A true testament to safety
- Mon Jun 11 2007
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Watch this video:
Reminiscent of Greg Moore’s fatal crash in 1999, Robert Kubica touched the back of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota at 280 km/h (175 mph), resulting in the crash you just watched.
His injuries?
A slight concussion and a sprained ankle for which he had to stay overnight in the hospital for observation.
A true testament to safety in Formula One.
Edit: If you can’t see the video, this is why.
3 Responses to “A true testament to safety”
Mon Jun 11 2007
11:23 am
Unreal. That looked really ugly.
I imagine after watching this crash they’ll make that dividing wall a little higher, and straighten out that indent that he clipped a touch. If he had come into that wall a little more perpendicular things might have been worse.
I’m always amazed at how much the survivability of F1 improves, year after year.
Mon Jun 11 2007
1:33 pm
I’m not sure how much they can actually change the track there. It’s not a typical location for accidents. Apparently he hit a bump in the grass, which put him airborne, so I’d imagine they’d try to smooth that out a bit…
But yeah, a more direct hit would’ve been a lot worse.
Mon Jun 11 2007
1:44 pm
[...] My previous post included a video of Robert Kubica’s crash in the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix. A horrific crash, Kubica hit one wall at around 280kph, barrel-rolled once or twice, slid across the track, eventually ending up in the monocoque with most of the car lying in pieces behind him. His only injuries were a slight concussion and a sprained ankle. I posted this as a testament to the safety pushes made by Formula One — there aren’t many situations where you can hit a wall at 280kph in an open-topped tub with wheels and survive with minor injuries. Truly Formula One has done an amazing job in protecting their drivers, and this video is an excellent example of this. [...]
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