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F1 News & Discussions => F1 Drivers => Topic started by: Scott on October 10, 2015, 11:43:31 AM
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Hope he's ok...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121252
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According to Facebook, he was stretchered into an balance but gave the thumbs up on the way. Hopefully no serious injuries. Looked a bit nasty though, going under the barriers, I think the main problem was getting the barriers back off the car.
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Reports during Quali say that Carlos is OK. The G readings during the shunt were high enough that they are keeping him in hospital overnight for observation. No word about him making the race.
The Tecpro barriers did a fine job of cushioning the impact. They are a great innovation.
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45g impact and they let him race 24hrs later? That was a bit unusual I think. I thought the waiting period was something between 48-72hrs before driving anything. Was there no reserve driver available or were there other considerations that pushed the team to put him in the car a little more than 24hrs after the FP3 crash? He even complained of dizziness during the first 10 laps or so. I'm not so sure it was a bright idea to let him into the car.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121295
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I had heard it was a 5g force, which is why he could race, maybe the report should be 4.5g
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5g is a sharp corner. Pretty sure it was 45g. There was water on or in those barriers and it sprayed a huge swath behind the barriers when he hit. It really was a massive impact.
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The crash was 45g, but there are baseline tests in F1 that can be used to determine if a driver has sustained an injury from a collision but isn't showing obvious signs of concussion. Carlos presumably passed those before being allowed back into the car.