In the Japanese Grand Prix Takuma Sato drove off with his car ablaze, seemingly indifferent. Is that perfectly normal in F1 (given the safety standards..?) or was he just taking a big risk?
2007-10-03 03:54:23 · 5 answers · asked by Naffy 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ Formula One
There wasn't that much fuel spilled, so there was no danger of the car exploding. The rain and the air over the car would have been (and was) more than enough to extinguish the flames (which went out before he even got to the track surface). If he had stayed in the pit area to wait for the fire marshalls, the fire could have spread due to any fuel that might have been spilled on the ground. That would have been more dangerous.
2007-10-03 04:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by . 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of his mechanics popped his finger in the fuel vent valve. Since the tank was full it spit a little back out and it caught on fire. The combination of the rain and the moving air quickly put the fire out. Looked a lot more dangerous than it actually was.
2007-10-03 05:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by Brad T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the circumstance, if something breaks while your driving and erupts into flames the best advice is to stop the car, get out and run, but in the case of fuel over flow yes the best remedy is to get moving the added air will speed combustion and burn out the excess fuel faster so less of the car is damaged,
2007-10-03 07:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way fuel tanks are designed in a f1 car are virtually bomb proof what you saw at the Jap GP was just vapor/small spillage igniting : minimal risk
2007-10-04 08:04:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rear view mirrors are so small, he probably didn't see the flames and he probably didn't hear his team before pulling out.
2007-10-03 04:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by neohioguy1962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