F1 Crash - holy shit

[Chickenman Testa]

 

[interrobang]

And he had only minor hand/ankle burns

 

[Lion Son/Husband/Father]

Tivo bro DAMN

 

[bwifan]

Seen so many crashes up close and so glad the technology keeps getting better and better ... Watching it live that halo saved his life old days his head would have taken the energy going through the guard rail... Almost movie like seeing him in the middle of all the flames getting out jumping over the wall

 

[Ian]

That was as bad as I’ve seen and I have been following F1 since the mid seventies. Scary. It took the broadcast awhile to show a reply. Clearly they were very concerned. It was a deadly incident but miraculously Grosjean survived and walked away from it. Unbelievable.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Do any of you guys remember the bad old days - when a driver was lost regularly. The worst I ever saw was Swede Savage - live on Wide World of Sports

 

[Ian]

Fatalities in the sixties were numerous. Not much was done until Lauda had his firery crash in Germany. Then the drivers, led by Stewart, started their safety movement. Fire was always a big problem until early eighties. Odd that before then it was just kind of accepted as an occupational hazard. This was horrific.

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Do any of you guys remember the bad old days - when a driver was lost regularly. The worst I ever saw was Swede Savage - live on Wide World of Sports

That was certainly a bad one but he lived. IMO, Gordon Smiley’s crash is just awful.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

That was certainly a bad one but he lived. IMO, Gordon Smiley’s crash is just awful.

Oh god. Forgot about that one - awful recounting of the wrecker crew rushing to the scene. At least he died instantly - Savage writhing in the fire is awful

 

[Obliviax]

Jules Bianchi

 

[LionDeNittany]

Do any of you guys remember the bad old days - when a driver was lost regularly. The worst I ever saw was Swede Savage - live on Wide World of Sports

There is a great documentary about the season where the driver who won the championship didn't live to finish the season.

His team, lotus, made a massive breakthrough by having side mounted air ducts by using the modern day suspension all cars have.

LdN

 

[The Spin Meister]

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Firemen had to be totally shocked to him climb out of the flames and over the wall.

 

[Ian]

There is a great documentary about the season where the driver who won the championship didn't live to finish the season.

His team, lotus, made a massive breakthrough by having side mounted air ducts by using the modern day suspension all cars have.

LdN

1970, Italian GP practice. Jochen Rindt died when his seat belts severely injured his throat in a crash. Correct, he was in a Lotus and won the world championship that year. Ronnie Peterson, also in a Lotus, died from injuries suffered during the start of the Italian GP in 1978. His teammate, Mario Andretti won the world championship that year.

 

[MJG-90]

No clue why he climbed the barrier there. He had plenty of safe places to go on the other side of the barrier that would have gotten him out of the fire more quickly. Guess he was running toward the guy with the extinguisher.

 

[IC1 Rowles]

I thought he was dead. The halo saved his life.

 

[harbest]

I was at Pocono in 02 when Steve Park wrecked on the first lap.

 

[massimoManca II]

Fatalities in the sixties were numerous. Not much was done until Lauda had his firery crash in Germany. Then the drivers, led by Stewart, started their safety movement. Fire was always a big problem until early eighties. Odd that before then it was just kind of accepted as an occupational hazard. This was horrific.

Much of Jackie‘s contributions to safety were from ‘67 to ‘73.... jackie Stewart had been retired from Grand Prix racing for three years when Lauda suffered his infamous fiery crash at Nürburgring in 1976... Don’t want to sound like I’m dismissing Sir Jackie‘s efforts - as they were monumental in his era... but make no mistake it is Dr.Sid Watkins who is the key guy ... Professor Sid gave us the “medical car“ which tails the pack on the first lap , carrying personnel that can attend to crashes immediately... that medical car was on to Roman Grosjean within 10 seconds... if you really want to get upset, google Roger Williamson‘s crash at Zandvoort and watch fellow driver David Purley pull over and frantically try to save his life while pathetic / untrained track marshalls stand there and pick their asses.... Sid also mandated permanent medical facilities at every circuit and forced F1 to move the front axle ahead of the pedal box, protecting drivers’ legs. There were no fatalities in F1 competition from ‘82-‘94

 

[massimoManca II]

1970, Italian GP practice. Jochen Rindt died when his seat belts severely injured his throat in a crash. Correct, he was in a Lotus and won the world championship that year. Ronnie Peterson, also in a Lotus, died from injuries suffered during the start of the Italian GP in 1978. His teammate, Mario Andretti won the world championship that year.

Rindt was awesome... same with SuperSwede... and may we never forget the guy depicted in my avatar - would have been a multiple world driving champion

 

[Ian]

Rindt was awesome... same with SuperSwede... and may we never forget the guy depicted in my avatar - would have been a multiple world driving champion

Cevert was the best French driver and would have won numerous World titles. A Stewart protege. Always think of him when at the Glen. Loved the life of a GP driver and he lived it to its fullest. Depailler and Pironi were top notch along with Arnoux. Of course Prost has the French belt but what a great wave of French drivers in the seventies and eighties. Cevert started it.

 

[bwifan]

Still the worst for me was Stefan Bellof being killed trying to pass Jacky Ickx at Spa in Eau Rouge... Such a great driver at such a young age and no one is sure why he tried the move he did which cost him his life.... Watching that was crushing he hit that guard rail wide open head on .... still shakes me when I see it.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

FWIW, this is a cool analysis of the chain reactions resulting in the Grosjean crash.

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I still can't believe he got out of the car and how the hell does he lose a boot with no injury to his foot? Incredible.

My brother scared up a picture of his daughter with Grosjean in the pits at COTA a few years ago. They got to meet everyone - Hamilton, Hakkinen, etc. Grosjean and Hamilton were extra nice - they loved the fact that a young girl wanted to become an engineer and work in F1 someday. She’s now an engineering major at Illinois.

 

[Lion Son/Husband/Father]

My brother scared up a picture of his daughter with Grosjean in the pits at COTA a few years ago. They got to meet everyone - Hamilton, Hakkinen, etc. Grosjean and Hamilton were extra nice - they loved the fact that a young girl wanted to become an engineer and work in F1 someday. She’s now an engineering major at Illinois.

Chick, me n son 2 checked Ill out in 2014. Have you seen their “new” engineering quad? Impressive.
son1 is a shreyers engineering grad and I begged him to pursue Chevy corvette racing. Begged and begged. He even worked in a tuner shop for a summer. He picked aero best of luck to your niece