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

[lbsf1]

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease tell me you're joking??!?!?!?!

Well if he wasn't then I agree with him. You can't have sportspersons who are rolemodels in current society acting in this way.

While I sympathies with him on how angry he may have felt, you couldn't do that in the street if someone annoyed you, if you did you would be arrested for assault.

He should receive a ban or a fine. The bodies in charge can't let people think this is acceptable. The commentators didn't help either by joking about the matter.

 

[Pupik]

Yeah it's idiots like him who get people kill by making stupid threats. He deserves a long ban for the helmet throw alone.

I agree, although NASCAR wants their sport to be half National Football League and half World Wrestling Federation.

I guarantee if that was a lesser-light driver throwing his helmet at another car, there would be a ban. But the last thing NASCAR wants are less fans in the stands and watching on their TVs, because Tony Stewart is who many fans want to see.

 

[MatskiMonk]

It was a pretty stupid move by smoke... the helmet might have bounced off and hit an official or somebody in the pits, as far as the threat goes, it's nothing, it's just talk... it reminds me of Lewis Hamilton theatening to put Alonso in the wall at Spa when they were team-mates.

 

[Jahgee]

It's funny reading this thread and realizing the only ones that want Tony suspended are European and probably don't realize that NASCAR has allowed this for years with nothing more than a fine at most.

 

[Spacegoat]

Sort of along the same lines as Tony's helmet toss. The famous Mark Skaife, Russell Ingall incident at Eastern Creek in 2003. (apologies if this has already been posted)

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I have no idea why Skaife got off scott-free in that one. Ingall deserved his punishment for doing something that stupid, but it never would have happened if Skaife had done what he was supposed to do and leave the are. Instead, he decided to stay within the bounds of the circuit to shake his fist at Ingall (thereby inciting Ingall's swerve). He was a danger to hismelf and others, and seriously broke the rules - but he never got punished for it.

 

[daan]

Martin Schanche has got to take it that wee bit further.



You only need to watch the first minute or so.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

 

[FahrerGott]

^^^^^^^

 

[hornet_burnout]

Edwards coming out of the pits only to deliberatly wreck Kezelowski in spectacular form... Worst than helmet throwing. No ban.

 

[Its Vanilla]

Yes, this was far worse than a thrown helmet.

 

[Pupik]

Dick Trickle having a smoke during a caution period. This was around 1990, if I remember correctly.

 

[Spacegoat]

I have no idea why Skaife got off scott-free in that one. Ingall deserved his punishment for doing something that stupid, but it never would have happened if Skaife had done what he was supposed to do and leave the are. Instead, he decided to stay within the bounds of the circuit to shake his fist at Ingall (thereby inciting Ingall's swerve). He was a danger to hismelf and others, and seriously broke the rules - but he never got punished for it.

I think, I've mentioned to you before, that I'm a bit of a bias HRT fan , but I completely agree with your comment. Sure Ingall was a fault for the initial incident but that's where it should have ended. Skaife should have been the bigger person and voiced his frustration with Ingall, face to face after the race was over, rather then take the dangerous actions he did.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

A a driver in the V8 SuperTourer Series - the New Zealand equivalent of V8 Supercars - has been arrested in Taiwan after a handgun was found in his luggage.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Yes, this was far worse than a thrown helmet.


He's cleaned up his act lately though. A probation period and a hard talk seamed to do the trick.

 

[Sier_Pinski]

Once again, Vettel manages to beat his teammate, 'Milk' Webber.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Eau Rouge - 1, Nigel Melker - 0



Ocean's Robert Cregan also takes a big hit:



Sergio Canamasas puts Nathanael Berthon into the wall - on the approach to Eau Rouge:

 

[daan]

Spoiler tags? That's about the third time you've given info on what happened in a GP2 or GP3 race in this thread.

 

[Ardius]

While Melker and Cregan's accidents were pretty extreme, isn't this thread now just the "motorsport crashes thread"?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Melker and Cregan both drew an OMG from me when I saw them. And Canamasas' move earned a "WTF was he thinking!?" as well.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Sergio Canamasas puts Nathanael Berthon into the wall - on the approach to Eau Rouge:

The big WTF in that one is what Canamasas wrote on twitter about it: https://twitter.com/canamasas/status/241925465173020673

 

[prisonermonkeys]

This image was taken at the start of last night's Belgian Grand Prix.

Yes, it does contain race spoilers.

 

[tomhart9]

I see your image and I raise you

(Yes more spoilers)

 

[Sier_Pinski]

I see your image and I raise you

(Yes more spoilers)

Video source of both images.

 

[Jimlaad43]

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I see your image and I raise you

Sorry, but I think the onboard view has for more OMG-ness to it.

 

[Dustone]

Thats a scary accident!

 

[Submerged]

Was he alright actually? That's a massive accident

 

[Small_Fryz]

Like a boss!

 

[mattythedog]