Felipe Massa has given his first interview since the horrible crash in qualifying at the Hungarian GP little more than a week ago. Massa shares that he is feeling much better and can't wait to get behind the wheel of his F60, but wants to fully recover before doing so. The interview is courtesy of the Scuderia Ferrari.
It could have been a lot lot worse, it could have happened earlier on the straight leading up where there is less run off and only armco to hitCallum wrote:Im always for looking at the bright side of things..
if the spring had hit maybe two inches lower i think the weaker visor would have taken the full blow.
could have been worse.
i hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.
Ferrari are using much lighter restraint materials. It wan an update in Barcelona?mpbx3003 wrote:I don't think you can really compare those two crashes, Massa's head doesn't look restrained at all. You can see the bottom edge on the back of Massa's helmet, but Kimi's head only goes far enough to see halfway down the back. That said, Kimi's head does go further than usual. Maybe Ferrari have some problem with the device.Ray wrote:Kimi in Monza 2007 went really far forward as well.
You know, I think there probably was a problem with the belts, because when you see the slow-mo version, you can see the HANS device on the back of his helmet. As far as I know, the device stays on the shoulders, while the head goes slightly forward, but restrained by the tethers. The more I see of it, the worse the circumstances surrounding this crash get.ringo wrote:Ferrari are using much lighter restraint materials. It wan an update in Barcelona?mpbx3003 wrote:I don't think you can really compare those two crashes, Massa's head doesn't look restrained at all. You can see the bottom edge on the back of Massa's helmet, but Kimi's head only goes far enough to see halfway down the back. That said, Kimi's head does go further than usual. Maybe Ferrari have some problem with the device.Ray wrote:Kimi in Monza 2007 went really far forward as well.
Maybe the lighter belts failed.
yes Brawn may need to work on their springs staying put, but the helmet shouldn't fail unless it goes through a brick wall at the sound of speed.santoni wrote:I think people on here need to remember the problem here is a faulty spring, not a faulty helmet!
If the belts were not to FIA spec the car would fail scrutineering, they are very very hot on belts and helmets and check every drivers Hans, Helmet and Belts at every race weekend.pete555 wrote:The belts are supplied by a third party and have to be approved by the Fia to a standard.
Seriously 90% of this thread is wild speculation and or bullshit
A very talented driver is hurt the who why and what will be investigated with more thought and process using the factual data of telemetry and frame by frame tv evidence.
The spring hit where it did, NOT 2 inches up or down.
see above post for clarification on wild speculation and bull
This thread is indeed a speculation. If you have nothing but insults to contribute to it, JUST LEAVE, for Pete's sake.pete555 wrote:see above post for clarification on wild speculation and bull
Then correct us pete. Or do you not have opinion yourself and would rather look to be smarter than everyone by calling all of the discussion so far bullshit. We are going off of what we've seen by comparing past accidents and reports to this one with a little bit of media reporting thrown in to fill the gaps. I'm willing to bet alot of what has been said by us will be correct or very close to it. Thanks for stopping by and contributing nothing of substance.pete555 wrote:The belts are supplied by a third party and have to be approved by the Fia to a standard.
Seriously 90% of this thread is wild speculation and or bullshit
A very talented driver is hurt the who why and what will be investigated with more thought and process using the factual data of telemetry and frame by frame tv evidence.
The spring hit where it did, NOT 2 inches up or down.
see above post for clarification on wild speculation and bull
Sorry, didn't mean to imply they were very similar in nature, just that Kimi had an accident with little or no braking into a tire wall and his head snapped pretty far forward even while conscious. I truly believe he was completely out after the spring hit after watching the video again. He didn't even let go of the wheel and I've seen plenty of times someone knocked out and they were still holding something even after hitting the floor.mpbx3003 wrote:I don't think you can really compare those two crashes, Massa's head doesn't look restrained at all. You can see the bottom edge on the back of Massa's helmet, but Kimi's head only goes far enough to see halfway down the back. That said, Kimi's head does go further than usual. Maybe Ferrari have some problem with the device.Ray wrote:Kimi in Monza 2007 went really far forward as well.
zx9rc1 wrote:I've never worn HANS myself, so can you answer a question? How easily can you remove the tethers? I was thinking that maybe the spring, when it bounced around after hitting him, might have knocked one of them loose.
Given that most of the discussion has been based on On-screen Telemetry, video evidence, and media reports, how is this discussion so much different to an official investigation. We don't have as much data to work with, but that doesn't mean we can't draw some conclusions from it.pete555 wrote: A very talented driver is hurt the who why and what will be investigated with more thought and process using the factual data of telemetry and frame by frame tv evidence.
