Another race at Brands Hatch, another horrific accident

[Parrot of Doom]

Fortunately the driver is fine, broken leg I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Fy_NlMfkw

[Flat_Steve]

It always shocks me that there are people that would rather try to kill you than let you overtake. Shades of Schumi at today's Hungary race.

[Mafioso]

Bloody hell!

[sassthathoopie]

[rockandrollmark]

Flat_Steve said:

It always shocks me that there are people that would rather try to kill you than let you overtake. Shades of Schumi at today's Hungary race.

I disagree If the driver hadn't ried to prevent the guy from passing then he wouldn't be a racing driver. IN this incident the 'leading' driver didn't move more than once to dry and defend his place and the driver hehind had every oportunity to not go for the gap. It's all racing.

Gald the driver is okay. Testament to the safety of modern racing cars.

edited to sort out crap quoting

Edited by rockandrollmark on Sunday 1st August 22:45

[legturbo]

i thought he was moving over but expecting the guy behind to pass on the left, after he had already committed to the right. just a racing incident really.

[John D.]

Thread title is a bit Daily Wail. Big smash though.

Commentary suggests the lead car was actually moving over to let the other car through rather than close the door, but inadvertently squeezed him out instead.

[Flanders.]

Nice title. Daily Mail pay well these days?


Nasty shunt though.

[RobM77]

Very nasty. :-(

Reminded me of this recent accident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvs4o0vbAMs

[sday12]

RobM77 said:

Very nasty. :-(

Reminded me of this recent accident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvs4o0vbAMs

What's the story there, looks like he bodychecked him as he went past!

[Lost soul]

rockandrollmark said:

Flat_Steve said:

It always shocks me that there are people that would rather try to kill you than let you overtake. Shades of Schumi at today's Hungary race.

I disagree If the driver hadn't ried to prevent the guy from passing then he wouldn't be a racing driver. IN this incident the 'leading' driver didn't move more than once to dry and defend his place and the driver hehind had every oportunity to not go for the gap. It's all racing.

What a ridiculous thing to say

[malaccamax]

If the lead car moves over before the other guy arrives, then fine. But if he's already overlapping it's bloody dangerous and, as happened with Schumacher, he should be punished.

[balls-out]

Single seat racing with exposed wheels is dangerous.
Sucessful motor racers have egos the size of planets and are best avoided!

[djmotorsport]

RobM77 said:

Very nasty. :-(

Reminded me of this recent accident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvs4o0vbAMs

The lead drivers in both collisions are brothers! Maxime and Julien Jousse.

[308mate]

Am I the only one who thinks there just plainly and simply wasnt a gap there? Had the lead car continued left off the RH bend apex, he would have been fine, but it didnt, he reached a point and came back to cover the inside. At no point was there room alongside him for another car and the camera car just went for a "gap" anyway.

You cant lunge for a gap you expect to be there. Especailly in open wheelers.

Certainly the onboard-car loooks to have more speed, bit of frustration perhaps? Had he been there for a lap or two?

[durbster]

As has already been said (and largely ignored ), it sounds from the commentary like the driver ahead was trying to move over to let the following driver through.

[RobM77]

djmotorsport said:

RobM77 said:

Very nasty. :-(

Reminded me of this recent accident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvs4o0vbAMs

The lead drivers in both collisions are brothers! Maxime and Julien Jousse.

You mean the lead driver in the SL collision at Brands and the lead driver in the FPA collision at Snet are brothers? What a strange coincidence.

[Twincam16]

malaccamax said:

If the lead car moves over before the other guy arrives, then fine. But if he's already overlapping it's bloody dangerous and, as happened with Schumacher, he should be punished.

Motor racing is, by necessity, a non-contact sport, and at least part of the appeal is the balletic way in which truly great drivers dice with each other without crashing into each other's cars or the tyre walls.

'Allow' moves like Schumacher's and everything turns into a banger-race.

[off_again]

Twincam16 said:

'Allow' moves like Schumacher's and everything turns into a banger-race.

Completely agree.

Defend, yes. Force passing cars onto the grass and more, no. Simple as that. Banger racing is actually cracking fun, but only because everyone is playing by the same rules.

[Daniel1]

rockandrollmark said:

Flat_Steve said:

It always shocks me that there are people that would rather try to kill you than let you overtake. Shades of Schumi at today's Hungary race.

I disagree If the driver hadn't ried to prevent the guy from passing then he wouldn't be a racing driver. IN this incident the 'leading' driver didn't move more than once to dry and defend his place and the driver hehind had every oportunity to not go for the gap. It's all racing.

Gald the driver is okay. Testament to the safety of modern racing cars.

edited to sort out crap quoting

Edited by rockandrollmark on Sunday 1st August 22:45

think you need to edit it again to sort out crap typing