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[The Joker]

Apparently this is the future of motorsport, driverless cars.

Here they are testing roborace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM

[jatco]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Apparently this is the future of motorsport, driverless cars.

Here they are testing roborace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM

Off to a smashing start....

[TDOR]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Apparently this is the future of motorsport, driverless cars.

Here they are testing roborace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fdUx6d4QM

Then the future is not that promising.

[The Joker]

Have never seen a crash like it, absolute miracle Roman walked away.

Surely the halo saved his life

[The Joker]

[texasmade]

That was crazy. You rarely see a car explode like that in a crash.

[sillo]

Says a lot about the safety of the current cars. Not until very recently is somebody walking away from a crash like that. I'm guessing the halo helped a lot too as he punched right through the barrier.

[Jackie Daytona]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Have never seen a crash like it, absolute miracle Roman walked away.

Surely the halo saved his life

My sentiments exactly. That was a really horrific looking crash. It’s unbelievable to see someone walk away from something like that with minor injuries. Much less be able to free themselves in the midst of all this. Granted he really had to to survive, but really unbelievable. I haven’t seen a crash that bad in F1 for a long time.

I know we complain about some of the restrictions in the sport, but really thankful safety has come as far as it has in the sport.

[Jackie Daytona]

Stupid Racing point car. 3 laps from the end...

[tritium8]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Have never seen a crash like it, absolute miracle Roman walked away.

Surely the halo saved his life

We've seen what happens without the halo. It definitely saved Romain

https://mobile.twitter.com/F1/status...347219457?s=20

[Latrodectus]

Originally Posted by Dontknow

Stupid Racing point car. 3 laps from the end...

Very bad luck.

[enjoythemusic]

Very interesting race on many fronts. Thank goodness for Halo as it did save him from decapitation.

Felt reeeeally bad as three laps to go and.... boom goes the engine. Damn :(

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by tritium8

We've seen what happens without the halo. It definitely saved Romain

https://mobile.twitter.com/F1/status...347219457?s=20

Halo indeed.
A miracle.


Not sure his Nomex? gloves performed as well as he would of liked.
The portable extinguishers, yet again, shown to be inadequate in this scenario.
Bravo the marshall and Doc', incredible bravery to walk towards that inferno!

[walds11]

Poor Lewis. I wish him well.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...z5oyMX4cI.html

He already locked in the 2020 WC (and Constructors), so no worries there

[denmanproject]

Originally Posted by walds11

Poor Lewis. I wish him well.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...z5oyMX4cI.html

He already locked in the 2020 WC (and Constructors), so no worries there

Should be an interesting weekend, I'm curious to see who will sub in his car?

[jatco]

Originally Posted by denmanproject

Should be an interesting weekend, I'm curious to see who will sub in his car?

Yeah...

[texasmade]

Originally Posted by denmanproject

Should be an interesting weekend, I'm curious to see who will sub in his car?

I hope Hulk gets to sub and manages a podium to finally get that monkey off his back.

[OmegaJJH]

I hope they give it to George Russel to pit him against Bottas then loan a Merc driver to Williams.

Think it’ll go to Stoffle though.


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[dba]

Well . . . at least we know who won't win on Sunday. I do feel for him a bit. 265 consecutive starts is impressive.

[shaunylw]

Originally Posted by texasmade

I hope Hulk gets to sub and manages a podium to finally get that monkey off his back.

That would be awesome. He could win in that car.


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[denmanproject]

Russell would be sweet but I think it will be Stoffle

[1st amg]

Wouldn’t it be something if who ever subs in that car ends up winning the race! Imagine the amount of fans who would feel vindicated that it’s all car that has one all those championships and not Lewis. All the drama would be outrageous


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[77T]

Vandoorne is currently in Spain testing for the Formula E team. He flies to arrive in Bahrain tomorrow.

Russell is managed by Mercedes, but contracted to Williams, they would have to agree + promote a reserve driver of their own.

It’s possible that an agreement would be reached to release him. That would put the following 4 Williams reserve/testing drivers into the mix: Jack Aitken, Roy Nissany, Dan Ticktum or Jamie Chadwick.

Too messy methinks - I expect to see Vandoorne in the car. Also HAM may miss Abu Dhabi so could be 2 starts for Vandoorne. Bahrain requires 10 days in isolation and Abu Dhabi requires HAM to return negative results earlier than FP1 for entry. Just a mess for Toto.


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[shaunylw]

Originally Posted by sillo

Says a lot about the safety of the current cars. Not until very recently is somebody walking away from a crash like that. I'm guessing the halo helped a lot too as he punched right through the barrier.

Totally agree. While nobody wishes for an accident like this, f1 will get some incredible data from this accident on how critical the halo and safety equipment is. I also don’t think the safety crew was all that well prepared. It’s seemed like the crew member with the fire extinguisher was having a hard time. Not sure why the pins are not pulled on the extinguishers before the race starts. It’s an absurd step to need to take, pulling the pins with gloves on can be an issue. I imagine some changes will be made for safety. I had no idea the safety car did anything outside of starting the race and pacing cars, those guys are really impressive.


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[texasmade]

It’s been confirmed by Mercedes it’ll be George.

[walds11]

Originally Posted by texasmade

It’s been confirmed by Mercedes it’ll be George.

Yep, and Williams reserve Jack Aitken will replace Russell at Williams. Gonna be an interesting weekend in Bahrain. And maybe the following weekend in Abu Dhabi as well.

[77T]

Hadn’t seen that yet. Good for Russell and for Aitken. Both deserve the starts.

I didn’t think that would be worked out due to the shuffling required.

Sorry for the reserve driver who landed from Spain only to be told “stand down”.


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[77T]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

Not sure why the pins are not pulled on the extinguishers before the race starts. It’s an absurd step to need to take, pulling the pins with gloves on can be an issue. I imagine some changes will be made for safety. I had no idea the safety car did anything outside of starting the race and pacing cars, those guys are really impressive.

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Agree - the corner workers are told to keep the pins in until responding. The truth is more fire bottles are discharged by inadvertent handling than in fighting fires. This is due to stumbles, falls and overturned bottles. We have advocated for a double trigger safety like you see on Glock’s. The pins mean the bottle is never ready - the trigger would keep inadvertent discharges from happening but automatically disengage once the handle is pulled.

The Medical Car you saw is different than pace or safety cars that are used to pace the field formation lap or the restarts. It always follows standing starts for the first lap. The doctor who helped the corner worker with the fire bottle was most brave as he ran into the flames to grab Grosjean when he leaped over the barrier.



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[denmanproject]

Originally Posted by texasmade

It’s been confirmed by Mercedes it’ll be George.

Wow they did it! very much looking forward to this weekend

[Speedbird-1]

Anyone know why Ferrari have been so poor lately?
Are they pondering the unthinkable?