This was a nasty one.
We were there today but not where we could see this corner. They say it was a brake failure. I was very glad he made it out in one piece.
This was a nasty one.
We were there today but not where we could see this corner. They say it was a brake failure. I was very glad he made it out in one piece.
Pretty ugly wreck. But he made a good, and incredibly fast, decision to turn into the corner vs. going straight off. Straight might have had a much worse outcome.
Wow. The safety technology that allowed him to walk away from that is incredible.
That car caught some serious air before he started tumbling.
The long spectacular stuff is usually much more survivable. The energy in that was dissipated over a long series of impacts.
It was spectacular, though. No doubt about that.
Streetwiseguy said:The long spectacular stuff is usually much more survivable. The energy in that was dissipated over a long series of impacts.
It was spectacular, though. No doubt about that.
This!!! The crashes with the sudden stop are the ones that make me very uncomfortable.
Big off. He handled it in good spirits.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:That car caught some serious air before he started tumbling.
Between the right hander being slightly banked and the runoff area sloping away ,it's much like a launch ramp unfortunately, especially at that speed.
So much better than what happened at Spa yesterday morning in Euro Formula Open.
I was sitting on the hill at the top of Turn 5 when Simon went off. Nasty to watch it in real-time.
In reply to grafmiata :
I was probably standing behind you during the Porsche race
We saw someone in a GRM black T-shirt on TV during the race.
In reply to dean1484 :
I leaned that when we watched Allan Simonsen's crash at Le Mans, not spectacular but the car seemed to just stop.
In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :
There were a few GRM shirts around over the weekend.
dean1484 said:Streetwiseguy said:The long spectacular stuff is usually much more survivable. The energy in that was dissipated over a long series of impacts.
It was spectacular, though. No doubt about that.
This!!! The crashes with the sudden stop are the ones that make me very uncomfortable.
This 100%, that was a gnarly off. Any updates on how he is doing?
In reply to z31maniac :
He wasn't cleared to race yesterday, so Conor Daly replaced him.
z31maniac said:dean1484 said:Streetwiseguy said:The long spectacular stuff is usually much more survivable. The energy in that was dissipated over a long series of impacts.
It was spectacular, though. No doubt about that.
This!!! The crashes with the sudden stop are the ones that make me very uncomfortable.
This 100%, that was a gnarly off. Any updates on how he is doing?
He's OK. They interviewed him during the race. He said that he was automatically put in Indycar's version of concussion protocol because of the Gs he sustained during the wreck.
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