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[Red Racer]

Thankfully Timo is fine, he was doing so well. He was ahead of heidfeld and pits around the same time so he could of had a podium chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhebEbkDFWk

[McLaren Fan]

He was having a pretty good race. It's a shame that he crashed, but thankfully he is alright. A testament to how much work has been done to make Formula One cars as safe as they are now.

[darwin dali]

He was having a pretty good race. It's a shame that he crashed, but thankfully he is alright. A testament to how much work has been done to make Formula One cars as safe as they are now.

Well, I would argue that precisely the 'so safe' car was responsible for the shunt in the first place. Did you see how the right rear suspension just cracked on the curb??? Up until then, TG was just fine, but after that there was no way he could keep the car under control. Not very safe in my book...

[scotty]

I thank him for making the race interesting - but obviously can only say that cause he's okay.

Darwin Dali makes a good point, didn't Trulli suffer a rear wing component failure recently? Maybe Toyota could be subject to investigation like Red Bull were earlier this year...

[welshie]

He was having a pretty good race. It's a shame that he crashed, but thankfully he is alright. A testament to how much work has been done to make Formula One cars as safe as they are now.

Well, I would argue that precisely the 'so safe' car was responsible for the shunt in the first place. Did you see how the right rear suspension just cracked on the curb??? Up until then, TG was just fine, but after that there was no way he could keep the car under control. Not very safe in my book...

Sometimes things just go wrong, it just happens. I'm sure we all know MF was referring to the crash safety of the cars

[McLaren Fan]

He was having a pretty good race. It's a shame that he crashed, but thankfully he is alright. A testament to how much work has been done to make Formula One cars as safe as they are now.

Well, I would argue that precisely the 'so safe' car was responsible for the shunt in the first place. Did you see how the right rear suspension just cracked on the curb??? Up until then, TG was just fine, but after that there was no way he could keep the car under control. Not very safe in my book...

Sometimes things just go wrong, it just happens. I'm sure we all know MF was referring to the crash safety of the cars

Yes, I was. DD is just in one of his facetious moods. Components failing occasionally etc. is a part of motorsport, so you have to ensure the car can protect the driver in the event of a big shunt. Today, we saw exactly that.

[darwin dali]

Yes, I was. DD is just in one of his facetious moods.

Are you implying I have mood swings???

[welshie]

Yes, I was. DD is just in one of his facetious moods.

Are you implying I have mood swings???

How could anyone suggest such a thing?!!

[darwin dali]

Yes, I was. DD is just in one of his facetious moods.

Are you implying I have mood swings???

How could anyone suggest such a thing?!!

Hey, behave or else:

[bud]

Toyota is recalling 40,000 Camry's due to safety concerns after TG suspension failure

[darwin dali]

Toyota is recalling 40,000 Camry's due to safety concerns after TG suspension failure

What about the Prius???

[bud]

Toyota is recalling 40,000 Camry's due to safety concerns after TG suspension failure

What about the Prius???

them too

[McLaren Fan]

From autosport.com:

Glock aiming to be back for Jerez test

By Simon Strang Monday, July 21st 2008, 09:13 GMT

Timo Glock is aiming to be fit in time to test at Jerez later this week, despite being hospitalised following his crash on lap 36 of the German Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old German was kept in hospital overnight for observation, after a right-rear suspension collapse caused his Toyota to make heavy contact with the pit wall while he was running seventh at Hockenheim.

But although the German was shaken and bruised in the crash, Toyota general manager (chassis) Pascal Vasselon said that Glock was already looking ahead to Tuesday's test in Spain.

"He is fine and we have already talked to him on the phone," Vasselon told autosport.com. "It may not be possible, but he is already thinking that he wants to drive in the test at Jerez. So he is fine."

Toyota are still unsure what caused the suspension to fail because the car was so badly damaged in the accident, and Vasselon added that it would be Monday at the earliest before they would be able to pinpoint a reason.

"When the crash happened he was off-track, so at the moment we are trying to analyse what has happened," said Vasselon. "The car went rearwards into the barrier so the car is totally crashed. We are having to look at the data prior to the incident to try to see what kind of loads it was under.

"Honestly we cannot tell anything at the moment because we just cannot analyse anything on the car. So we have to go into the data of the laps before the incident happened, we have to look at some video evidence, and then we will start to know a little bit more what has happened."

The Toyota team's senior management also expressed its concern at the way Glock was tended to in the immediate aftermath of the accident.

And while Vasselon refused to comment other than to say he was 'surprised', Toyota team president John Howett said he was considering raising the issue with the FIA.

"I think we just want to talk to them about the way the driver was taken out of the car, but I don't think we want to complain," he told autosport.com

"Normally, they lift him out in the seat," Howett added, "but this time they didn't extract him in the seat, as far as we could see. But you know, everybody gets excited in the heat of the moment.

"Tomorrow we'll have a look at the video, and then we can understand exactly the entire scenario. The primary priority is that he's okay. They've done some x-rays and as far as they can see there is absolutely nothing at all.

"They're going to keep him overnight, as they do after a fairly big impact, and I guess tomorrow morning he will be released and be back home."

[f1maniac95]

Thankfully Timo is fine, he was doing so well. He was ahead of heidfeld and pits around the same time so he could of had a podium chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhebEbkDFWk

I missed the crash because it happened while I was having dinner I clicked on this link but FOM have removed it.

[McLaren Fan]

From F1 Live:

Timo Glock to return to TF108 cockpit
Toyota driver gets the all-clear

Toyota engineers continue their investigation
Timo Glock will be back in action on Thursday when he joins Day Three of Toyota Racing's four-day test at Jerez in Spain.

The 26-year-old spent Sunday night in hospital in Ludwigshafen for precautionary checks after his accident during the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. He returned home on Monday morning for rest and further medical tests. Those tests have confirmed Glock suffered no injuries or concussion.

Therefore he has been given the all-clear to return to the cockpit on Thursday before he competes in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Immediately after Glock's incident at Hockenheim, an investigation to determine the cause began at the track and continued at the factory. This has been traced to the right rear toelink/trackrod.

After studying data from the car, it has been determined that there were no exceptional circumstances immediately before the incident and Glock running wide at the last corner on that lap was not the cause.

The team is now conducting a thorough analysis of the loading data from earlier in the race to determine if an event occurred which caused this. All available evidence is being studied to find the cause.

D.B. © CAPSIS International

It's good to hear that Glock is definitely okay.