We almost saw ourselves a beheading!

[race aficionado]

All these new threads so I'm sorry if this has been discussed already and feel free to merge it . . . . but did you see that onboard shot of DC flying over Wutz's car????

Am I being exaggerated when I say that this could have easily been a fatal accident?

F1 has surely gotten safer when it comes to cars flipping over, rolling a couple of times and the driver gets out unharmed . . . . but this case with a flying car missing the drives head by inches, very scary indeed and nothing much that could have prevented it other than having the driver protected by a steel roof -which is not the design intended for an open wheeled F1 car.

Thank goodness that all is well and that something is leaned after that close call.

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[SteveA]

Yes he was lucky he didn't lose his head, but also his hands! Its a good job he pulled them in, it was very close, and I wouldn't be surprised it there's damage on the steering wheel!

[EuroTroll]

Am I being exaggerated when I say that this could have easily been a fatal accident?

I don't think so. It really looked like it could have been, with worse luck.

[Viktory]

It was really scary watching the onboard, very close. Could have ended tragically.

[52Paddy]

DC was a bit too optimistic on that move and, as he said himself, was carrying way too much speed into the corner. From the onboard camera and the nature of his move, it seemed like Wurz didn't know DC was coming down on the inside.

Ok, so fair play to DC for putting his hand up and admitting to being in the wrong but he's very lucky that it didn't end up a lot worse. The Red Bull came very close to ripping Wurz's head off and I really wouldn't have liked to think what state the F1 fanclub would have been in. And DC too, with something like that on his conscience.

There is always a risk of injury in the sport and, even though the level of safety in the sport is very much "up to date", it is impossible to avoid fatal accidents at any cost. With so many ranges of different possibilities of crashes and accidents, it's very difficult to eradicate them all without compromising something else.

It's not often that this kind of accident happens but it's not difficult for it to happen again. It's all down to the driver in DC's position to ensure that a scapegoat isn't made of the other driver and make a sensible decision.

That's my thoughts on it anyway.

[Helstar]

David has a looong history of stupid moves ... I hope this is his last year because he's always a danger for everybody in the circus. Step out soon please !

[Dave B]

Watching the onboard in slow motion it's scary just how close Wurz's left hand came to DC's car

[jso1985]

yep! I think Wurz was centimeters away from losing his left hand!
Lucky accident this time, kinda hard to find safety measures for this rare accidents(besides putting roofs of F1 cars).
and yet another incident caused by Coulthard...

[SteveA]

DC seems to be having accidents akin to pensioners' "pressing the accelerator instead of the brake". Maybe its time he was pensioned off!

[Nikki Katz]

It was a stupid move from Coulthard, but I guess these things happen. Though mostly to him.
The accident didn't look that bad at first view, possibly as it was immediately clear everyone was ok. But even if Wurz losing his head might have been unlikely, him losing his hand certainly wouldn't be, and I wouldn't have ruled out either seeing the on-board footage. I hope we don't get accidents like that again.