Gendebien himself walked away with slight injuries in October 1961 after his Lotus-Climax failed to negotiate a turn during practice for the 1961 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York.
Gendebien sufriu feridas leves en outubro de 1961 logo de que o seu Lotus - Climax non lograra negociar un xiro durante a práctica para o Gran Premio dos Estados Unidos de 1961 en Watkins Glen, Nova York.