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Felipe Massa in critical condition.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:58 pm
by smgreen20
As some know I'm a huge F1- Kimi Raikkonen fan and to hear that his team mate is in critical condition......
http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports- ... ssa-Crash/
Hit by a spring from another car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJvv1ZSJZ0I
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:25 pm
by joerg
Hope he get´s well soon! Heard he is in "froced sleep" or however u guys call it right now.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:58 pm
by ttocs
a spring? wow, anything can get ya there at those speeds......
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:49 pm
by Audiophiliac
Yeah it was nuts. The spring weighed 1 1/3 lbs. approximately. He was traveling around 120-140 mph when it either hit him directly or ricocheted off the car. With the small contact area, and the speeds involved, they estimated the force of impact as equivalent of 1600 lbs. hitting him in the head. Fractured his skull and caused some swelling they had to relieve. They have live in-car shots as it happened. Pretty wild.
I hope he is ok. Freak accident though.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:57 pm
by jbondox
SHUMI SHUMI SHUMI !!!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:09 pm
by joerg
Michael Schuhmacher is the reason why milions of fans quit watching formula one! The races got boring with him and ferrari up front all the time!