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Not blaming Ralph, it was a racing accident.]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/]]>Jun 11th 2007 9:58AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 10:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/-------------------------------------------------
I agree it was a good show, not a good race though. How did NASCAR get pulled into this? NASCAR attracts TV sponsors, F1 doesn't have the same drawing power here.

Lewis H. and Nick Heidfeld were brilliant.

Aside from Kubica's shunt, Alonso making an ass of himself, looking very amateurish, and two fools getting black flagged for blowing the red light at pit out, it was pretty ho-hum.

BTW: for those who watched the race yesterday, you witnessed the benning of the end of Alonso.]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
Kubica hit the back of Trulli, not Ralph. One cannot discern from the video - at least any I have seen - whether Trulli moved over on Kubica or whether Robert (Kubica) simply ran out of room trying a late-braking maneuver to take Trulli on the outside before the hairpin.

Either way, Kubica was launched into the air after crossing the kerbing - hard to see that grass, wet or otherwise, had anything to do with this - and the result is plain to see.

Last report I read is that he is to be released from hospital today and BMW will decide on Thursday if he is fit to race in Indy this weekend.]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
While approaching the hairpin, Robert Kubica made contact with the right rear tire of Jarno Trulli's Toyota. Kubica was well over a 100 yards away from even reaching the braking zone.

And as others have mentioned, he did not suffer a broken leg, just a sprained ankle and slight concussion. Just a testament to well these cars are engineered.]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
I don't think he even hit Trulli.

I think he simply ran out of room and was launched by the kerb.

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"BTW: for those who watched the race yesterday, you witnessed the benning of the end of Alonso."

Based on what? A poor drive in one race? His name isn't Ralf. Props to Sato for setting up and getting the pass when Alonso bobbled the corner. I can't imagine he thought Taku was a lap down. ]]>Jun 11th 2007 10:59AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/Jun 11th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
I wouldn't say that just because Sato passed Alonso that Alonso's career is over. He just had a bad day.]]>Jun 11th 2007 12:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
I don't think people are referring to Sato overtaking him as examples of completely amateurish drive last Sunday. He obviously must've had some sort of a mechanical problem for Sato to overtake him that easily.

However, when you go wide onto the grass four time in the SAME CORNER during the race, that's just not world championship caliber driving.]]>Jun 11th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/11/video-kubica-crashes-canadian-gp/
As for the closed pit violation, turns out he would have run out of fuel if they hadn't serviced the car. It's kind of a dumb rule and just where were Alonso and Rosberg when the track went yellow?

A lot of folks complain about Speed's team, but Hobbs, Matchet and Windsor all have F1 experience. And Murray Walker is rather famous for his gaffs in the later years. ]]>Jun 11th 2007 1:30PM