Multiple choice general knowledge sports

On what part of the circuit did Patrick Depailler lose his life during a test session at Hockenheim in 1980?

  1. Opelkurve

  2. Sachskurve

  3. The Ostkurve

  4. Bremskurve1
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Explanation

Patrick Depailler died after crashing at the Ostkurve during a private test session for Alfa Romeo in 1980. The Ostkurve was a high-speed corner at Hockenheim where he lost control at high speed. The Opelkurve and Sachskurve are other corners at Hockenheim, and Bremskurve is not a standard section name at this circuit.

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