Marco Campos is killed in a crash at Magny Cours

Marco Campos is killed in a crash at Magny Cours

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• crashes

[BillHFA]

This race was aired live in Brazil and... watching Senna's death in 1994 and Campos's in 1995 was so hard. Last race of the season, last lap, battle for a non-scoring position... and then such a crash. RIP Marco

[bbathoorn]

In 2007 Ernesto Viso luckely survived a similar crash at Magny Cours. They should have placed higher fences at some places on the track.

[DVDFerrari5]

at 0:05 you see his head hit conctete, that's why he died

[WhiteHatBobby]

The difference is the head hit the concrete wall. INDYCAR was concerned about this type of crash when the new Dallara chassis started development, and a rear bumper was added. This, the 1992 Japanese F3000 fatal at Suzuka, the 1996 CART fatal at Toronto, and the 2011 INDYCAR fatal at Las Vegas had heads hitting a fixed barrier (concrete or fence post). The extension of the airbox past the driver's head is likely the next idea.

[GCGodsCrusader]

R.I.P Marco Campos and Marco Simoncelli

[BLEZGYI]

very unlucky racing incident!

[wahaya2]

That is an appalling accident.... one of the worst I've ever seen.

[textthing]

@KBChronicler1

I've already got you, dangling head downwards at the end of a string, crying and wailing as everyone laughs at your floppy head.

[KBChronicler1]

@textthing You would have to come get me first. And I bet you are just some fucking bitch who complains but never does shit about it. Texting is gay by the way...

[textthing]

@KBChronicler1

How about we drop you on your head then make one of you? I guarantee belly laughs all around.

[skillbill83]

OMFG i`ve never seen this crash. His head is just crushed on the wall.

[JaddKaizanMC]

This looks so similar to Mark Webber's 2010 crash.