Jox: Now that was a big one..

You have probably seen the Audi.v.Ferrari accident by now on YouTube and yes, it was as least a big as it looked. It was a strange one ... how and why did it happened. McNish really had been flying during the opening hour and was looking impressive. There was no shortage of speed here! Then it all went wrong, big time. The #1 Audi appeared to slow behind the Ferrari, maybe to let McNish by, but what ever happened it was boxed in and couldn’t even consider passing the Ferrari, McNish however was on a mission and some reckon he went for a gap that wasn’t there, Ulrich says the Ferrari turned in. Whatever... but McNish and Beltoise touched and the Audi headed over across the gravel trap at a helluva pace. It got sideways before it hit they tyre wall which may have been a good thing because had it gone in headfirst it would have hurt even more. The Audi then reared up and as it disintegrated it looked as if it would flip over the barrier and land on the group of photographers who were standing there. It didn’t and they were lucky, none were injured, it was a miracle.
The Marshalls tipped the Audi over, extricated McNish and he walked away from the biggest accidents we have seen in years. He was a lucky lad.
The Ferrari was able to drive back to the pits and is back in the race. McNish went to hospital for further checks...

/Djet - on behalf of Jox (he is busy)