Marussia car crashed during testing

[Gonzo0]

News just in:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18685789

I believe they were testing a major new package ahead of the GP this weekend. Hope the driver is ok....who is Marussias test driver?

 

[Gonzo0]

Im confused how this even happened. How narrow was the track :s

I'm assuming she was coming off the track to pull back into the pits when suddenly the throttle jammed open and launched the car forward.


Only speculating here.

 

[Gonzo0]

Yes what Mr Men has just quoted would make sense.

When the car thinks it will stall it opens the throttle to keep the engine running as stalling in F1 would be disastorous.

The car will suddenly lurch forward....remember watching Richard Hammond trying to pull off in a Renault F1 and the car whent into Anti Stall about 6 times in a row...each time the car lurched forward.

 

[Gonzo0]

Anti stall also pulls the clutch in.

The car would still lurch forward though, would it not?

 

[Gonzo0]

Sounds like Anti Stall can be ruled out then.

Maybe the throttle jammed open

 

[Gonzo0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUZJVY-sHo

About 5:30 in for Anti Stall

 

[Gonzo0]

That does not look good

 

[Gonzo0]

I think at the end of the day, this is motorsport and there are always going to be risks involved it goes with the job.

Every driver knows that everytime they get into a race car that they are putting their lives at risk.