Although tyre blowout's are somewhat rare
occurrences these Days, it's somewhat galling to think of Formula 1 escaping
two nasty accidents the same weekend at Spa whilst Justin Wilson wasn't so
lucky at Pocono, which wasn't tyre related, but nonetheless.
Alas, whilst this
story is slightly dated, I slid I-T a further week's time in deference to the
untimely death of Justin Wilson, which has really Gutted Mwah in regards to
motor racing right now...
Having waited eagerly all day to watch the
return of Formula 1 after a month's hiatus, where arguably the sport's Biggest
Marque would be celebrating its unfathomable 900th Grand Prix start, I was left
feeling a 'Wee bit numb over such meaningless trivia upon the previous accident
at Pocono I'd just watched hours earlier on thy Telie' whilst awaiting the
evening's rebroadcast.
Thus, although I did watch the Pre-amble and Belgian
GP's start, my heart wasn't really in
it, especially with Lewis Hamilton serenely romping off into the distance and
hence, I tuned into Speed Freaks Sunday night instead to hear what the latest was on Justin B-I-G' UNIT Wilson's
condition. Where Brant James was quite refreshing to listen to.
As ironically, or
Karmically? Whilst working on a future No Fenders story revolving around Hydroplanes, I stumbled across the following
article prior to the Pocono IndyCar race, , which didn't help my research, but
is eerily related...
As surely Y'all have heard 'bout Seb'
Vettel's blistering assault upon Pirelli after his tyre burst one lap short of
the finish at the Belgian Grand Prix! Where previously Nico Rosberg suffered a
spectacular tyre explosion just north of 300kph during Friday practice! For
which Pirelli claims their tyres weren't at fault for either incidence.
While Pirelli has mounted a "Charm
Offensive" regarding how the FIA refused to grant its tyre usage limits
request in 2013...
Alas, suppose it's not really too surprising
that the argument over canopies on Open Wheel Racing cars would resurface, eh?
And that's without even mentioning Jean Theoret's NASTY Blowover on the Detroit
River the very same day!
