26 July 2009

That's gonna leave a mark...

As much as I don't actually like the Ferrari Formula 1 team, I still don't like to see things like this happening to them:



Yes, that's what happens when a ~1kg steel spring falls off someone else's car and hits you on the helmet while you're doing about 280 km/h. And sorry, the commentary is in German - but there's a better description and some photos in this article. And in case you're wondering: he's now having surgery for a fractured skull and eye socket, but it looks like he'll recover, which says a lot for the safety equipment they're running in those cars these days!

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