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[Cheeseman Battitude]

That's actually exactly what they're designed for. Tyre walls have a tendency of letting cars pierce through them without absorbing much of the impact, so these barriers have tended to replace tyres in particularly dangerous areas.

I thought it was a sideways impact they were best for. Or is that the SAFER barrier?

 

[Leonsito]

There he is! it's ok!

 

[Keyser Soze]

Thumbs up going into ambulance

 

[navanman]

THAT replay. Huge impact

 

[Risgroo]

Phew!

 

[nny]

FUCK

NASTY hit.

 

[Mastah]

Showing replay, good sign.

 

[frontieruk]

THAT replay. Huge impact

daaaaamn

 

[Mastah]

Thank god he seems ok.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Don't think Toro Rosso will have a car ready for qualifying no matter if they have a backup driver to put in it.

 

[Zeknurn]

Thank god he's okay.

That runoff area needs gravel or something to slow the cars down.

 

[Mr.Red]

https://streamable.com/2i1i

It's OK!! Thank god

 

[acm2000]

Thank god he's okay.

That runoff area needs gravel or something to slow the cars down.

so the car can bounce up or barrel roll into the barrier? great

 

[Moozo]

That's actually exactly what they're designed for. Tyre walls have a tendency of letting cars pierce through them without absorbing much of the impact, so these barriers have tended to replace tyres in particularly dangerous areas.

But they aren't meant to arrow underneath surely? It just creates a point of impact for the driver's head

 

[acm2000]

But they aren't meant to arrow underneath surely? It just creates a point of impact for the driver's head

he lost his front wheel(s) and with how low the FIA has forced the noses now theres not much you can do about that

 

[DrM]

That splash of water from soaked protection barriers just shows how much force went into them

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Let's look at it logically. If you build a wall you dig a foundation. These barriers are placed on top of the ground, so maybe they need to be put in foundations.

 

[itsgreen]

Let's look at it logically. If you build a wall you dig a foundation. These barriers are placed on top of the ground, so maybe they need to be put in foundations.

Walls need to dissipate the energy... that is the important thing... bring that sucker gradually down in speed... I can imagine it is better that they aren't on foundations...

 

[Jezbollah]

Energy dissipation, fellas. That crash reminds me of the front end shunt Lewis had at the Nurburgring a few years back.

 

[Zeknurn]

The whole point of absorption barriers is that they should move and absorb the force. If you nail them down it's like hitting something solid.

so the car can bounce up or barrel roll into the barrier? great

The car went straight into the barrier, it wouldn't have rolled or bounced. And it works for other tracks.

 

[Mastah]

Rachel Brookes ‏@RachelBrookesTV 2m2 minutes ago

Carlos Sainz has been taken in a stretcher into the helicopter to go to hospital. Was talking to doctors in the medical centre #skyf1

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[DrM]

They will do all medical checks just to be sure.

 

[ElTorro]

 

[TCRS]

holy shit

 

[Jezbollah]

Yep looks like a front right brake failure there.

 

[Mastah]

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Fuck.

 

[PdotMichael]

Not sure how a canopy would help in that situation. I would imagine that it would have make everything even more complicated.

 

[Mastah]

Shows how much armco barrier was bent.

GP3 race 1 is cancelled because of damage.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

GP3-race cancelled because of barrier repairs.

 

[Zeknurn]

Not sure how a canopy would help in that situation. I would imagine that it would have make everything even more complicated.

Well for one it would protect the driver from getting hit by the barriers.

 

[Mastah]

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Reminds me of that Alonso pic from earlier in the year.

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Canal+ F1 says Palmer will partner Maldonado next year. What a terrible lineup if true, a works team with two shit pay drivers. Fuck off Renault.

 

[Mastah]

Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1 37s37 seconds ago

Toto Wolff re-emphasises that there is no chance of Red Bull having Mercedes engines in 2016

Also repairs are done:

Jon Noble ‏@NobleF1 48s49 seconds ago

FIA confirms barrier repairs are complete. Qualifying will start on schedule at 3pm.

 

[Dilly]

Let's look at it logically. If you build a wall you dig a foundation. These barriers are placed on top of the ground, so maybe they need to be put in foundations.

Uh, that's not logical at all.

 

[brotkasten]

Canal+ F1 says Palmer will partner Maldonado next year. What a terrible lineup if true, a works team with two shit pay drivers. Fuck off Renault.

Still better than a works team with one and a half world champions rotting away in a shit car with a shit engine.

 

[Mastah]

Carlos Sainz ‏@carlosainz 10s10 seconds ago

All ok! Nothing to worry about! Already thinking how to convince The doctors to Be on the grid for tomorrow!

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[Keyser Soze]

Sky just showed an onboard of Carlos Sainz's crash. That was freaky!

 

[Leonsito]

Seems like Carlos is ok, and looking for clearance to race tomorrow.

 

[Ruruja]

 

[Fox Mulder]

Canal+ F1 says Palmer will partner Maldonado next year. What a terrible lineup if true, a works team with two shit pay drivers. Fuck off Renault.

grosjean was right to leave.

 

[mclem]

Sochi mini golf? Now that's something I'd like to try.

 

[nny]

Pastor!

 

[Keyser Soze]

 

[chadskin]

"Did you say one second to Nico???"

lol

 

[Paradise Brunch]

Ferrari going super-soft on q1 and still slower than the merc..

 

[herod]

Red bull is THE most annoying team. Even more than Ferrari used to be. I certainly won't miss them if they do leave.

Yeah, that's what F1 needs, even fewer competitive teams.

 

[Mastah]

 

[nny]

His bad luck continues, the TV antenna is not catching a good signal. ;P