As far as jaw-dropping Formula One crashes go, you’ll struggle to find one more astonishing than sunday’s incident involving Mark Webber at the European Grand Prix.
Travelling in excess of 190mph, the 33-year-old careered into the back of Heikki Kovalainen’s Lotus, sending his car into the air.
His Red Bull then dramatically flipped landing on its roof before rolling over once more and sliding into the tyre barrier.
Amazingly Webber jumped out of his RB6 without so much as a scratch. Indeed the Aussie was more concerned that his day’s work was over.
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“I knew as soon as it happened that I was involved in a huge crash, that I was just a passenger,” Webber said.
“Headline stuff was going through my head when I was in the air, but that’s the game we’re in and some days that happens.”
“I lost some points, but in the end when you’re up there, you’re not worried about points. I was worried that I was going to be okay, ready for Silverstone [the British Grand Prix in a fortnight], and other than scratches and bruises, I will be.” Times LIVE
“Obviously neither driver wanted it to happen, but from our point of view Heikki was driving in a straight line, defending his position and then someone hits him from behind,” Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing’s chief technical officer said. “So where the mistake lies is fairly clear from our point of view. I’m sure Mark will have a different one.”
When Webber’s explanation was put to Gascoyne, he added: “Mark’s charged up behind Heikki, he’s got the quicker car and Heikki has to brake where he brakes because of the grip he has.
“At the end of the day it’s up to the guy overtaking to do so safely, and he didn’t.
“If you hit someone from behind it’s not the fault of the guy in front. The Press Association
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