Anyone else going to Spa next week?
The F1 Thread 2012 Season
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Anyone remember Alex Zanardi? Lost his legs in a crash after leaving F1. He's competing at the paralympics.
Yeah? He seemed a real decent guy. He was with BAR wasn't he?
Which sport is he competing in?
back to F1 this weekend, could be a wet race too.
F1 site is showing rain for all 3 days.
F1 site is showing rain for all 3 days.
while I was looking for something about him,because I had never head of him I found this.
I have put it in a spoiler because it is quite horrific.
I am so glad that the safety in F1 is better than this.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8754d24519
Hand wheelchair racing. You pedal it with your hands (self explanatory really).
And if that other post about him is the video of his crash, I'm not clicking it, seen it before, but its horrific.
no its about Tom Pryce, in the South-African GP 1977 , a marshall is running over the track to help put out a fire and Tom's car hits him and the fire extinguisher hits Tom's helmet.
If a mod thinks it is to horrific then please delete it, I watched it and I am not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes.
Rainy Spa
yes that was my thoughts
Not sure why I clicked it after that "glowing recommendation" but thats horrible. Not quite sure what the marshall was thinking there though
I found it by accident and after watching it I was just stunned, watching that poor guy spin in the air .
Yeah i googled Tom Pryce after watching. Apparently the marshalls body was torn in half, and he was only identified after he didn't appear at the marshalls meeting. And Pryce was partially decapitated. I'm surprised F1 survived stuff like this (though maybe not as visually horrific) happening so often in the 70s
I watched the Tom Pryce footage a few years ago and I'd rather not watch it again. It just highlights how ridiculous the safety aspect of F1 was back then and how good it is these days. People can talk about F1 being too safe or not like it used to be but it genuinely saves lives both in racing at all levels and road safety.
That's why Sir Jackie Stewart is one of my all time favorites, 3 time World Champion but also used his reputation and status within the sport to dig his heels in and demand improvement despite taking a bashing from more or less everyone, I don't doubt that in him doing that he saved countless lives.
That's why Sir Jackie Stewart is one of my all time favorites, 3 time World Champion but also used his reputation and status within the sport to dig his heels in and demand improvement despite taking a bashing from more or less everyone, I don't doubt that in him doing that he saved countless lives.
We're back on finally!
And what a track to come back to. Looks like it might be a wet one aswell
And what a track to come back to. Looks like it might be a wet one aswell
Qualifying is going to be dry.
Many expect Lotus to win this race but the team principle saying they still had problems.
Many expect Lotus to win this race but the team principle saying they still had problems.
feck you Ben Edwards.
dont think I will ever like Sky doing the preview stuff.
5 mins in to Q1 and hardly any cars on the track
9 mins left of Q1 and still no Vettel, Webber or Kimi
Q1 not even done and Maldonado involved in some sort of incident
only at matter of time before he gets a race ban IMHO
It just feels too forced
Webbers playing a dangerous game here
that was a very strange Q1 Red Bull not coming out time 9 mins left and Webber cutting it very fine.
The bit in the studio is just cringworthy and should just be done away with, it does not work.
Buttons quick
Button with a fast lap in Q2
Jenson's on fire.
Vettel not having a good Q2
Wow, JB has found some form again. Cracking lap that one.
Massa 
Vettel
Vettel.
vettelWell that was weird.
The finger
feck you, you finger waving prick.
feck you, you finger waving prick.
Vettel and massa both out
Schumacher, Massa and Vettel all out in Q2
Vettel
Wave two fingers Seb. That's 11th.
Wave two fingers Seb. That's 11th.
Also how the feck is Jenson so much quicker than everyone else? Have everyone else gone with a wet setup?