Formula 1: Suzuka GP Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoih5_kT8Y

Sutil and Bianchi are already totaled right next to that crane, and you've got the marshal up in the tower—literally sitting right next to the wreck—just staring at the whole mess and waving a green flag. 🤦

Wait, where's the airbox? Shouldn't the guy in the orange pants be standing right behind it?

Edward Howard2 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoih5_kT8Y

Sutili and Bianchi are already totaled right next to that crane—meanwhile, the marshal on the tower sitting right by the wreck just stares at the whole mess and waves a green flag 🤦

All the corner marshals are just volunteers working for free

Because apparently that’s just "the spirit of racing." Total idiocy.

You get what you pay for, I guess. Honestly, if I were working for peanuts, I’d be waving the wrong flag too

Man, I just hope we can scrape by with this one!!!

Raymond Anderson4 said:Give me a break. A couple of hours makes all the difference.
His condition is being shared with the crew and his family first... the public will find out when the timing is right.
What, you want doctors tweeting from the OR about how he's doing?

I’m worried Joe might be onto something here. 😢
There wasn't even a single clip of the crash on the broadcast or later on Sky, and there's just zero news...
That doesn't look good at all. 😢

Where the hell is the damn helicopter when you actually need it? I guess every single minute counts right now, and we're just sitting here waiting.

@Joe

If anything serious happens to Bianchi, God forbid, are you going to have a total meltdown over F1? Since Indy is clearly the pinnacle of motorsport in your eyes—mostly because people actually die there.

shadowhawk24 said:Unfortunately, I’m with Joe on this one. Everything feels like it's heading toward a total disaster. I just read reports that the ambulance got stuck in traffic on top of everything else...
I don't even know what to say. It's just a massive shame. 😢

Some seriously weird info coming from Sky...
Ted is saying the helicopter took off right after the ambulance left—basically at the same time. So, the idea is they could have flown sooner if they hadn't been tied up with medical stuff in the ambulance. 😕
It seems pretty sketchy to suggest an ambulance, which is obviously way slower, would be a better bet than a helicopter. 🤷

Ryan Hayes82 said:where the hell was the damn helicopter when it actually mattered!? those few minutes are everything

The chopper was right there

but apparently there are two different stories on why they didn't fly

1) weather kept it grounded

2) the doctors decided against it

And hey—neither of those is officially confirmed yet

Ryan Hayes82 said:where the hell is that damn helicopter when you actually need it!? Every single second counts right now

man, have you looked at the weather lately?

ruggedhawk20 said:But where on earth is the airbox? Shouldn't there be an airbox right behind the driver in the orange suit?

It occurs to me, if I may be so bold, that they might have mentioned having to cut into the car just to reach Jules; is it not entirely possible that the mechanics also tore away that specific section in their desperate rush to get to him?

There was even footage of a helicopter taking off, but honestly, what kind of shape was that thing actually in? Was it even outfitted to transport someone in that condition? I mean, obviously, a chopper is faster, but there’s got to be some logical explanation for why they didn't just use it immediately...

I'm seeing reports on X that the police arrived at the track and seized whatever was left of the car. To be blunt, I think we've seen enough. This whole thing feels like a closed case at this point; too much time has slipped by without any actual, concrete information being released.

ruggedhawk20 said:Every single marshal on the track is just some volunteer working for peanuts

Because apparently, that’s just "the spirit of racing" or whatever nonsense they feed you. Absolute insanity.

You get exactly what you pay for, right? Honestly, if someone offered me free perks, I’d probably end up waving the wrong flag too.

Thank God doctors aren't volunteers, right?

darkmarlin16 said:Did you see that weather?

In those kinds of conditions, a helicopter could fly without much trouble at all—hell, there was even footage of one mid-air.

I suspect CW might be looking at an early retirement after today's performance...

Ryan Hayes82 said:Where the hell is the damn helicopter when you actually need it!? Every single minute counts right now.

There was some talk on Sky about the helicopter situation. I guess whether it’s Herbert or Brundle, they started mentioning how head injuries make helicopters risky because of the pressure changes and stuff... so they opted for an ambulance instead, even though people confirmed the chopper was right there and ready to go.
Anyway, looks like things are pretty bad.

I probably won't be able to use a defibrillator while we're up in a helicopter.
Which just goes to show... things were looking pretty grim.

Tyler Ross56 said:Someone asked a question about helicopters over on Sky—now I’m wondering if it was Herbert or Brundle who started it.
So there’s all this talk about head injuries and how helicopters might be risky because of pressure changes—which is why they opted for a car instead—even though everyone knows the chopper was right there and ready to go.
Looks like things are going south fast—pretty nasty situation.

Senna got sent out by chopper. But yeah—the explanation actually holds water.

Tyler Ross56 said:There was some talk over on Sky about the helicopter situation. Whether it was Herbert or Brundle, they started speculating
that using a helicopter for head injuries might be risky due to pressure changes, which is why they opted for an ambulance instead—even though it’s been confirmed the chopper was right there and ready to fly.
Bottom line? It looks pretty bad.

If the helicopter flies high, sure, that could be an issue. But if they keep it low, there shouldn't be any pressure changes to worry about.
From what I gathered, the hospital is about 40 miles from the track. That’s an eternity in an ambulance, even if you’re cruising down an empty stretch of highway like a deserted interstate in the Midwest. Imagine trying that on the heavy traffic roads they definitely have in the USA...

ruggedhawk20 said:Senna was flown out by helicopter. But sure, that explanation totally makes sense.

Senna died on the track. Obviously, nobody cared how they hauled him away....