News Details

Rosberg: 'Pure luck' prevented practice crash

Mercedes AMG Petronas Nico Rosberg says that 'pure luck' prevented him from suffering a sizeable crash during the second free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. Rosberg clocked the quickest time during both sessions on Friday at Spa Francorchamps but suffered a frightening moment when his right rear tyre failed on the section of track between Stavelot and Blanchimont. Rosberg was pitched into a high speed spin but fortunately came to a halt just short of the tyre barriers at Blanchimont. "The circuit is fantastic and our car seems to be quick again," he said. "It felt great out there and I was happy with my pace. "In the second session it was quite a shocking...
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Zone.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

A 360-degree spin at 200 mph not a nice experience –...

Friday practice speedy Nico Rosberg admits that his huge tyre failure in...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Rosberg "lucky" to avoid big crash after...

Nico Rosberg admitted that only good fortune saved him from a massive...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Practice halted after Rosberg tyre failure

Nico Rosberg was lucky to avoid a big accident during Friday practice for...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Rosberg quickest before tyre failure in second practice

Mercedes AMG Petronas Nico Rosberg set the fastest time during the second...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits MotoGP adaptation...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted that his adaptation to MotoGP feels...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar reveals track design for Washington D.C. event

IndyCar has revealed the track design for the newly-added event in...

David Malukas’ Penske poise earns accolades from...

After just two races with Team Penske under his belt, David Malukas is...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'He's out' – Arteta confirms key Arsenal star...

Arsenal’s quest for a maiden European crown faces a significant hurdle...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

U-turn: Report reveals surprise outcome of recent...

Arsenal may reportedly have cooled their interest in the potential...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Thierry Henry believes Arsenal and one other team are...

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has ruled out Barcelona as top favourites for...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

The big boys are back for Leverkusen trip

Morning all. We're in Champions League action this evening, taking on...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.