Following the dreadful Bianchi crash in 2014, it occurred to me that there have been many examples of near misses in F1 over the last 40 years.

This crash is a classic example - if the car had not rotated a few degrees before hitting the armco, the result may have been catastrophic. I also thought the marshall should have signalled to Firman that the rear wing had failed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbn1q7u8Jds

It's a morbid topic I suppose, but lessons should be learned from a near-miss in my opinion.

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Following the dreadful Bianchi crash in 2014, it occurred to me that there have been many examples of near misses in F1 over the last 40 years.

This crash is a classic example - if the car had not rotated a few degrees before hitting the armco, the result may have been catastrophic. I also thought the marshall should have signalled to Firman that the rear wing had failed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbn1q7u8Jds

It's a morbid topic I suppose, but lessons should be learned from a near-miss in my opinion.

How exactly would that be remotely possible?

Quote from Intrepid :

Quote from petercollins :

Following the dreadful Bianchi crash in 2014, it occurred to me that there have been many examples of near misses in F1 over the last 40 years.

This crash is a classic example - if the car had not rotated a few degrees before hitting the armco, the result may have been catastrophic. I also thought the marshall should have signalled to Firman that the rear wing had failed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbn1q7u8Jds

It's a morbid topic I suppose, but lessons should be learned from a near-miss in my opinion.

How exactly would that be remotely possible?

Wave of the hands, enough to check rear mirrors. I know, it sounds impossible for a man to wave his hands, so far-fetched.

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Quote from Intrepid :

Quote from petercollins :

Following the dreadful Bianchi crash in 2014, it occurred to me that there have been many examples of near misses in F1 over the last 40 years.

This crash is a classic example - if the car had not rotated a few degrees before hitting the armco, the result may have been catastrophic. I also thought the marshall should have signalled to Firman that the rear wing had failed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbn1q7u8Jds

It's a morbid topic I suppose, but lessons should be learned from a near-miss in my opinion.

How exactly would that be remotely possible?

Wave of the hands, enough to check rear mirrors. I know, it sounds impossible for a man to wave his hands, so far-fetched.

in no way you will be able to make the driver notice you are trying to say something, make him actually find out what is the problem, and then slow down before that corner enough to not crash.

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in no way you will be able to make the driver notice you are trying to say something, make him actually find out what is the problem, and then slow down before that corner enough to not crash.

lol

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Quote from CodeLyoko1 :

in no way you will be able to make the driver notice you are trying to say something, make him actually find out what is the problem, and then slow down before that corner enough to not crash.

lol

what's so funny

LMFAO

Maybe you're not aware that the video you linked to is in slow motion?

If every marshal just started waving their arms frantically, the "wtf are they doing?" moment would be long enough for it to have made no difference at all.

Near miss for the diver head on that fence,and also within a bees dick of that marshall.
http://youtu.be/LWtTue8yXLE

Quote from sinbad :

Maybe you're not aware that the video you linked to is in slow motion?

If every marshal just started waving their arms frantically, the "wtf are they doing?" moment would be long enough for it to have made no difference at all.

rofl

Another good one here. Not so much of a near miss, but the best outcome a crash of this sort at this point of the circuit could possibly have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh1OMX4pyFw

Clay Regazzoni, F2 at Monaco. Ducked in time, walked away unhurt.