Baku dangerous ?
Discussion
ivanhoew said:
Um,,,is it me, or does Baku look like a lethal death trap to anyone else ?
There seems to be very little in the way of run-off at some of the turns, and the crash protection surrounding some of the buildings seems to equate to a sheet of steel. Monaco doesn't always seem very safe, but this potentially looks a lot more dangerous - especially given the narrowness of the track at some points.I guess the drivers will have to show some old school respect towards the circuit - but quite surprised that someone approved it in this age of risk assessments and health and safety.
oh good not just me then .
i have this surreal image of a lot of f1 cars being poured into a steel funnel by bernie using one hand ,the other held out for the sheckels being thrust into it by the oil rich/tabloid press/cvc ,whilst mouthing the words "just watch this.."
maybe less parmesan cheese for me .
i have this surreal image of a lot of f1 cars being poured into a steel funnel by bernie using one hand ,the other held out for the sheckels being thrust into it by the oil rich/tabloid press/cvc ,whilst mouthing the words "just watch this.."
maybe less parmesan cheese for me .
ivanhoew said:
Um,,,is it me, or does Baku look like a lethal death trap to anyone else ?
It does..... run off areas as small as Monaco but speeds as high as Monza.... disaster waiting to happen IMO. If the drivers are being sensible they will have to leave huge margins into certain corners, probably only pushing 100% in Q3. SmoothCriminal said:
Track looks massive is much wider than Monaco Hamilton equated some places to a motorway. Yes the turn by the old city is tight but looking at the way Rosberg just took the turn they go no where near that bit of sheet metal.
When the driver isn't in the middle of having an accident, then yes, they probably are nowhere near making contact with the sheet metal clad area. The trouble is, things don't always go to plan...Eric Mc said:
It's OK - they'll all be wearing halos next year and it will be 100% safe.
Of course it's dangerous. Good, I say.
Good?Of course it's dangerous. Good, I say.
Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
Boring_Chris said:
Good?
Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
And that's why your not an f1 driver...Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
These are drivers at the top of their game, they should be able to cope on any circuit
Having watched a bit of FP1 it looks ok to me. They are not going fast in that particularly tight bit and a bunch of them used the escape roads/run off, where it was needed, without hitting anything (in the period I was watching...stuff may have happened later).
I don't see it being any more dangerous than some of the Indycar street circuits.
I don't see it being any more dangerous than some of the Indycar street circuits.
AWRacing said:
Boring_Chris said:
Good?
Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
And that's why your not an f1 driver...Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
These are drivers at the top of their game, they should be able to cope on any circuit
'Drivers at the top of their game', yes, formula 1 drivers never crash do they? .. But of course they do, there are mistakes and there are car failures, which is why circuits are designed to have reasonable run offs, you know to prevent deaths from hitting a castle wall at vast rate of knots. Sorry, some of you folks missed the boat for getting to see someone die in a fireball every other race.
Edited by stephen300o on Friday 17th June 12:39
ivanhoew said:
oh good not just me then .
i have this surreal image of a lot of f1 cars being poured into a steel funnel by bernie using one hand ,the other held out for the sheckels being thrust into it by the oil rich/tabloid press/cvc ,whilst mouthing the words "just watch this.."
maybe less parmesan cheese for me .
That image reminds me of this - i have this surreal image of a lot of f1 cars being poured into a steel funnel by bernie using one hand ,the other held out for the sheckels being thrust into it by the oil rich/tabloid press/cvc ,whilst mouthing the words "just watch this.."
maybe less parmesan cheese for me .
Boring_Chris said:
Good?
Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
Life is pointless. Why bother doing anything that has risk attached to it?Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
Eric Mc said:
Boring_Chris said:
Good?
Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
Life is pointless. Why bother doing anything that has risk attached to it?Have you seen the circuit? As Hamilton described, it's a motorway.
If they were at say, Zandvoort, and the issue of safety came up, I'd probably agree with your sentiment. But if I were an F1 driver (not chasing a championship) and asked to take on this circuit, I'd certainly be weighing up the why's and asking if the test driver wanted their chance to shine.
It just looks pointlessly dangerous. If that could ever be a reasonable statement.
At least we have no guns to take haha
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