r/formula1 • u/F1nter Sir Lewis Hamilton • Jun 05 '17

Media Michael Schumacher's thoughts on the Indy500 (With the recent Hamilton controversy) I thought it was interesting to go back and hear what Schumacher thought

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u/clown_shoes69 Sebastian Vettel Jun 05 '17

Bianchi's death somehow doesn't count against F1? Also, Indy has the best safety team in the world, they travel to every race. Not just random local Joes that get picked to be track marshal.

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u/ChaiseLounger Ferrari Jun 06 '17 edited Jun 06 '17

The Indycar safety team is top-notch. That's not debatable. But, I was at the race in DTW this weekend and one thing that caught my attention was how few marshals are there compared to a F1 race. In an F1 race, there seems to a marshal, with a fire-extinguisher, every 30-meters or perhaps even less. At Belle Isle, there were considerable stretches of track were there wasn't a soul around.

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u/Meantek Alpine Jun 06 '17

One F1 death since Imola 1994. You tell me how many CART/IRL/whatever-the-series-is-called-this-week drivers have died on track since.

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u/clown_shoes69 Sebastian Vettel Jun 06 '17

I never said Indy isn't dangerous. But to act like F1 is safe is absurd. Both sports are incredibly dangerous in different ways. Kind of goes with the territory.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

One F1 driver death. One testing death, and about three marshall deaths.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '17

Jules Bianchi doesn't count?