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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Jason P said:

    That track worker has to be counting his lucky stars after coming within a few feet of getting vaporized.

    Having seen a video of just such a thing, you have no idea how accurate that is (unless you've seen the video too!)
  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    Bianchi crash. It's might get taken down. Just wanted draw your attention to the retard in the tower waving a green flag before and after the accident.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUtn3NRlDs
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    edited October 2014
    Austicman said:

    Bianchi crash. It's might get taken down. Just wanted draw your attention to the retard in the tower waving a green flag before and after the accident.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUtn3NRlDs

    Had not seen the wreck (video) until now, man! That was a big impact, just hitting static weight like that, how horrific.
    Post edited by Idris on
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,893
    edited October 2014
    Austicman said:

    Just wanted draw your attention to the retard in the tower waving a green flag before and after the accident.

    Before you put the blame on one person, please read carefully the regulations for this specific circuit. You may then want to reconsider.

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    I understand all the technical side of how and why. I still think it was an incredibly poor decision considering the conditions
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Wow bad crash. He smashed head first into that crane. I am surprised he survived.
    Awful, just awful.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    wish i hadn't seen that

    what the fuck was the crane doing there anyway?!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    norm said:

    wish i hadn't seen that

    what the fuck was the crane doing there anyway?!

    removing another car
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    then why wasn't there a local yellow? hell, trackwide yellow?
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    norm said:

    then why wasn't there a local yellow? hell, trackwide yellow?

    Sutil's car had been moved to a "safe" location even though the crane was still on track. That is why you seen the green being waved. Hard to tell if Bianchi saw the earlier yellows-but I think they have yellow lights on the steering wheel-I am not sure.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    They do have the sector specific caution lights on the steering wheel (almost positive). The green flag would have been waving for where the marshal waving the flag is onlooking, which is a technicality - essentially from that marshal on the track is clear, as the crane was behind him. To that point there was double yellow flags, and leading up to that corner, as well as the track lights.
    JB had a big aquaplane leading into that corner, and skipped right over the gravel trap apparently. I doubt the flags really had much to do with his speed at the time of the crash, but that matters very little now, unfortunately.

    Crash looks bad, still hoping for the best.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    thanks, rygar...hope he'll be ok
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,893
    edited October 2014
    That was a fairly uneventful grand prix.

    HAM -> 291
    ROS -> 274
    RIC -> 199
    BOT -> 145

    MER -> 565 (Constructors Champions)
    RBR -> 342
    WIL -> 216
    FER -> 188
    Post edited by Pap on
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Agreed. Amazing drive by Rosberg though.
  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    Yeah I had hoped for more after watching qualifying but the horsepower factor was too big. Sweet drive from Rosberg

    The Bathurst 1000 was on before the F1 today. Much more exciting finish. 161 laps/ 1000kms and this is the last couple of laps
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nympv3L8swU

    An accident from practice with a happy ending
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEThjsnrh8
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Idris
    Idris Posts: 2,317
    hmmm, boring race, but best looking grid girls of the season :)>-
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,893
    ^ ;):))
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Another Herman Tilke snorefest. The track is nice. Putin was in the house lol
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Rygar said:

    Another Herman Tilke snorefest. The track is nice. Putin was in the house lol

    Rygar said:

    Another Herman Tilke snorefest. The track is nice. Putin was in the house lol

    Sitting with Bernie. Perfect chance to take out two dicatators. :)
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Ha! Good one :P

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