Masi says Spa track is still 'safe' enough for F1
Aug.6 - Spa-Francorchamps is safe enough to keep hosting the fabled Belgian GP, according to F1 race director Michael Masi.
With the death in 2019 of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert not forgotten, a similarly-scary crash at the exit of Eau Rouge took place during the recent 24-hour sports car race.
Williams reserve Jack Aitken sustained multiple fractures in the GT3 crash, which was alarming news for Juan Manuel Correa - the other driver involved in the fatal Hubert crash of 2019.
"The images of the crash are particularly haunting," Correa, who was seriously injured in the 2019 Formula 2 crash, said of last weekend's events.
The American-Ecuadorian said that, in the intervening two years, he has raised "various concerns" with Spa and the FIA about "driver safety" at Spa.
"I have offered to share information from my own experience," he said. "I have been seeking answers about what happened, why, and what steps the FIA and other stakeholders have taken.
"At this time discussions are ongoing with relevant stakeholders to try and resolve my concerns."
However, Masi insists that Spa-Francorchamps remains safe.
"The circuit has done some work in several areas, but the track retained its existing FIA Grade 1 license," he said.
"Things have changed and improved there, with the work that is done from year to year. The FIA considers this circuit to be safe.
"Of course none of us want to see serious accidents, and I am glad that everything is relatively good with these drivers," Masi added.
"I have seen several media reports that suggest they are healthy and in fair condition, which is the most important thing."
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seeing that engine break off and land pretty close to the marshall post was a bit alarming and JA injuries, well lets say he was lucky in brackets, but nothings 100% safe though, the old motto "Motorsport is dangerous "
Sorry to be an insensitive a'hole, but I have a solution. Either eliminate dumbass driver errors (HAM, VER, BOT, STR most recently), which isn't going to happen, or simply slow down. To paraphrase the NRA, tracks don't cause crashes, drivers do. Very rarely mechanics or conditions do cause wrecks, but not often.
funny aint it, yrs ago we never used to slag drivers off like we can now , ah ..... the value of modern technology to the armchair experts like us, talking of tech , i see mclaren have sold off another bit of family silver
McLaren strikes deal to sell Applied technology arm to investment firm Greybull
I'm not even an expert on operating my armchair. We don't get much McLaren news here in the colonies, what's the end game on their divestitures? I know they signed a 20 yr lease on the F1 factory. Just trying to fill a war chest by selling facilities?
Honestly ive no idea........, i mean read the wiki stuff on them and there a big player in motorsport, id have thought , for the cash it raises , would have been better keeping some tech as a strong hold on things, as someone on here said, cash runs out, rents there forever .not as historic to a brit as selling the race team but evenso, sorta hurts even if for the time being everyone keeps there jobs