Motorsport OMG / WTF moments - Racing Funnies, Fails, Crashes, And Randomness

[tomhart9]

Biiiggg shunt for Alonso today. Looks very scary at full speed.

FYI he climbed out under his own steam and is completely fine.

 

[twitcher]

You can clearly see in Gutierrez's onboard that he turned slightly left just before impact....tsk tsk tsk. I hope the powers that be have a long look at this one. Unless he can convince the Stuart's that he "lost sight of Alonso" and that he didn't know Alonos switched sides, that was pretty amateur.

 

[Samus]

You can clearly see in Gutierrez's onboard that he turned slightly left just before impact....tsk tsk tsk. I hope the powers that be have a long look at this one. Unless he can convince the Stuart's that he "lost sight of Alonso" and that he didn't know Alonos switched sides, that was pretty amateur.

They've already determined it a racing incident. Gutierrez was perfectly entitled to move to the left of the track, that was his one move. Alonso just didn't expect that sudden deceleration which came because the car was harvesting.



https://www.formula1.com/content/fo...1-australia-alonso-crash-gutierrez-video.html

 

[Northstar]

The fact Alonso said it wasn't Gutierrez's fault should tell you something.

I don't think I will ever understand the internet's inability to understand what a racing incident is.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

From the 100 Acre Wood Rally.

[Language warning]

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Well there was no shortage of camera angles for that one... Whoever this "Fetela" fellow (or racing team) is, he sure got knocked for a loop by that bump. Just goes to show you why no jump landing is safe, even when you actually have a safe landing.

 

[GTPorsche]

I would post Ryan Eversley's crash, but no one managed to get video of it.

 

[JackRyanWMU]

Not sure who's luckiest to be alive here, the driver or the corner workers and spectators.

 

[twitcher]

Holy 🤬 .

 

[TenEightyOne]

Holy 🤬 .

Seconded. Looked horrific. @prisonermonkeys pointed out that there was little luck but much engineering in Alonso's escape from his Melbourne rollover. In this case it was all luck.

 

[Roo]

Not sure who's luckiest to be alive here, the driver or the corner workers and spectators.

Given that the last roll dropped the car into the pedestrian tunnel that has a solid metal rail running down the middle of it, I'd say the driver and anyone in the underpass.

 

[Furinkazen]

So I heard you like our series? Well tough, we aren't letting you come and watch it!

 

[catamount39]

So I heard you like our series? Well tough, we aren't letting you come and watch it!

Can't fix stupid.

 

[TenEightyOne]

So I heard you like our series? Well tough, we aren't letting you come and watch it!

It's the F1 approach - the more exclusive you make something the better it clearly is. Bernie will love this idea.

 

[GTPorsche]

Lucas di Grassi just uploaded this on youtube. 2005 F3 Euro at Hockenheim.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Lucas di Grassi just uploaded this on youtube. 2005 F3 Euro at Hockenheim.

With the tarmac continuing he'd have hit the barrier flat. More gravel flip-overs and a horrid crash

 

[twitcher]

 

[Northstar]

That certainly fits the "WTF" part of the title.

What exactly happened anyway? It seems like the brakes failed but that seems like an aweful long way to go just on momentum.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

What exactly happened anyway? It seems like the brakes failed but that seems like an aweful long way to go just on momentum.

Sounds to me that was some sort of engine failure alongside brake failure; the engine just seems to cut out entirely as the Corvette (?) brakes for the Safety Clip (it's the name of that corner, apparently). And since there is a straight just before the Safety Clip, it is possible to be going at speeds high enough to carry enough momentum to follow the path the driver took.

But make no mistake about it, that's one hell of a roundabout path just to get back on track. It's a good thing that crash through the gates didn't kill the car outright...

 

[Roo]

Kimi Raikkonen approves.

 

[twitcher]

I'm guessing the people in the car and the white pick up truck got a bit of a surprise

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Sounds to me that was some sort of engine failure alongside brake failure; the engine just seems to cut out entirely as the Corvette (?) brakes for the Safety Clip (it's the name of that corner, apparently). And since there is a straight just before the Safety Clip, it is possible to be going at speeds high enough to carry enough momentum to follow the path the driver took.

But make no mistake about it, that's one hell of a roundabout path just to get back on track. It's a good thing that crash through the gates didn't kill the car outright...

I'd like to see the on board from the blue car....

 

[catamount39]

Was that a Trans-Am race?

 

[Huks]

The 100 Acre Wood Rally saw another crash that wasn't quite as dramatic as team Fetela's crash, but the co-driver's reaction is truly something to witness:

 

[catamount39]

The 100 Acre Wood Rally saw another crash that wasn't quite as dramatic as team Fetela's crash, but the co-driver's reaction is truly something to witness:

Crash -

Reaction -

 

[TheBook]

Well, at least we know the anti-submarine belt worked...

 

[RazorSharkz]

I hope she's ok haha

 

[G_Parrilla]

Driver is ok, injured his right foot and hand but nothing serious. He should be driving next race.

 

[Furinkazen]

Driver is ok, injured his right foot and hand but nothing serious. He should be driving next race.

Where the hell were the marshals? Officials?

 

[Samus]

He obviously had a brake failure of some sort but I can't tell whether he purposely threw it into a spin and roll rather than having a head on crash or tried driving down that dirt road before seeing it went nowhere.