Formula One has witnessed several terrifying airborne crashes, from Mark Webber’s violent flip at the 2010 European Grand Prix to Fernando Alonso’s McLaren flying over Charles Leclerc at Spa in 2018.

Formula 1 has never been a sport for the faint of heart, or frankly, for anyone who gets nervous merging onto the freeway. The cars are unbelievably fast, the margins are microscopic, and the drivers ...