Henry Surtees, 18, son of motorsport legend John Surtees was killed following a "freak" accident during a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch yesterday.

The race was red flagged while Surtees was flown to hospital having been struck by a wheel which flew off Jack Clarke's car between the circuit's Westfield Bend and Sheene Curve.

Clarke's car hit a tyre wall and a wheel came off, hitting Henry Surtees on the head and knocking him unconscious.

On Saturday, Surtees had claimed his first F2 podium finish, coming third in the opening race of the Brands Hatch weekend.

David Croft, the BBC 's Radio 5 Live motorsport correspondent, said it was "a freak, deeply tragic and horrible accident that can happen in what is a dangerous sport".

He said: "It was such a freak crash.

"A few hundredths of a second later, Henry Surtees would have been fine.

"Sadly, he was coming up to the tyre right at the moment it bounced into the air.

"He was very much an up-and-coming star. Good things were expected of him."