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

[Youngun]

Looked as if he was defending but thought the deltawing didn't get as good as a run as he did

You could see Deltawing was much faster and Rules state you give to lmp1/2 (or what ever the deltawing is in). Delta looked like a slingshot through those corners.

 

[hornet_burnout]

About the Delta Wing, it was a practice session...

I'll never get these close encounters in FP sessions.

 

[Carlos]

^^^ I love at the end "and one very bent BMW" 👍

"Look at that cameraman, HA! He's a runner!"

 

[Furinkazen]

Watch the re start as well. Fail once, fail twice.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Amid speculation that Robin Frijns deliberately ran Jules Bianchi off the road during last night's Formula Renault 3.5 Series finale. I would like to draw your attention to the following video. This is what a racing incident looks like.




This, on the other hand, is what intentionally running another driver off the road looks like:



Case closed.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

This, on the other hand, is what intentionally running another driver off the road looks like:

And this is what incompetence looks like:

[Youtube]G2Pnu_1YcgI[/media]

Stewards verdict, no penalty, fine, imprisonment, etc

 

[hornet_burnout]

"part of the learning process"

 

[Liquid]

This, on the other hand, is what intentionally running another driver off the road looks like:



Case closed.

I do not believe I just watched that. Incredible.

 

[Mac K]

"part of the learning process"

Danica sucks.

/thread

 

[NLxAROSA]

I do not believe I just watched that. Incredible.

A better view of what lengths 'Old Navajo' went to hit Schothorst.



He's been banned from any Renault event for life BTW, and Renault is asking the FIA to do the same.

 

[karl53]

Those Megane incidents remind me of this, from British Stock car racing.


Not quite as bad here because it's full contact anyway.
Also, you can skip to about 2:58 to see the revenge hit if you don't want to sit through it all.

 

[Carlos]

A better view of what lengths 'Old Navajo' went to hit Schothorst.



He's been banned from any Renault event for life BTW, and Renault is asking the FIA to do the same.

Good 👍

I wonder who started the idea. Crewmember? The driver? Teamboss? If I get an order like that I wouldn't do it, and maybe even kick the boss in the nuts for risking my racing license like that.

 

[Liquid]

I wonder who started the idea. Crewmember? The driver? Teamboss? If I get an order like that I wouldn't do it, and maybe even kick the boss in the nuts for risking my racing license like that.

Crashgate

 

[Carlos]

Crashgate

Please don't show that again! Horrible story.

 

[Shoe67]

Please don't show that again! Horrible story.

Agreed...terrible thing to do...

 

[RVDNuT374]

The most amazing part about this wreck is despite suffering a concussion, Ricky Rudd duct taped his eyes open and raced in the Daytona 500, finishing seventh. 👍

 

[-Fred-]

Amid speculation that Robin Frijns deliberately ran Jules Bianchi off the road during last night's Formula Renault 3.5 Series finale. I would like to draw your attention to the following video. This is what a racing incident looks like.

While I do agree it was nothing more than a racing accident, his attempt at a pass, from Bianchi's onboards at least, looked slightly optimistic. Frank Lagorce nearly dying of apoplexy while commenting is also pretty funny. For the non-French speaking folks, he's blatantly blaming Frijns for the accident, even during the replay. Since when was Frank "moving chicane" Lagorce in a position to speak as such?


And that clip of the Megane Trophy... I do hope no sanctionning body anywhere on the planet will ever permit "Old Navajo", whatever his real name is, to race again. Ever.

 

[Carlos]

Le championnat est terminé! Aiaiaiaiaiai!

Loved that part. Now hope he'll do very good at Sauber.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

While I do agree it was nothing more than a racing accident, his attempt at a pass, from Bianchi's onboards at least, looked slightly optimistic.

And the stewards agreed with that assessment, handing down a twenty-five second post-race penalty.

Based on what I can see of it, Frijns was caught between a rock and a hard place: he was attacking Bianchi and defending against Magnussen at the same time. The only reason why he had a go at Bianchi in the first place is because Bianchi made a mistake. I watched an onboard lap of the circuit with Michael Schumacher, and Schumacher hugs that inside kerb. From the rear view on Bianchi's car, Frijns takes that line, but Bianchi is a little wide. He moves across the close the gap and Frijns hits him. He's not at fault, though; by this point, Frijns is in his blind spot, and so the burden of responsibility rests with Frijns, since he is the one who could have avoided the contact. So I don't doubt Frijns' responsibility here - I'm just questioning the claims that he did it deliberately.

Frank Lagorce nearly dying of apoplexy while commenting is also pretty funny. For the non-French speaking folks, he's blatantly blaming Frijns for the accident, even during the replay. Since when was Frank "moving chicane" Lagorce in a position to speak as such?

It wouldn't be motorsport without jingoistic commentary. Bianchi really needed to win the title if he wanted any hope of making it into Formula 1. He was highly-rated when he dominated Formula 3 a few years ago, but took his sweet time in GP2 and never won that title. He had to win the Formula Renault title in his first season, and the fact that Frijns was in his first year and racing without the support of established Formula 1 teams like Bianchi has just makes the loss all the more galling.

I don't know what the French are complaining about, though. They had no Formula 1 drivers in 2011. Now they have three. I don't see what a fourth will do, especially when he under-performs in the junior series.

 

[Shoe67]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO8UqamiA5Q

Crazy crash from a guy I know quite well. Known him for a long time, and glad he is still alive after this. Actually currently have his tire sitting in my garage

 

[Nicksfix]

Oooooops, I think he's got a sticky throttle.

LINK

 

[Jimlaad43]

Oooooops, I think he's got a sticky throttle.

LINK

Brake failure actually

 

[Panoz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqPcfFb2Oc
Only in Finland!

 

[hornet_burnout]

Oooooops, I think he's got a sticky throttle.

LINK

Brake failure actually

Yes. Posted a couple pages back
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7711361#post7711361

Crazy crash from a guy I know quite well. Known him for a long time, and glad he is still alive after this. Actually currently have his tire sitting in my garage

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Only in Finland!

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Never understood why people do this.

 

[Bopop4]

A Reliant Robin racing series, .

 

[Dennisch]

What is the story behind Old Navajo and Schothorst?

 

[hornet_burnout]

A Reliant Robin racing series, .

OMG indeed!

On a positive note, those death traps were all taken off the streets, and many didn't survive the race 👍

 

[prisonermonkeys]

What is the story behind Old Navajo and Schothorst?

From what I've heard, it seems Schothorst and Old Navajo's team-mate (I don't know his name) were in contention for the championship. The team-mate was taken out in the first corner accident, and so Schothorst basically had to finish the race to win the title. Old Navajo took him out so that he couldn't.

 

[paulmac2k9]

...And failed .

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Antonio Felix da Costa takes pole fo a Formula 3 race ... by nine seconds.