They don't have so many gravel traps in F1 these days
The cars tended to skitter over the top of them, so they've now gone with tarmac run off areas instead, which give the driver a better chance of controlling a wayward vehicle.

Not that it makes any difference if you're upside down like Mark Webber was last week, mind you!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:00, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

The onboard footage of that crash freaks me out a little.
Apparently he doesn't remember much apart from wondering if there were any bridges on that part of the track.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:05, Reply)

It was very scary
Not that he was doing very well on that race, losing 7 positions only at the start, but eh, at least he survived and walked out by his own foot.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:33, Reply)

F1 is remarkably safe these days
20 years ago, that kind of crash would have been fatal.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

Yep
Still amazing he could walk and talk as if nothing had happened.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Fri 2 Jul 2010, 9:53, Reply)