Fellipe Massa bizzare accident in F1 qualifing

[Evo]

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Wasn't there a GP2 driver killed by a flying wheel last weekend?

Originally Posted by 5vz-fe Thank god for modern racing helmets. Hope he will recover quickly.

Yep in F2.

Modern racing helmets are good but sometimes when luck is not with you it becomes sad in the Henry Surtees F2 driver case. .

I am really glad that Massa survived it. He had a major surgery on his head and was successful.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77288

[MidEngine4Life]

I was watching that live at work. What are the odds eh? Crazy

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by Evo Modern racing helmets are good but sometimes when luck is not with you

Yeah. Well, helmets are good, but not good enough to protect you from the sheer mass and the rolling momentum of a tyre or the hardness of a racing car spring. You really can't do much about those other than prevention.