Mark Webber’s European Grand Prix came to a dramatic end when he crashed violently with Heikki Kovalainen.
The Red Bull and Lotus drivers were racing for position and collided at the fastest point of the track approach turn 12.
Webber hit the back of the Kovalainen’s car and flew through the air.
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A very similar crash happened at the same place in the GP2 sprint race this morning, with Josef Kral the unlucky driver flying through the air. He was taken to hospital:
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Webber suffered a similarly violent accident at the wheel of a Mercedes sports car at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1999. On that occasion the car flipped of its own accord.
Webber and Kovalainen were racing for position and there was nothing obviously wrong with Kovalainen’s defensive move.
But we’ve discussed before this year whether slower cars should bother racing for position with the front-runners. Should Kovalainen have got out of Webber’s way?
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June 27th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Monetzemolo has said that slow back markers could be dangerous. Maybe there was some truth in that!
June 27th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Scary crash.
I’m blaming Webber… being to aggresive again!
June 27th, 2010 at 10:24 am
The collision was like one of those awkward situations where you run into someone in a hallway, and they go left, but you go left, then you go right, but they go right, and then someone eventually yields and you walk pass each other. The only difference being instead of at walking pace it’s at 320km/h, where awkward situations always end badly.
June 27th, 2010 at 11:10 am
It’s a different corner but very similar crash. Quiet scary.