There are already a few voices calling for full fighter jet style Canopies (a burning inverted car would be interesting for marshalls or the condensation that would happen during wet races would be impossible!) Or that Schuberth helmets are in some way not as strong as they “could be” Which is just insulting to everyone.

As DC often reminds us, motor racing is dangerous. All safety improvements should be welcomed, but nothing should be done as a knee jerk reaction IMO.

Surtees accident was just as much of a wrong place, wrong time as yesterdays events, but people forget that neither are exactly common place in the millions of single seater laps done every year in every championship around the world.

On a related note, I’m disappointed by the lack of simple honest facts about Felippes condition. Seems the various news media want to whip it up into some kind of hysteria!

Get Well soon Massa!

Since Masse seems to be out of imminent danger, the thing I fear the most now is that we will find out that Brawn, having, as someone has said, the most expensive car with the lowest operating budget, overused some parts of their car in order to save money.

What a season this is: Honda leaves, Brawn wins, diffusor row, McLaren lies, the Mosley wars, Bernie talks about history, Massa accident,what will be next….

James has been a little irresponsible in his account by calling the report from the hospital inaccurate. Massa’s injuries are life threatening and we shouldn’t gloss over this reality.