Alonso hit the rear of Esteban Gutierrez’s Haas while attempting an overtake at over 300km/h on the run down to Albert Park’s Turn 3. The collision saw him slam into the trackside wall before his car flipped into the gravel trap at the end of the straight. Alonso walked away from the accident with nothing more than a rib fracture, underlining the safety of modern Formula One cars.
“Get the hell out of there as quickly as possible.” On May 1 in 2011, Wanneroo Raceway came to a standstill after Reindler was hit by an unsuspecting Owen. Reindler’s clutch in his Commodore failed, and he stalled on the grid. He was collected by Owen, with the 37g impact erupting the fuel cell of the Brad Jones Racing Commodore.
The 1998 Belgium Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps is famous for a chaotic, 13-car pile-up at the start in torrential rain, caused when David Coulthard lost control of his McLaren. Totaling over $13 million in damage, it is considered one of F1’s most expensive and dramatic, yet remarkably, no drivers were seriously injured.
