Jenson Button Escapes Armed Attack On Car

Surprised he wasn't using a helicopter :confused:

Helicopters are pretty standard for the rich in Sao Paolo because of the heavy traffic and the risk of this kind of thing.
 
Ur round next said:
6 men brandishing machine guns while your stuck in traffic in a reinforced car i for one would be bricking it, Would a reinforced car handle upto 6 machine guns hitting it i very much dout it
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Firstly I doubt they had 'machine guns' - more likely AK47s etc...

Secondly you'd be surprised at what some of these cars can withstand. I was in Iraq a few years ago and the CP team for the British General had just taken delivery of a bunch of silver mercedes G wagons - they were allegedly supposed to be able to take a few hits from an RPG.

They took a window out to the firing range and fired a .50 cal at it - The window did stop the rounds - it didn't look too pretty after and the first layer of glass was smashed/cracked etc.. but these windows are a few inches thick and really do stop bullets.
 
dowie said:
Firstly I doubt they had 'machine guns' - more likely AK47s etc...

Secondly you'd be surprised at what some of these cars can withstand. I was in Iraq a few years ago and the CP team for the British General had just taken delivery of a bunch of silver mercedes G wagons - they were allegedly supposed to be able to take a few hits from an RPG.

They took a window out to the firing range and fired a .50 cal at it - The window did stop the rounds - it didn't look too pretty after and the first layer of glass was smashed/cracked etc.. but these windows are a few inches thick and really do stop bullets.
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You're right, they should have just stayed there and waved out of the window. :D
 
Castor said:
If they had AK's i'd be pretty worried even in an armoured car. Still one of the most powerful rifles ever made even after all these years?
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???

If these windows can survive a .50 cal then an AK isn't going to be a problem - not that I wouldn't also be worried too at the time but chances are you'd be OK.
 
dowie said:
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If these windows can survive a .50 cal then an AK isn't going to be a problem - not that I wouldn't also be worried too at the time but chances are you'd be OK.
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Just because these windows can take a .50 round a couple of times doesnt mean they can survive 200 rounds sustained from a bunch of AK's though. They are designed to take a few shots while you or your driver gets you the hell out of there, not sit waving at your assailants for 30 minutes:D
 
Castor said:
Just because these windows can take a .50 round a couple of times doesnt mean they can survive 200 rounds sustained from a bunch of AK's though. They are designed to take a few shots while you or your driver gets you the hell out of there, not sit waving at your assailants for 30 minutes:D
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Do you honestly think someone would not be putting their foot down?

Anyway as we can see they all survived...
 
Jambo said:
Does sound a bit sensationalised. There is absolutely no mention in the story that the car came under attack.
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It's not sensationalised, no doubt they were in danger of being robbed etc. It happens all the time in Sao Paulo, some Sauber mechanics have also been robbed this weekend. The only reason it's made the news though is because this time a driver was directly involved.
 
I also wonder if a car in SP will have the same protection as a G Wagon designed for a full war zone...

However it probably was built to protect the occupants from an AK... :p
 
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