F1 Crash In Dubai

benbsb29 · 11th April 2009, 23:20

Thats a bad crash, and surprising one at that. The video didnt seem to show how Sulayem fared following the crash, but i get the feeling he is fine.

NomadVagabond · 12th April 2009, 11:07

That was too bad a crash. I wish the video showed the testing part too. Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Anirban.

turbo_v12 · 13th April 2009, 09:41

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Originally Posted by xtreme power

he requested not to opt for the slicks cause he wanted to slide the car around

He did that well, didn't he!

Besides, even after he crashed the car, his foot for pinned to the throttle for a couple of seconds. So maybe he must have lost control because of high revving the car and building too much torque up, after all...

Jst my 2 cents...

VeeTee · 13th April 2009, 14:56

This looks like last year's Renault (looking at the wings). That should have given him a better aerodynamic grip.

I read the news reports that he is fine.

zibby · 13th April 2009, 15:17

the driver of the F1 is Mohd. Bin Sulayem, he is a professional driver. it just wasn't his day. he can afford to buy a F1 he him self have some rare and nice exotic.

Vid6639 · 13th April 2009, 15:24

Maybe he forgot that F1 cars no longer have traction control.

maddy42 · 13th April 2009, 17:14

Well just not his day. One small error caused this to happen.

IronWolf · 13th April 2009, 17:25

Thats not that bad a accident. Unfortunate none the less.

Bin Sulayem is no stranger to high performance cars. However in this incident looks like he got over zealous to beat the GT40. He should have done a couple of sane slow laps before pushing the pedal down so hard.

I doubt if this was a mechanical failure. Just 100yards? Renault is certainly more reliable than that.

Plus like someone mentioned, looks like his right foot did not let go even after the crash.

What the heck, he can pay off Renault so easily that its not even funny.

turbo_v12 · 14th April 2009, 18:04

And now he wants another shot at it...

Rally ace crashes Renault in F1 demo - F1 | ITV Sport

Steeroid · 14th April 2009, 18:11

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Originally Posted by turbo_v12

And now he wants another shot at it...

Well, he IS the Vice President of the FIA so he might well get that shot.

madan80 · 14th April 2009, 18:31

Yikes, that looks like quite a bad crash! but i think its more of a loss of control rather than a failure of mechanical parts. What was really surprising was the time between the crash and crew reaching there.

11th April 2009, 23:20	#16
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bans-galore Posts: 6,131 Thanked: 760 Times View My Garage	Thats a bad crash, and surprising one at that. The video didnt seem to show how Sulayem fared following the crash, but i get the feeling he is fine.
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12th April 2009, 11:07	#17
NomadVagabond BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dilli Meri Jaan Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	That was too bad a crash. I wish the video showed the testing part too. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Anirban.
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13th April 2009, 14:56	#19
VeeTee BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 34 Thanked: 11 Times	This looks like last year's Renault (looking at the wings). That should have given him a better aerodynamic grip. I read the news reports that he is fine.
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13th April 2009, 15:17	#20
zibby BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London/Panjim Posts: 676 Thanked: 120 Times	the driver of the F1 is Mohd. Bin Sulayem, he is a professional driver. it just wasn't his day. he can afford to buy a F1 he him self have some rare and nice exotic.
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13th April 2009, 15:24	#21
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,618 Thanked: 4,154 Times View My Garage	Maybe he forgot that F1 cars no longer have traction control.
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13th April 2009, 17:14	#22
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 1,399 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	Well just not his day. One small error caused this to happen.
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13th April 2009, 17:25	#23
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,559 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Thats not that bad a accident. Unfortunate none the less. Bin Sulayem is no stranger to high performance cars. However in this incident looks like he got over zealous to beat the GT40. He should have done a couple of sane slow laps before pushing the pedal down so hard. I doubt if this was a mechanical failure. Just 100yards? Renault is certainly more reliable than that. Plus like someone mentioned, looks like his right foot did not let go even after the crash. What the heck, he can pay off Renault so easily that its not even funny.
	() Thanks

14th April 2009, 18:04	#24
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	And now he wants another shot at it... Rally ace crashes Renault in F1 demo - F1 \| ITV Sport
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14th April 2009, 18:31	#26
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore City Posts: 1,348 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Yikes, that looks like quite a bad crash! but i think its more of a loss of control rather than a failure of mechanical parts. What was really surprising was the time between the crash and crew reaching there.
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