Yes, but you don't really need training to not stand on the other side of the track holding onto a fire extinguisher while there's a car on fire with a driver trapped in it, do you. And yes, monumentally courageous of Purley.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:I think more Unable to help.
They didnt have the correct training nor equipment to deal with the situation. Nor where they paid proffesionals.
It was a monumental act of courage by Purley, a true and desperate hero. But the Marshalls were woefully under prepared, and this has to fall at the feet of the authorities.
About a month ago they've aired the documentary on Belgium TV. Watched it 2 times since then, and last night again. Those days in F1 were absolutely insane, compared to today.N12ck wrote:Brilliant program, watched it last night, would recommend to anyone
After this :Especially the bit about where graham hill saved jackie stewart and since then he put a spanner on his steering wheel, never realized he did that, amazing that the safety was soo low
How is that possible? You want to see drivers and spectators dying?strad wrote:Safety may have been a little low,,but today the pendulum has swung WAY too far the other way. IMO
Yep, some more gravel traps would be nice for this reason. MB and DC have made various comments that it makes the racing more exciting to have the tarmac there because it means drivers stay in the race... I'm not convinced that it does. In the olden days if I were (for example) a DC fan, I could hope that Schumacher made a mistake and dropped his rear end into the gravel... or that his engine might blow up (fat chance on that ferrari). These days, the cars have near bullet proof reliability, and there's not really a huge chance of a driver --- up putting them out of contention if they're out in front (unless you're at monaco/singapore).Belatti wrote:At least it would be good if the drivers pay for their mistakes. I dont want corpses, but At least some more DNF would be nice. I agree with Sir Moss in an F1Racing interview I read a while ago.
I respect Sir Moss and his achievements, but the dude didn't like to wear a helmet. His views on safety and how racing should be took a massive step back when that came out of his mouth. Can't remember the exact issue it was in, but he said that wearing a crash helmet was akin to cowardice when he was starting out and he didn't like to wear one. That's just plain nuts.Belatti wrote:At least it would be good if the drivers pay for their mistakes. I dont want corpses, but At least some more DNF would be nice. I agree with Sir Moss in an F1Racing interview I read a while ago.
