Switzerland is a lovely mountainous nation situated between France, Germany, Austria, and Italy. However, unlike its neighbors, Switzerland has always viewed racing and motorsports in general in a negative light. Because, whereas all four of those surrounding nations stage a variety of motorsport events every year, circuit racing has been prohibited in Switzerland since 1955.
Mercedes racer Pierre Levegh and 84 onlookers were killed and at least 120 others were injured during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans. The disaster would go down in history as the worst racing accident ever. In the aftermath of such unspeakable pain and grief, Switzerland acted quickly and decisively, banning racing for the foreseeable future. That being said, there have been efforts to bring racing back to Switzerland. For instance, the all-electric Formula E series persuaded the Swiss government to overturn the prohibition specific for electric vehicles in 2015, resulting in a Formula E vehicle exhibition on Geneva city's streets and a full-fledged Formula E race in Zurich a few years later in 2018.
