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[Frosty]

F1 car crashed at Renault road show
09 April 2009

Renault's road show of Dubai has seen its first day of demonstrations cut short after a crash for its Formula One car. The car, driven by UAE automobile club President - also the FIA's vice President for sport - Mohammed bin Sulayem, went out of control during a high-speed drag race against a Ford GT.

Bin Sulayem, invited by Renault to drive the car for the show which is scheduled to last until Sunday, was in a head-to-head challenge against Renault F1 test driver Romain Grojean, driving a Ford GT, when the R28 Formula 1 car of 2008 spun at the Dubai Autodrome as a result of wheelspin from a standing start. After hitting a concrete wall, the 14-time Middle East rally champion was taken to the medical centre, although a number of minutes were required for the driver to be extracted from the car.

"Fortunately he was uninjured and the car will be taken back to be repaired," a Renault spokesperson told The National. Thankfully for the French manufacturer, a second car is present in Dubai although work will be required to fix a hydraulics problem. Despite almost being collected by the spinning F1 car, the Ford GT of Grojean escaped unharmed. The road show will continue on Friday, with race driver Nelsinho Piquet at the wheel of the R28.

[McLaren Fan]

Oh dear.

[EwanM]

The road show will continue on Friday, with race driver Nelsinho Piquet at the wheel of the R28.

Expect the entire event to go up in smoke on Friday.

[bud]

this is the guy that saved Max Mosley's arse, literally!



apparently he is one of these guys i cant tell.

[scotty]

The road show will continue on Friday, with race driver Nelsinho Piquet at the wheel of the R28.

Expect the entire event to go up in smoke on Friday.

HAHA, was about to say the same!

[Gaz]

The road show will continue on Friday, with race driver Nelsinho Piquet at the wheel of the R28.

Expect the entire event to go up in smoke on Friday.

where he will also spin it and crash into the barrier, thankfull alonso in the other R28 will take advantage of this and win.

[Jamie]

Ohhhh my the jokes never stop around here

[SAS88]

What a shame, and he's a rally champion as well. Quite embarassing really, probably jumped in thinking "no no, i can handle it".

[7UpJordan]

I bet Flavio blew up like a volcano when he found out about this.

[Jensonb]

I bet Flavio blew up like a volcano when he found out about this.

Only if it had been an R29. As it's an R28 he probably doesn't give a stuff.

Though in my opinion, anybody destroying an R29 is doing the world a favour...Get to it Piquet!

[bud]

this makes Piquet proud!

[7UpJordan]

this makes Piquet proud!

Is that "FAIL!" thread still around somewhere? This should be in it!

[billindenver]

This is what happens when some moron decides that an F1 car should be drag raced against an american tractor....and that same moron further decides that it should be driven by some douche who doesn't possess the skillset needed to drive the thing.

[texasmr2]

this is the guy that saved Max Mosley's arse, literally!



apparently he is one of these guys i cant tell.

It surely cannot be the white dude on the right???

[Versa-Tech]

This is what happens when some moron decides that an F1 car should be drag raced against an american tractor....and that same moron further decides that it should be driven by some douche who doesn't possess the skillset needed to drive the thing.

American Tractor? Obviously you don't know your racing history