SINGAPORE: Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who started on the pole position, received a setback at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday after driving off from a pit stop with a fuel rig still attached to his car.
The hose tore off its mooring, spewing gasoline in the air and lashing a crew member who fell to the ground as the Ferrari drove away, less than 50 minutes into the race.
After realizing the error, Massa stopped further down in the pit with the hose trailing behind him, as stunned crew members rushed to help.
Having lost precious time, Massa rejoined the race in 18th position, wrecking what until then had been a perfect race from the pole. He had been well in front of championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who started second.
The Brazilian was given a drive-through penalty for unsafe release because he almost collided with another car while leaving the pit with the hose.
The mechanic who was brought down by the snaking hose was carried away on a stretcher for a checkup at the on-track medical center.
In other incidents, Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed against a side protective barrier, while Ruben Barrichello found his Honda stopping suddenly.
Piquet was apparently unhurt, climbing out of his wrecked car before dashing across the track to get out through an opening. Barrichello also found his way out of the track to mingle with spectators and shake their hands.MASSA ACCIDENT IN HUNGARY GP:
Alonso 1st ;)
RispondiEliminaPalikkkkkkk Laciiiiiiiii XDXDXD Magyar RTL hehehehehe
RispondiEliminaITALIA WANT ALONSO IN FERRARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RispondiEliminaPoor Massa... he was great.
RispondiEliminaif you check the video you can see a green light allowing massa to leave the pit, he did it right
RispondiEliminaMassa is the best...he did everything right!!
RispondiEliminaFerrari team sucks...they make a mistake every time one of their pilots are in good conditions to get the first position in the championship!!!
ha ha ha
RispondiEliminaYes, there is a green light allowing the exit.
RispondiEliminaWasn't an error of brazilian. Massa is great pilot, responsible and skillful like brazilians (senna, piquet) on F1.
"ki nyomta ki a zöld zászlót???" - istenemre mondom, ezt a pasit annyira ki kellene tiltani a képernyőről, mint a kiszeltündét...
RispondiEliminabig mistake :(
RispondiEliminaanyway... Ferrari needs Alonso to beat McLaren
This was a terrible mistake on Ferrari's part. This is further proof that doing away with the lollipop man is not a good idea. So much for saving a quarter of a second per pit stop - this may wreck Massa's chance at the title.
RispondiEliminaWhat I don't understand is how is it possible for the fuel man to press the button when the rig is still attached to the car. You would have thought having a sensor that detects whether the rig is still attached would be a trivial thing to do.
"Hol a nyalokas ember????" hat ez jo ez a Palik :))))))))))
RispondiEliminareally sorry to see this about massa really good #2 driver for ferrari
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