Lammers about Hubert: "The greatest danger is in the speed differences"
F1 News
Two weeks have passed since the fatal accident of Anthoine Hubert which occurred during the Belgium Grand Prix weekend. Safety within the sport has been a talking point since the accident. Former dutch driver Jan Lammers assesses the crash.
Just past Eau Rouge, Hubert went off the track and hit the side barrier. He was then pushed back across the run-off zone where another car hit him. The two cars were traveling at completely different speeds and this is what Lammers believes is the most dangerous part of motorsport.
“Racing has become a lot safer, but Hubert's accident shows that the greatest danger lies in speed differences. If a car that is practically stationary is hit by a car that comes at 200 km per hour, you have no chance," Lammers told motorsport.com.
“That accident has really taken hold of us all. That boy I sat in the porch of the Formula 1. I have a boy of 11 and we go to the go-kart track every week. That sometimes makes you think after such an accident. They are huge dilemmas, but it is what those boys want to do."
Around 24 hours later, the Formula 1 drivers had to jump into their cockpits and race. Young drivers like Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc knew Hubert well from their childhoods.
"Fear is not the right word, the guys on the grid can handle that. But the feeling that the drivers have as soon as they pass the place where Hubert has been killed is annoying. Every round again. The drivers drive such a day reluctantly and you noticed that after the race where every driver can put his performance in perspective, and they were especially happy that they could go back to friends and family," he added.