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Old 23 Aug 2003, 08:40 (Ref:696246)   #1
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Firman Crash

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The first practice session at Hungary on Saturday has been red flagged after Ralph Firman crashed heavily.

The Jordan driver lost his rear wing going into the fifth corner of the Budapest track and lost control of his car before hitting the armco barrier at speed.

The Briton was able to get out of the car but has been taken to the medical centre for further checks.

It is not yet known if anyone was injured in the incident. It is believed some photographers may have been hit.

The session will continue once the stewards have repaired the barrier.
Does anyone know what happened. Sounds pretty serious.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 08:50 (Ref:696252)   #2
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I think his rear wing failed then he spun.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 08:57 (Ref:696255)   #3
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ralf fan should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridralf fan should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridralf fan should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridralf fan should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
i saw it live ,his rear wing just fell off during a hot lap,hence he spun and crashed into the tyre protection.the impact was heavy .I wonder if he will be fit for the quly2
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:01 (Ref:696256)   #4
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Seems he is OK. From F1racing.net:

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RALPH FIRMAN escaped serious injury in a horrifying high speed crash at the Hungaroring during Saturday morning practice but was airlifted to hospital for further tests. ( Saturday Photos / Session Times )

28-year-old Firman lost control of his Jordan Ford EJ13 at over 160mph when his rear wing failed. This sent the car hurtling over the gravel trap at turn four backwards before he drilled into the tyre barrier which would need some 25-minutes of frantic activity to repair.

The incident came fifteen minutes into the 45-minute practice session and was halted immediately. Firman looked shaken by the incident when he was helped from the cockpit by a marshal, but he was able to sit up on a stretcher and remove his own helmet before acknowledging the concerned crowds with a wave.

Firman was then rushed by ambulance to the circuit medical centre where he underwent tests.

Team boss Eddie Jordan has confirmed that Firman is going for a scan at a hospital as a precautionary measure.

"Ralph has a slight pain in his foot but otherwise he is in good condition and is thankfully still very much aware of what is happening," Jordan explained. "They are now just taking precautionary measures to ensure he is completely ok and checked out at ths hospital."

There is no word yet whether Firman would be fit enough to drive in qualifying this afternoon or even tomorrow's race. A similarly heavy crash during Saturday morning practice at Monaco saw Jenson Button forced to miss the race on medical orders.

Stay tuned for more news as it breaks...

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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:05 (Ref:696260)   #5
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yeah f1-live too has reported that he is going to the hospital ,i doubt he will take part tomorrow,even if he does he will have to start from the pits because i dont think he will make it in time
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:14 (Ref:696262)   #6
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Zsolt Baumgartner to stand in for Firman Jnr?
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:15 (Ref:696263)   #7
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:23 (Ref:696268)   #8
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Baumgartner may get an unexpected call up.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:30 (Ref:696273)   #9
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he was faster than firman and fisco in friday testing so why not?
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:42 (Ref:696281)   #10
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The video of Firman Jnr's crash is now online...


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Old 23 Aug 2003, 09:44 (Ref:696283)   #11
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Is it my PC or can anyone else not open that?
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 10:01 (Ref:696291)   #12
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I think it may be your PC. It looked painfull
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 10:27 (Ref:696303)   #13
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Just do a save target as and then open it in windows Media Player, it should work then billyblister.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 10:27 (Ref:696304)   #14
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you need a particular decoder for media player, try loading a div x player

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Old 23 Aug 2003, 10:29 (Ref:696306)   #15
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just did theat scott75 and i got same..
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 21:06 (Ref:696822)   #16
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So what, he crashed. Little rich boy only got to F1 because of daddy, get somebody with a bit of guts and drive about them in the Jordan. Good luck Zsolt say I.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 21:11 (Ref:696824)   #17
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 21:20 (Ref:696832)   #18
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Thats one hell of a crash!!!!

I didn't want him racing in 2003, but I didn't want him to miss races this way.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 21:57 (Ref:696868)   #19
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Saw the crash earliuer before work, looked very painful and lucky that the photographers were further down the safety barrier which looked as though Firman was gonna do a Mcnish at one point.
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 22:03 (Ref:696876)   #20
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Ouch? It's the brain they're worried about - symptoms from impacts like this often don't show up for a long while...
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Old 23 Aug 2003, 22:28 (Ref:696898)   #21
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oww one bad crash for firman
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Old 24 Aug 2003, 03:42 (Ref:697028)   #22
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nasty accident indeed , the speed of the car when it left the track was amazing.

hope he can recover quikly but if he has a broken ankle it may take some time.

thanks for the link to the video BTW , I had to download a DivX player but I got it to work.
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Old 24 Aug 2003, 10:11 (Ref:697169)   #23
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I heard that the telemetry showed a 47G impact. That's big!
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