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Originally Posted by Greem

I've yet to watch the second half of the race, having been in orange at Donington for the BTCC meeting at the weekend, but I have watched far enough to have seen Kvyat hit the wall.

Having seen others hit that wall (in other classes of racing, at a variety of speeds, and with a variety of outcomes which weren't all good) it is very striking that he simply swore a bit, got out, tidied up and walked away. It's not so long ago that would potentially have ended his career.

I know that a huge number of factors come into play with impacts like that, but I couldn't help thinking as he side-swiped the cameraman out of the way walking back along the wall that he was a very, very lucky boy.

Thought that too, if it had been 1970, the accident would have looked like that of poor Siffert.