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7th October 2014, 04:08 #51
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With the speed he was carrying there was no way Bianchi was going to walk away from that accident. The tractor undoubtedly made it worse but I don't think the tyres would have been enough to absorb such a huge impact.
Forza Ferrari!!
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7th October 2014, 04:28 #52
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Massa was screaming, but not concerned enough to pit to remove his worn inters and put on full wets. Both sutil and bianchi were on worn inters afaik. They were all trying to tiptoe to the end without pitting again or hoping that the race would be red flagged when there was a crash. Had they been on full wets I doubt either would have crashed in that manner.
"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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7th October 2014, 04:28 #53
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7th October 2014, 06:58 #54
If not for the tractor we might be looking at Schumacher 99 or somewhat worse but the big hulk of metal (not absorbing any of the shock) is what has made this life threatening (exponentially worse indeed robinho)
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7th October 2014, 11:00 #55
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7th October 2014, 11:18 #56
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I think we need to take stock - how many times - this season alone - has a truck been on track recovering a stricken car(s)? The drivers are in control of their own destiny, double waved yellows, as stated in the rulebook, tell syou te be prepared to stop. In the wet, it takes longer to stop. The drivers were ALL going too fast at that point.
Had the truck not been reversing.....
Had he been going at a suitable speed given marshalls were on the track.....
We are VERY lucky no marshalls were killed - needlessly.....
And I am glad to see you understand that a canopy would have been as useful as the roll hoop in this accident - none.Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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7th October 2014, 11:33 #57
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Interestingly, this shows that while the car does go under the truck, it is only just, and only because the truck is reversing. It actually looks like the truck slows the Marussia down a lot, the roll hoop taking all the force - which is considerable enough to deform it - saving the instant retardation the car may have suffered if it went directly into the barrier.
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7th October 2014, 13:14 #58
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ce=mostpopular
Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says it would be technically straightforward to introduce closed cockpits into Formula 1, should the sport decide to in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident. Marussia F1 driver Bianchi suffered a serious head injury after crashing into a recovery vehicle in the closing stages of the Japanese Grand Prix.
The sport has repeatedly discussed introducing cockpit surrounds on cars, since Felipe Massa suffered his own serious head injury during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian GP and Fernando Alonso had a fortunate escape at the start of the 2012 Belgian GP.
Formula 1's governing body the FIA has conducted experiments with cockpit canopies (pictured, below) and Smedley said it would be a simple process for the sport to introduce them.
- Autosport, 6th Oct 2014
What is it going to take eh? If drivers are paid many millions of dollarpounds, doesn't it make sense for teams to protect their assets?The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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7th October 2014, 13:22 #59
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If the accident Jules suffered ripped off the roll hoop, do we honestly think a canopy would have remained intact?
More to the point, can you imagine if, at a more controlled speed the car got wedged under the truck with a canopy, and the driver needed an urgent tracheostomy.....???Opinions are like ar5eholes, everyone has one.
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7th October 2014, 13:55 #60
Let's be honest, a canopy wouldn't have done much to limit the damage, just look at the way that the roll over bar and rear portion of the car got ripped apart. Canopies would help for flying debris but this incident was as a direct result of 3 things. 1. No SC. 2. Tractor on the wrong side of the fence. 3. Bianchi not properly slowing down as the signals were telling him.
As for Massa screaming, well we all know that he can be a bit of a jessie when things get a bit tricky. And if he was on inters then he pretty much has no argument.You're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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