Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bloody hell
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Very very lucky boy.
Thought it started at 2.30. Turned it on and saw what happened.
How he’s okay I’ve no idea. F1 cars a built in a certain way to be strong. But not to be opened up like a tinned can going through a barrier.
Thought it started at 2.30. Turned it on and saw what happened.
How he’s okay I’ve no idea. F1 cars a built in a certain way to be strong. But not to be opened up like a tinned can going through a barrier.
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How's he walked away from it? Car split in two.
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Huge questions as to why the barrier broke in that way, that is what ripped the car apart and the halo saved a decapitation
Grosjean with some burns to his leg but was able to runaway from the scene and walk to the ambulance
Grosjean with some burns to his leg but was able to runaway from the scene and walk to the ambulance
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What's happened
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I’m more gobsmacked after every replay.
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In years of watching F1 it’s been a very long time since I saw a car burst into flames in a crash. How he got out of that crash alive I will never know.
Looks like the Halo saved his life.
Looks like the Halo saved his life.
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Yep certainly. Those barriers though weren’t put there to take an impact like that. It’s why tracks couldn’t be reversed in the beginning of the season when the same circuits had 2 races. Barriers are put in certain points to provide protection. That barrier today very much like you’d get around monaco where hits would only be side to side so to speak.Chester Perry wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 2:28 pmHuge questions as to why the barrier broke in that way, that is what ripped the car apart and the halo saved a decapitation
Grosjean with some burns to his leg but was able to runaway from the scene and walk to the ambulance
It’s incredible he was even walkin. Unbelievable.
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Incredible. It actually reminded me of 9/11. Where the plane hit and the huge fireball and puff of smoke/debris leaving the other side of the building. The exact same thing happened with the barrier/car.
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You have to praise the designers of these F1 cars ... also the marshalls quick thinking and the fire controllers ....
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Just seen the replay. Unbelievable, thank God he got away with his life.
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I've just about given up on F1, it's become so boring. Decided to watch this race because night races look so cool. As others have mentioned, it's a long time since an F1 car burst into flames! How the car got cut in half will need some investigation. Kudos to car designers, incredible he walked away.
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Those Halos have saved so many lives. This is yet another one.
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https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2020/ ... start.html
Just crazy but the more you watch it the more amazed I am that he walked away...
Just crazy but the more you watch it the more amazed I am that he walked away...
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readying to start again
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Another one. Thankfully nowhere near as bad.
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Normal service is resumed,"cars driving round and round an airfield in a procession "
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Was never really a fan of the halo but saved a decapitation there, so changed my mind.
Shocking to see an F1 car torn apart like that, but the chassis did its job so credit to the designers.
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I agree the Halo did it’s job, but you have to reconsider circuit design if a car can impact the barrier with that angle of attack - some serious questions need asking there
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They spoke about the halo and the debate around it today. They agreed you don’t even realise it hasn’t also been there. Older cars look weirder now for not having them.
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I honestly thought we were watching another F1 driver lose his life when I saw the tub embedded in the barrier and the rear half separated.
Amazing he walked away with slight burns and broken ribs.
Those barriers will be redesigned for next season.
If I was Roman I think I would finish racing after that.
Amazing he walked away with slight burns and broken ribs.
Those barriers will be redesigned for next season.
If I was Roman I think I would finish racing after that.
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What mystified me was they replaced the barriers with 6 massive lumps of concreteLowbankclaret wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:12 pmI honestly thought we were watching another F1 driver lose his life when I saw the tub embedded in the barrier and the rear half separated.
Amazing he walked away with slight burns and broken ribs.
Those barriers will be redesigned for next season.
If I was Roman I think I would finish racing after that.
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Shocking crash, sends shivers down my spine
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he was leaving F! at the end of the season anyhow - injuries mean he won't race again this season in all probabilityLowbankclaret wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:12 pm
If I was Roman I think I would finish racing after that.
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The cars are designed to take that kind of impact. Today’s accident was one of those freak things that happens. It’s just great Romain walked away.
I got very emotional when I saw the pictures of him climbing out.
Having watched Rattensburger and Senna lives end live on TV, I had a horrible feeling in my stomach.
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Wouldn't imagine so.Chester Perry wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:36 pmhe was leaving F! at the end of the season anyhow - injuries mean he won't race again this season in all probability
There's talk of their reserve driver Fittipaldi but I duno if he has superlicense points or would even be able to drive the car at such short notice.
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Making it safe has taken away its spectacle cars dont really crash anymore i know its safer but the sport is a loser because of that.Lowbankclaret wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:43 pmDrivers have died in the past and they still raced. F1 is the safest it’s ever been and that’s a good thing. But I do think Romain was a very lucky man today.
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Steve, are you a little girl or a troll?
Go away if you don't want to discuss like someone with testicles.
Go away if you don't want to discuss like someone with testicles.
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I think the same about football. Not enough broken legs any more since two footed knee-high tackles were banned.
Football was more fun when people finished matches with career ending injuries. It's lost its spectacle.
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Tarkys Lugholes calling someone a Troll ...tarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:52 pmSteve, are you a little girl or a troll?
Go away if you don't want to discuss like someone with testicles.
Ladies and Gentlemen I give todays ... Numpty post of the day
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Now now lass, did I say something about one of your friends????
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Nowt to do with that grandma ... more to do with your reputation for total and utter Trollery on a grand scaletarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:06 pmNow now lass, did I say something about one of your friends????
Now run along your nurse is calling you ...
