Harryburgundy
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RIP Jules
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20+ years without a casualty, so we've come a long way since the 60s and 70s where there were multiple casualties per year.
Still, it's a dangerous sport and these things are bound to happen eventually.
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20+ years without a casualty, so we've come a long way since the 60s and 70s where there were multiple casualties per year.
Still, it's a dangerous sport and these things are bound to happen eventually.
highlandsflyer
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An amazing safety record given the nature of the sport, though I would add any death in development work/testing into the statistics; so really Maria De Villota was the last fatality.
There are too many near misses in my view, and the open cars are something I can't see continuing for long.
The worst thing about this tragedy is how avoidable it appears to have been.
I wince every time I see cars or parts of cars being retrieved whilst the circuit is active, barriers being opened and humans running across the path of cars.
They ought to look more closely at laminate technology to prevent carbon fiber splitting off and causing havoc; with applications across so many other platforms there is money to be made.
An amazing safety record given the nature of the sport, though I would add any death in development work/testing into the statistics; so really Maria De Villota was the last fatality.
There are too many near misses in my view, and the open cars are something I can't see continuing for long.
The worst thing about this tragedy is how avoidable it appears to have been.
I wince every time I see cars or parts of cars being retrieved whilst the circuit is active, barriers being opened and humans running across the path of cars.
They ought to look more closely at laminate technology to prevent carbon fiber splitting off and causing havoc; with applications across so many other platforms there is money to be made.
RickTheUncivil
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Not sure about 20+ years since a casualty.... its been a long time since a fatality on track but serious injuries are still too common in most motorsports. Look what happened to massa a few years back in f1, bad enough but could have been a lot worse. On the whole the safety is good now but still getting better as tech moves on.
Sad news still, here's hoping he's the last.
Sad news still, here's hoping he's the last.
Extremely sad.
However there is far too much talk of a set of freak circumstances aligning to cause a fatality.
If one car has left the track due to aquaplaning - another is likely to follow. Using recovery trucks is not appropriate. Also the local race time was 16.00 local time to suit European TV stations (on a day heavy rain was expected later). Finally (& perhaps criminally) the Marrussia cars were allowed to race despite not having a system on the rear axle to override the throttle in instances where throttle and brake were being applied together (Bianchi crossed the gravel trap at speed with feet on both pedals). The reason Marussia were allowed to do this was because they couldn't get the complex system to work and it would have meant two less cars on the grid. And that's not what Ecclestone wants.
Desperately sad but unfortunately the sport had become complacent.
However there is far too much talk of a set of freak circumstances aligning to cause a fatality.
If one car has left the track due to aquaplaning - another is likely to follow. Using recovery trucks is not appropriate. Also the local race time was 16.00 local time to suit European TV stations (on a day heavy rain was expected later). Finally (& perhaps criminally) the Marrussia cars were allowed to race despite not having a system on the rear axle to override the throttle in instances where throttle and brake were being applied together (Bianchi crossed the gravel trap at speed with feet on both pedals). The reason Marussia were allowed to do this was because they couldn't get the complex system to work and it would have meant two less cars on the grid. And that's not what Ecclestone wants.
Desperately sad but unfortunately the sport had become complacent.
