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The marshal which ran across the live track to get to Perez's engine barbecue can also never be allowed to happen again. I had flashbacks of Tom Pryce's crash and was watching that through my fingers. It literally made me angry.
Looked like he had a small water extinguisher which is going to be fairly useless, the 2nd guy looked to have a bigger CO2 extinguisher, again not ideal, but will at least dampen the fire down whilst you've still got CO2 left.Yea from watching the video, either the first marshal's extinguisher wasn't suitable or he used it incorrectly. The 2nd extinguisher had a lot more 'power' behind it and actually seemed slightly useful.
While I completely agree, this should never happen, the situation is very different to Tom Pryce, no crested hill, completely open field of vision, drivers already under double waved yellows ("slow down and prepare to stop") etc.The marshal which ran across the live track to get to Perez's engine barbecue can also never be allowed to happen again. I had flashbacks of Tom Pryce's crash and was watching that through my fingers. It literally made me angry.
Yea from watching the video, either the first marshal's extinguisher wasn't suitable or he used it incorrectly. The 2nd extinguisher had a lot more 'power' behind it and actually seemed slightly useful.
Looked like he had a small water extinguisher which is going to be fairly useless, the 2nd guy looked to have a bigger CO2 extinguisher, again not ideal, but will at least dampen the fire down whilst you've still got CO2 left.
Ah you're right, the two guys on the other side are using powder. Didn't seem to be leaving much of a mess, but it might be the light conditions.It wasn't the correct type, but it did still help. It appeared to be a powder type extinguisher that's normally more for when they can get closer to the cars, inside them etc.
We're basically told not to waste your time with a water extinguisher like that for anything other than a basic paper fire/wood fire. Using it on a large fuel fire is going to be a waste of time and as you say, if there's chemicals involved water is usually a bad idea anyway.What are the batteries made of? If there is any lithium in them, the last thing anyone should be doing is spraying water on a potentially cracked battery cell.
Commentary team kept saying how bad the Merc is in traffic, yet seemed to forget Hamilton's recovery drive about 4 races ago
He's useless in traffic, which is a shame because out of position cars tend to be a nice addition to a race.
Looked like he had a small water extinguisher which is going to be fairly useless, the 2nd guy looked to have a bigger CO2 extinguisher, again not ideal, but will at least dampen the fire down whilst you've still got CO2 left.
I suspect the other Marshall (behind the barrier) was downwind, and likely experiencing a LOT more heat from the fire, and was using the spray to try and let him get closer.
Its not fair to judge them with little to no experience of dealing with a fire. The guy was still running towards a very hectic situation, with burning race fuel and was also likely not sure there was a driver in that part of the wreck at all given how little he would be able to see/hear/comprehend with such a crazy situation!
Race positions were taken from the 2nd safety car line, prior to the crash.Was there ever an explanation as to why the grid was rearranged after the crash. In commentary, Crofty said it was the position of the cars when the race was stopped. Despite re watching the coverage, I can't see the moment between the crash and the red flag that bottas passed albon and Danny ric. It just seems strange that it was never mentioned again.
Looked like he had a small water extinguisher which is going to be fairly useless, the 2nd guy looked to have a bigger CO2 extinguisher, again not ideal, but will at least dampen the fire down whilst you've still got CO2 left.
Its absolutely crazy to think that one thing went very very wrong, that crash will be forever imprinted on my memory, yet so many things went so very right in this situation, after the crash everything just seemed fall into place to allow Grosjean to safely extract and survive with minimal injuries. If just one of those many things had gone wrong we'd be speaking in very different terms right now.The fire marshal that had the CO2 extinguisher was the marshal that ran from the other side of the track. If you watch the video, both he and the the medical car doctor were looking under the armco to see where Grosjean was before the extinguisher was activated. That activation forced the flames away from the safety cell and allowed Grosjean to get out. He didn't waste any time in getting out either, but i really do think that if that marshal had not been there with that CO2 extinguisher to clear a flame free path for Grosjean he would not have got out alive.