The US GP left a very impressive image: that of the Fernando Alonso’s Alpine on two wheels after colliding with Lance Stroll. Miraculously, the car was not thrown into the air and the Spaniard was able control the car in flightbeing able to continue on the track despite the damage received.
Alonso thus saved what could have been a brutal accident. In fact, after the race, she said that something similar to what happens in IndyCar could have happened when you hit the wall and do several 360.
He did not suffer the same fate in 2010 Mark Webber. The Australian went to pass Heikki Kovalainenwhen the Finn made a strange maneuver and the Red Bull collided with him, flying through the air and even turning around in the air.
The Red Bull came to impact face down against the asphalt to end up getting on four wheels and violently impact against the protections. Miraculously, Webber was unharmed..
I clearly remember this accident of Mark Webber in 2010 in Valencia, setting sail at more than 300😱😱 pic.twitter.com/QmYeHmb0MA
— Enzo (@enzoniveyro) February 9, 2016
It must be taken into account that today’s single-seaters have the halo, the safety element that the Formula 1 and that on more than one occasion have saved the lives of some riders in recent seasons, such as Guanyu Zhou this year at Silverstone either Romain Grosjean in 2020 in Bahrain.
But in 2010 the cars did not have the haloso that Webber was very lucky, because his head could have violently impacted the track after his car blew up and it could have ended in something much more serious.
Alonso also had a minimum time to keep his hands on the wheel, but the accident of Webber It was fleeting and when the Australian wanted to realize it, he was already flying, unable to do anything.
