Hispania crew member on the mend

Mon, 20 Sep 20:33:00 2010

A member of the Hispania Formula One team who was injured at the Italian Grand Prix eight days ago will leave hospital soon and return home to Germany.

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The radio engineer was still working on Sakon Yamamoto's car during a pitstop when the Japanese was released and drove off, flipping the man in the air and leaving him crumpled on the ground.

Hispania said in a preview for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix that he was on the mend.

"The Hispania Racing HRT F1 Team member who was involved in the incident at the pit-stop in Monza is recovering positively," they said.

"He is supposed to leave the hospital in Italy soon, where he was kept under observation and go back to Germany, his home country."

Hispania were fined $20,000 for the incident.

Reuters

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  1. Spike, racing is dangerous, but this man was not­ racing. Being in the pit lane during a race there are­ dangers, but it should not be dangerous. this was­ avoidable and health and safety of employees has to be­ considered. Drivers get millions to compensate for the­ danger, not this man.

    From Ellie, on Wed 22 Sep 7:34

  2. Richard #10, the engineer was working on the radio­ connection which is behind the drivers head. The driver­ is 100% focused on the lollipop so may not known he was­ there. Even if he did know then he would assume that he­ was out of the way when he was released. Not the­ drivers fault.

    From iain, on Wed 22 Sep 2:04

  3. Perhaps all the fine money should go to the injured man­ and not to Todts FIA Holidays Around The World for him­ and his 'babe' Fund.........??

    From carl, on Wed 22 Sep 0:46

  4. I just want to know how a person with his arms in the­ cockpit goes completely unnoticed by the actual driver.­ His arms will of been filling a large portion of the­ drivers view. The lollipop holder may of set for­ release but common sense should of kicked in on the­ drivers part. Instead it's oh look it says go­ i'll ignore these arms that arn in my way and in­ the cockpit.

    From richard, on Wed 22 Sep 0:42

  5. Maybe, but an accident like that should not happen. It­ was an unsafe release of the car & the lollipop man­ was at fault.

    From the real ade, on Tue 21 Sep 23:56

  6. strange expression "is recovering­ positively". That many days in hospital does not­ look that good. Hope he is ok, and gets loads of compo,­ for such a nasty accident.

    From Ellie, on Tue 21 Sep 22:49

  7. You have a strange idea of what is funny mark (#1)

    From MARK, on Tue 21 Sep 21:54

  8. Glad to hear that this person is getting well. never­ want to see anyone getting hurt.

    From Daytonabob, on Tue 21 Sep 18:49

  9. It looked pretty nasty. Someone in the paddock club­ filmed it and put it on YouTube

    From hilary606, on Tue 21 Sep 13:37
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    yes!

    From makeminagermaloids, on Tue 21 Sep 12:56

  11. Not really funny is it when someone gets hurt?

    From paulhancock1123, on Tue 21 Sep 12:15
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    Sounds funny it's a pity I missed it!!! Still the­ engineer is on the mend so no real damage done. Lol

    From mark, on Tue 21 Sep 11:16
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