twice. I went to ask for his autograph, and I still have it.” - Heikki Kovalainen

We offer the McRaes our condolences and share their grief.