If you haven’t seen this already then let us give you a quick recap. Former F1 driver Sebastian Bourdais sets the fastest lap time during qualifying ahead of the Indy500. One Corner later Bourdais’s schedule has been re-set to recovery as he hits the wall having lost the back of his car just as he makes the apex at 231mph.
The loss of control is instant the impact is massive, the damage to the car is done and Bourdais has suffered multiple fractures.
Modern safety standards mean that Bourdais survived because Indcars are designed to with very high levels of impact tolerances.
But the body isn’t as impact resistant even with modern safety standards Bourdais is lucky to get away with just fractures however his Indycar season is over.
Fernando Alonso qualified 5th a fantastic result for his first time at the Indy500. Bourdais’s crash is a reminder that he too could suffer the same fate.
