DaveEllis Wrote:
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> I doubt you can question the cars safety. It
> crumpled on impact exactly like it's meant to do.
> But it had a sharp edge of steel pointing directly
> at it. That'd go through anything not designed
> specifically for that type of impact, and lets
> face it, no car is ever designed to take the sharp
> edge of a barrier - that's why in the U we have
> concrete posts on the end of them, with the
> barrier lowering into the ground, rather than an
> open edge. If anything, the issue is the exposed
> rail. Had it hit a few cm to the other side then
> it'd hit the engine block and just folded.
Its just a freak accident that sorry to say we have seen a number of times in the past. The Senna crash for example, so many times people have crashed there but the angle he hit the wall at caused the chain reaction. Same goes for many others it just happens and there is nothing anyone can ever do to stop the freak accidents from happening no matter how safe you try and make the sport.
Robert was doing something he enjoyed doing and yes he is probably really angry etc but in a way unlike some others that have got hurt falling down stairs or a normal road accident he was racing and risks are always there.
Hope that makes some sense.
I am truly gutted for the guy and all his fans. My thoughts are with him and hope we see him soon.