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Despite the improvements (the halo, most recently), freak accidents may yet happen. I mean, this is a scary pic of one of the best drivers on the circuit almost
by ignoramous 2y ago
Despite the improvements (the halo, most recently), freak accidents may yet happen. I mean, this is a scary pic of one of the best drivers on the circuit almost killing another: https://archive.fo/I6brp https://archive.fo/I6brp
from: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/when-have-hamilton-and-verstappen-crashed-before/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f...
- squigz 2y agoThat picture is scary, but it's not showing him nearly dying - it's showing the HALO device doing exactly why it was added. I'm not denying motorsports are dangerous - particularly F1 - but it has become much, much, much safer over the past 10-15 years.
- AmericanChopper 2y agoYou are 100% correct, but that’s a photo of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, who were each others primary competitors at the time, and each have rabid fan bases. Whenever they have an incident together the commentary is usually (or at least was at the time) completely unhinged. A lot of people seriously claimed Max was trying to kill Lewis after that incident at Monza.
- jn6118 2y agoAnother freak accident where the halo undoubtedly saved a life is Zhou's crash off the start at Silverstone 2022: https://youtu.be/B2XHq9d4OWI?feature=shared https://youtu.be/B2XHq9d4OWI?feature=shared
- GrumpyNl 2y agoHamilton was not nearly killed, not even a scratch. Its just showing how well the safety measures work for the modern cars.