Wurz - it was a lucky escape for F1
Filed Under: Alex Wurz, Current Field, Drivers, F1 News
Sebastien Vettel has stated that he believes that the shunt between Coulthard and Wurz could have easily been F1’s worst moment since 1994’s Imola weekend.
David Couthard followed Wurz into a corner too quickly; Coulthard hit Wurz’s Williams’ and then was catapaulted over the front of the Williams, missing Wurz’s face by an estimated 15cm.
Talking of the incident, Vettel said, “If the car had hit Alex’s head, he wouldn’t have had a hope. It was incredibly dangerous.”
Norbert Haug, Mercedes’ competition director, praised Wurz for his lighting fast reactions. Wurz sensed Coulthard’s car and pulled his hands away from the steering wheel as the Red Bull flew in front of him. “If he would not have done that, Alex would have some seriously damaged hands,” explained Haug.
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gordon ewing | Mar 20, 2007 | Reply
Coulthard’s accident with Wurz was clearly avoidable caused by driver error. You could possibly question the change in tyres but all the teams had been testing so should have been able to adjust to the harder rubber. The contact he had with MAssa in China could have also been avoided as was the contact with Ralph in Germany. If Coulthard had the experience of Ide then these collisions would be self explanatory but David is veteran so either he’s loosing his skill and maybe it’s time he retired if his driving doesn’t improve. Montoya was criticised for less and sadly the sport is one real racing entertainer short. Rubbing wheels is great to watch but avoidable accidents aren’t.