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Ok love
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I completely disagree, the cars are not designed to take “that kind of impact” that was Armco barriers he hit, almost head on. Armco barriers are designed to protect against side impacts not head on, and the cars are not engineered with hitting arm Armco barrier head on. Most areas of the track are designed with run offs over gravel traps into tyre barriers to absorb the impact energy where there is a risk of running off at speed.Lowbankclaret wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:40 pmThe cars are designed to take that kind of impact. Today’s accident was one of those freak things that happens. It’s just great Romain walked away.
I got very emotional when I saw the pictures of him climbing out.
Having watched Rattensburger and Senna lives end live on TV, I had a horrible feeling in my stomach.
Grosjean is a very lucky bloke today, there was effectively no run off, and no tyre barrier to absorb the head on impact, which is why the energy of the impact ripped the car in half because it wasn’t designed for that type of impact.
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Think we have crossed wires , sorry.Zlatan wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:18 pmI completely disagree, the cars are not designed to take “that kind of impact” that was Armco barriers he hit, almost head on. Armco barriers are designed to protect against side impacts not head on, and the cars are not engineered with hitting arm Armco barrier head on. Most areas of the track are designed with run offs over gravel traps into tyre barriers to absorb the impact energy where there is a risk of running off at speed.
Grosjean is a very lucky bloke today, there was effectively no run off, and no tyre barrier to absorb the head on impact, which is why the energy of the impact ripped the car in half because it wasn’t designed for that type of impact.
I agree the barrier he hit was not designed to fail the way it did. Nor is the car designed to take an impact where the tub stops so abruptly without bouncing off the barrier.
Cars are designed to take a head on hit to a solid barrier they replaced it with. As per most street circuits.
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Zlatan wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:18 pmI completely disagree, the cars are not designed to take “that kind of impact” that was Armco barriers he hit, almost head on. Armco barriers are designed to protect against side impacts not head on, and the cars are not engineered with hitting arm Armco barrier head on. Most areas of the track are designed with run offs over gravel traps into tyre barriers to absorb the impact energy where there is a risk of running off at speed.
Grosjean is a very lucky bloke today, there was effectively no run off, and no tyre barrier to absorb the head on impact, which is why the energy of the impact ripped the car in half because it wasn’t designed for that type of impact.
From the pictures I saw it would appear the car crash protection performed as designed. The rear separated from the tub, leaving the driver somewhat protected in the tub. However, I'm sure there'll be some investigation happening.
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Ok football has gone the same way as F1 then....SOFTPeterWilton wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:02 pmI think the same about football. Not enough broken legs any more since two footed knee-high tackles were banned.
Football was more fun when people finished matches with career ending injuries. It's lost its spectacle.
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If you want to see car crashes, change your allegiance to NASCAR. Little wonder the rednecks voted for Trump, Donnie's the ultimate car wreck.
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That barrier today was certainly not designed to take that impact. There the same barriers that line the circuit in monaco and along all over straights at circuits. It’s way they didn’t reverse tracks as well. Barriers and run offs are designed and places where accidents are prone to happen.
They’ll be an investigation. They showed on skypad that debris hit his tyre and another car going off to the left of him resulted in him turning sharply right. Wether debris caused that they’ll find out. But he made a very strange decision in sharply (by F1 standards) right. It was a freak incident which luckily he walked away from. I’m still puzzled how he got through the gap in the fence. The halo is there of course, but twisted bits of barrier could have easily got in between the halo. Remarkable.
They’ll be an investigation. They showed on skypad that debris hit his tyre and another car going off to the left of him resulted in him turning sharply right. Wether debris caused that they’ll find out. But he made a very strange decision in sharply (by F1 standards) right. It was a freak incident which luckily he walked away from. I’m still puzzled how he got through the gap in the fence. The halo is there of course, but twisted bits of barrier could have easily got in between the halo. Remarkable.
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No, I’m afraid you are wrong, they are not designed for high speed head on impacts like we saw today and replacing Armco with concrete blocks in the same place was asking for a death to happen.Lowbankclaret wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:35 pmCars are designed to take a head on hit to a solid barrier they replaced it with. As per most street circuits.
The highest speed that any car can take for a head on impact into a solid object (concrete block) is approximately 65mph where the crumple zone becomes ineffective in preventing a fatality from head trauma (where the momentum of the brain mass accelerating inside the skull results in severing the spinal column)
What they needed on that section of the track is something to increase the deceleration of a car safely (tyre wall) should the car end up going in head on, not a concrete block.
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Great post Zlatan.Zlatan wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:04 pmNo, I’m afraid you are wrong, they are not designed for high speed head on impacts like we saw today and replacing Armco with concrete blocks in the same place was asking for a death to happen.
The highest speed that any car can take for a head on impact into a solid object (concrete block) is approximately 65mph where the crumple zone becomes ineffective in preventing a fatality from head trauma (where the momentum of the brain mass accelerating inside the skull results in severing the spinal column)
What they needed on that section of the track is something to increase the deceleration of a car safely (tyre wall) should the car end up going in head on, not a concrete block.
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We will have to agree to disagree.Zlatan wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:04 pmNo, I’m afraid you are wrong, they are not designed for high speed head on impacts like we saw today and replacing Armco with concrete blocks in the same place was asking for a death to happen.
The highest speed that any car can take for a head on impact into a solid object (concrete block) is approximately 65mph where the crumple zone becomes ineffective in preventing a fatality from head trauma (where the momentum of the brain mass accelerating inside the skull results in severing the spinal column)
What they needed on that section of the track is something to increase the deceleration of a car safely (tyre wall) should the car end up going in head on, not a concrete block.
Romain hit that barrier at 145 mph and stopped almost instantly. Not only did he not suffer head trauma, he was conscious enough to get out of the crash in a ball of flames.
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Edit - hadn’t read the subsequent conversation.
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