watched this a couple of times now 1 they are not racing cars or they would have had full cages and fire exstiguishers 2 foam for a chemical fire / electrical fire co2 is the only way way starve the flames of oxygen. beggars belief.!
I noticed that, you can make out a cage and a full racing seat but it doesn't look like the cage stood up to the impact very well. As for why he is out of the seat I can only assume that either the harness failed, or that he had a gaurdian angel, because had he still been strapped into the seat he'd be dead for sure.
Race marshals do a terrific job, and I'm sure that many a life has been saved thanks to their actions, but these guys obviously needed better training. British marshals are widely regarded as the best in the world and you will often see members of the British Motorsport Marshals Club assisting at international race meetings, including dates on the F1 calender.
Another thing about this is why did it take so long for marshals & fire crew to arrive on the scene in numbers when the incident happened right on the pit wall where there is always an abundance of officials? Also why did it take a race engineer with no protective clothing on what-so-ever to approach the car first to try and pull Giorgio from the wreckage, but most of all, the two fire marshals who arrived on the scene first should have concentrated on the area around the driver, not his mudflaps!
The latest word is that Giorgio was moved from University hospital in Brno to a hospital closer to home in Italy a few days after the crash. He has suffered broken ribs, a broken leg, and second degree burns to 40% of his body, but they have since taken him off the ventilator. His condition is said to have stabalized and is improving. The FIA are also said to be investigating.
Here's wishing him a speedy recovery
