The Official Bahrain Grand Prix Thread

Amazing that he could extricate himself after spending ~30 sec. in that inferno. I wondered about inhaling the toxic fumes like Lauda did in 76', but the article about his Bell helmet and it's filtration answered what had been on my mind since then. Glad to read that he should not be affected that way.

It was a miracle the way the dynamics of the accident played out for him and the sport itself. He literally walked away with his life and the sport can study and address other measures to take to increase the safety of various aspects. As stated already, slight differences in the scenario that played out would have resulted in death or at the very least, grave injuries. Unlikely accidents will always occur at some point in time, and in the future the Halo device will not be enough to save the driver from that one-off freak accident, like a structure that is going to pierce the helmet or driving suit.

There are congratulations aplenty to go around the sport, from engineering and designers to the rules makers and fabricators, and finally to the driver himself who will likely be remembered more for his dramatic escape from the clutches of death in what has to be the most compelling spectacle in the sport's history.

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/kimi-raikkonen-puts-out-his-own-fires/ar-BB1bR2ps
Kimi: “I don’t speculate [on the damage],” he explained. “We will see".