Massive F2 Crash Eau Rouge
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Anyone here watch the F2 race which was on about 10min ago, there was an massive crash at the top of Eau Rouge, they stop the race with only 3 laps in, not to sure how the drivers are?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCA0BUqP8Jc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCA0BUqP8Jc
Edited by BBS-LM on Saturday 31st August 16:36
Marino Sato walked away, but no news on the others yet - https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/f...
Hate to be all doom and gloom, but when I first saw it I thought, "hmm, doesn't look too bad, the safety cell and firewall are still intact".
Having looked over it again a few times I think the firewall and halo have remained largely intact, BUT it looks like its physically shifted forwards. Like the central spar has broken at the bottom where it attaches to the scuttle.
There's on particular still that I wont share on here (theres a similar one online that can be viewed if you search it out) as it's quite upsetting if you look at it carefully and look at how the driver is positioned. But essentially it looks real bad.
Having looked over it again a few times I think the firewall and halo have remained largely intact, BUT it looks like its physically shifted forwards. Like the central spar has broken at the bottom where it attaches to the scuttle.
There's on particular still that I wont share on here (theres a similar one online that can be viewed if you search it out) as it's quite upsetting if you look at it carefully and look at how the driver is positioned. But essentially it looks real bad.
That's exactly what happed. Hubert lost control of his car and skipped across the grass and hit the barrier at high speed. A bad accident in it's own right, but the safety features and barriers did their job and he would've been fine... BUT...
He rebounded back onto the track in a carcass (where all of the energy absorbing bits that can fly off have already done so) and gets T-Boned by another car that's flat out (at probably 180mph).
He rebounded back onto the track in a carcass (where all of the energy absorbing bits that can fly off have already done so) and gets T-Boned by another car that's flat out (at probably 180mph).
Horrible news rip
Also from the footage, it appears that alesi lost control up eau rouge, then Hubert’s hit the back off him and headed into the barrier
Must be quite hard for the Hubert’s family to not only have lost him, but due to someone else’s mistake/misfortune, that’s motor racing unfortunately
Also from the footage, it appears that alesi lost control up eau rouge, then Hubert’s hit the back off him and headed into the barrier
Must be quite hard for the Hubert’s family to not only have lost him, but due to someone else’s mistake/misfortune, that’s motor racing unfortunately
A sad day, I'm not sure any amount of protection would have helped in that instance. Being Tboned in a car that's already been crashed is just about the worst possible accident you could think of. Thoughts are with his family.
Let's also not forget Correa. The impact to his car was apparently so bad is feet/legs were sticking out of the overturned car, trapping him in there, so his extraction was complex. Hopefully his feet/legs can be saved. At least he has his life.
Let's also not forget Correa. The impact to his car was apparently so bad is feet/legs were sticking out of the overturned car, trapping him in there, so his extraction was complex. Hopefully his feet/legs can be saved. At least he has his life.
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