Gonzalo Rodriguez Fatal Crash

[jimz68]

I was shooting photos in the Penske pit when this happened. Still gives me chills.

RIP Gonzalo.

[TittyTittyBangBangXX]

Did his brakes lock up? Omg, That must be such a helpless feeling.

[nickforthetitle]

@TittyTittyBangBangXX he had a stuck throttle. one of the most scariest things that can happen in a racecar. really unfortunate

[maybrook1]

@nickforthetitle It was really unfortunate that it happened at the most dangerous part of the course.

[Beerz76]

The camera guy above the corkscrew (1st shot of the crash) should never be allowed to handle a camera again... what an asshole.

[knut]

@Beerz76 He was doing his job.

[alief54]

i fired this guy in my game,now im feel extremely sorry

Respect For Rodriguez

[TheShepster80]

The sign at 0:30 ! Im sure his family wished he had! poor bugger!

[Willbrse]

I like this track. But I'd be worried if IndyCar goes back there, it's not safe at all.

[18diegodiaz]

gonchi siempre estaras con nosotros :/

[Nascarfan880]

once again feel bad for likeing this... really really sad

[youngdeezy1990]

if he was wearing the HANS device,he would still be alive today.

[revolucioncarnal]

@youngdeezy1990 what is the hans device?

[youngdeezy1990]

@revolucioncarnal it a head and neck restraint that all drivers wear. it stops forward head movment in crashes like this. im sure gonzalo died of a basic skull fracture. witch causes the majory of race car deaths. if he would have had the HANS device,he would still be alive. if you want more info on this,just look it up. all drivers start wearing it after dale earnheart past way.

[Christoffski]

@youngdeezy1990 HANS was a great invention, it's just a shame that it took deaths like this to develop it.

[youngdeezy1990]

@Christoffski yeppp. i dont even want to think about all the lifes that wouldve been saved if they wouldve worn it.

[ursuss100]

@revolucioncarnal Btw, Hans has a signification. It means Head and Neck Support. In normal driving conditions it does not disable the driver to move his head and neck, but when the head goes backwards (when a car is rear-ended for example, or during high-speed impacts, it blocks the neck like a cast and prevents it from whiplashing.

[DutachaVideos]

fumar mata

[alenalayan]

GONZALO RODRIGUEZ WAS THE NUMBER ONE PILOT OF URUGUAY

Y TODAVIA LO SIGUE SIENDO

EL EJEMPLO DE DEPORTISTA Y DE PERSONA QUE HAY QUE TOMAR

UN DEPORTISTA CON GLORIAS QUE JAMAS SUPO PERDER LA HUMILDAD

GRACIAS POR TODO GONCHI Q.E.P.D.

[juhdiakathat]

laguna seca track is so fucking dangerous that i dont what they are thinking when they race there..

[grinmaster1]

@juhdiakathat any track is "dangerous" if your throttle is stuck. ._.

you think any other shicane is safe when you cant brake?

[ursuss100]

@grinmaster1 I thought Gonzalo's crash was caused by a brake failure ?

[NASCARWWEclubpenguin]

starting from 0:29 there was a guy falling.. is that him?

[Sunoco]

@NASCARWWEclubpenguin Er, no. He remained in the car.

[jraybay]

@NASCARWWEclubpenguin It's obviously not...

[smithy1986]

@NASCARWWEclubpenguin That's a spectator, or more likely a photographer, getting out of the way.

[Skramp]

It wasn't the flip over the wall that killed him, it was the fact he hit the wall head on at 150+ mph without a HANS device to protect his neck from whiplash or anything.

[iRacingTV]

@Skramp Yes, it was a base of skull fracture from the wall impact.

[elroobolso19]

Q.E.P.D Gonchi...

Nunca olvidare la tarde del 11 de septiembre de 1999 mientras tenga vida.

fuiste el mejor para mi

R.I.P Gonchi...

I will never forget the september 11, 1999 afternoon in my whole life

you were the best for me

[xxAnimeToonsxx]

wow i have to say watching this years later , im really suprised he died in that incident , but im guessing the roll bar failed or wasnt able to help due to the fact he was on a slope or i dunno ... just didnt seem that bad but it only takes one tiny thing to cause a fatal wound or injury

[NismoFinder]

@xxAnimeToonsxx Yeah, well he suffered a Basilar Skull fracture (like Earnhardt) from the initial impact which then supposedly caused almost all of the blood in his upper body to exit from every facial opening (from the extreme rotation and G-Forces) BEFORE the car even hit the ground after flipping. He didn't feel a thing I'd imagine.

[javierhejtmanek]

the comentator says "gonzales rodriguez" from Uruguay like he was a young kid just starting in racing, when in reality he was a very experienced and talented driver ready for a championship and all the other drivers knew him very well, i guess "rookie" is just a word that defines somebody's first year in any given category at any sport

[tugatomsk]

@javierhejtmanek You're right, it didn't do him any justice. I saw Rodriguez win the F3000 Monaco race that year! Back then, his victory was hailed, a really good one. It's not easy no win at Monaco.

[javierhejtmanek]

what an unfortunate event indeed, mechanical failure took the life of such a promising star and amazing person, RIP gonchi

[javierhejtmanek]

it's stange how they refer to him as a rookie (first year in cart championship) when he was more experinced than half of the drivers in that category, he raced with montoya in other series even before he got famous (montoya), raced in almost every circuit in south america and europe and had been around and standing out for more than a decade (thats why penske wanted him as part of his renovated team to substitute one of his drivers)

[lukajlo100]

Pierwszy raz widziałem ten wypadek w wiadomościach eurosportu , nie powinni tego pokazywać

[javierhejtmanek]

is not "Gonzalez Rodriguez is GONZALO rodriguez and he was a real champ