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
Jody Scheckter felt he would not get along well with the domineering management at Ferrari, but he far surpassed expectations and helped give F1's most recognisable team another Constructors' Championship, while Scheckter's consistent finishes, with three wins among them, gave him the Drivers' Championship in 1979. However, he struggled badly in his 1980 title defence, even failing to qualify for one race. After managing only two points, Scheckter announced his retirement from the team and the sport. Scheckter was the last driver to win a Drivers' Championship for Ferrari until Michael Schumacher twenty-one years later in . In 1981 CBS Sports hired