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October82013 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How

14 injured spectators in Franchitti accident (Video)

In the terrible accident of Dario Franchitti at the Indy Car series race in Houston, USA, the flying remains of the race cars injured as many as 14 spectators. Dario was also injured in the collision, suffering a double fracture of the spine, concussion, and a broken right ankle. In the last lap of the race, Franchitti was involved in an accident with a former Formula One racer, Takumo Satom, during which his car was lifted and thrown against a safety net. Dario underwent ankle surgery immediately after the accident on Sunday, and spinal injuries will not require surgery, according to the Ganassi team, for which the three-time champion is racing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg3PekixKvc

May152013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Takuma Sato doesn’t want to go back to F1

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Takuma Sato celebrated for the first time last month after the race when he joined the legendary AJ Foyt team at IndyCar, and now even leads the overall scoring charts among racers. The 36-year-old, who is a Formula One driver for Jordan, BAR / Honda and Super Aguri, does not want to dedicate himself to Formula One again due to good results: “I am 100% focused on Indy. Otherwise, everything was great in Formula One, but I think I have to finish the job here. I have to say that I'm very happy here and that's why I'm looking at IndyCar in the long run. ”Let us remember that the career of a Formula One racer for Takuma ended when Super Aguri closed its doors in 2008. very close to Toro Rosso, but lost to Sebastien Bourdais. After 90 starts for the grand prize, she was i