Tomas Scheckter however this race was red flagged due to a multicar pile up early in the race in which Dan Wheldon was killed. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter. He also has an older brother named Toby, and a younger brother Hugo, who often updates Tomas's fans through his Twitter page. Scheckter started on the fourth row of the Indy 500 his first seven races until 2009, when he qualified 26th. Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter (born 21 September 1980) is a South African former racing driver. Scheckter was born
1979 Formula One season 1979 Formula One season The 1979 Formula One season was the 33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors which were contested concurrently over a fifteen-round series which commenced on 21 January 1979, and ended on 7 October. The season also included three non-championship Formula One races. Jody Scheckter of Scuderia Ferrari won the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers while Scuderia Ferrari won 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. Gilles Villeneuve made it a 1–2 for Ferrari in the championship, concluding a