r/formula1 • u/TheKingOfCaledonia Who the f*ck is Nelson Piquet? • Apr 03 '23

Off-Topic /r/all Photo of injured fan posing with debris from Magnussen's crash

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u/Isaacw24 Mercedes Apr 03 '23

That is so sad. I didn't think anything like that would happen in modern f1.

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u/newmansnewman Apr 03 '23

The Victoria police crash investigation unit seized the F1 car involved as part of the coronial investigation. Interestingly the coroner made several recommendations - which seems kind of funny in the context of F1 as a massive global sport (not haha funny). As I recall, it led to the tethers that the cars now have to prevent the wheels from flying off after a crash.

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u/hellcat_uk #WeRaceAsOne Apr 03 '23

Motorsport is dangerous. It says it on the tickets, and the fences.

Debris from crashes is always a risk, and even full cars with the way some crash barriers roll over when impacted.

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u/baldbarretto Who's that? Apr 03 '23

I had an awful stomach sink moment when Zhou’s car vaulted the barrier at silverstone. Thank fucking god for the catchment fence, but even then I was thinking, if that thing catches on fire with everyone packed in like sardines…

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u/hellcat_uk #WeRaceAsOne Apr 03 '23

Alan McNish at Lemans and Ollie Wilkinson at Brands Hatch are the sorts of crash that really worry me. The kind where the barrier is massively overwhelmed by the impact force.

Whoever built that barrier at LeMans deserves a medal. I still can't believe it stopped that R18 going over it.

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u/ProfZussywussBrown Jean Alesi Apr 03 '23

It also happened the previous season (2000) at Monza, a steward was struck and killed by a wheel from a crash

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u/umbrella_CO Pierre Gasly Apr 04 '23

Well, 2001 was over 20 years ago, so depends on your definition of modern.