MOTORSPORT is dangerous.
Drivers who take part in it know the risks. They accept them because they love doing what they do.
Modern racing cars are designed to withstand tremendous forces both during the course of a race and in the event of an accident.
Thankfully, Formula One hasn’t suffered a fatality since Ayrton Senna in 1994.
Watching drivers like Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel walk away from terrifying high-speed crashes without a scratch inures drivers, teams and fans to the prospect of another tragedy.
Sadly, the death of outstanding British driver Dan Wheldon during an Indy Car race at the weekend (Echo, Oct 17) shows that motorsport remains as dangerous as ever.
As the television footage showed, Dan could do nothing to avoid an accident which involved 15 cars all travelling in excess of 200mph.
My thoughts go out to him, his family and his team.H Foster, Darlington.
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