FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Sao Paulo
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I still find it baffling that F1 gets such a following and WEC is overlooked. I've been riveted to the screen for 5 hours, there was only 1 10 minute point where there wasn't wheel to wheel racing for a top 4 position in P1. There's constant action, it's just superb.
It's also perfectly timed, since everyon just bought tickets to the proper race this week =)
It's also perfectly timed, since everyon just bought tickets to the proper race this week =)
garyhun said:
Bloody hell, not much left of the car. I assume the body takes as much energy as possible in a crash leaving the safety cell as protected as possible?
2 factors - first is that in general, an LMP actually looks more like a formula car when it's clothes are taken off - they're aero, not structure. Second, is that they have very good deformable bits (like a formula car) that protect from impacts - so the body takes little, the crash structures take a lot. As the commentators were just saying, the hardest part is a multi hit accident, where the crash structure is already deformed - thankfully I think this one was left - right - rear so hopefully Mark will be up and smiling soon.
http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116992
Webber is ok and seeing visitors in the hospital, his teammates have been to see him.
"Ferrari with Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti, is reported to have told his team that he was hit by the Porsche only after Webber had lost control."
That's either the best Bart Simpson 'I didn't do it' line because the video is after the start of the crash, or Mark lost the car and collected the Ferrari on the way to the wall.
Webber is ok and seeing visitors in the hospital, his teammates have been to see him.
"Ferrari with Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti, is reported to have told his team that he was hit by the Porsche only after Webber had lost control."
That's either the best Bart Simpson 'I didn't do it' line because the video is after the start of the crash, or Mark lost the car and collected the Ferrari on the way to the wall.
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