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The Felipe Massa crash accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix
July 25, 2009
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Filipe Massa was in a freak F1 accident when a spring from another driver’s suspension hit him in the face. If you assume the spring weighed a kilogram and was traveling in excess of 100 MPH when it hit, you can understand the severity of the impact.
There is a close up photo and slide show in this article showing the helmet and facial damage along with a photo of the spring:
Bernie’s safety vow after F1 horror
The debris can be seen in the slow-motion part of this clip:
3D reconstruction of the impact:
News report:
Here is a look inside an F1 helmet and the HANS restraint system:
For more info see:
- How Formula One Works
- How HANS works – Head and Neck Support/Restraint device system
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9 Responses to “The Felipe Massa crash accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix”
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mcmeaney says: That crash was insane and not only highlights the dangers of F1 but generally speeding on public roads. I hope that he gets through it all well. I’d never even contemplated the damage that a tiny (100g being tiny) object could do at such speeds. Wow.
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RNRodrigues says: I have only one word to express my feeling: Unbelievable!
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He’s gonna be ok & back to race… hope.
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I wonder if he will be able to drive even if he gets over the situation and medical surgeries.