I too feared the worst after seeing the crash. Hats off to the FIA, the GPDA and the designers for the advances in safety.
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I too feared the worst after seeing the crash. Hats off to the FIA, the GPDA and the designers for the advances in safety.
Look, we all know that auto racing is dangerous and will never be safe, no matter what. The drivers know this, the teams know this, etc. Show it. It's part of the entertainment. We all want him to be safe, but most people will enjoy a spectacular crash. Spectacular it was, and pretty heart-wrenching, but at least he survived with only something as bad as a broken leg. It could've been a whole lot worse and we can all be thankful that it wasn't.
Good to hear that he is OK, I thought of Gregg Moore when I heard Maurice Hamilton on BBC 5 Live describing the crash, it could have been a lot worse.
Indy next week clashes with Le Mans where a lot of potential spare drivers will be. Are Glock or Vittel actually available ????
Personally, I don't enjoy a spectacular crash, although crashes were one of the things which first attracted me to the sport as a small boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by dont_be_jack
The presence of danger in motorsport is undoubtably one of the elements which makes it so exciting, but I don't actually enjoy seeing accidents.
It was a very bad accident, one of the worst I've seen. So happy he got out of it with his life. A real testament to the safety of the cars. Hope he makes a quick and strong recovery.
I had no problems with them showing the crash. People have a right to see what happened - to explain how the crash occurred. If you don't want to watch, you can switch over or look away - like some of you said you did.
It was an horrific crash, and great to hear Kubica is relatively unharmed considering the size of the accident. A broken leg is bad, but it could've been a lot worse.
Just one of those things, weird place to crash - like Martin Brundle said in commentary, you can't legislate for EVERY possible eventuality and this was one of those freak ones.
I think they should avoid showing replays whilst it's unclear whether or not the driver has survived the accident. In fact, I thought such a rule was in place already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
I still can't believe that he wasn't seriously injured. Those cars are unbelievably strong.
That crash really sent a shiver down my spine. Reminded me of the Marco Campos fatality at Magny Cours and Christian Fittipaldi's monster impact at Surfers Paradise in (I think) 1997. As has been said, you can't legislate for EVERY eventuality with regards safety, but I too am surprised that wall didn't have some form of protection, given the angle of any likely impact. Glad he is not seriously hurt.
Yes the strength of the cars is unbelievable, to hit a concrete wall head on like that an come away with just a broken leg is amazing. It did bring back memories of Ratzenbergers crash intially, especially when you could see his head bouncing around in the cockpit. The safety crews were superb as well, Kubica was attented to within seconds.
Just hope he makes a quick recovery and is back in F1 soon.