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[ashnathan]

Is there any videos or pictures to this? Sounds insane that it could happen at a new F1 track.

[Chiara]

its in german.....but anyhow you'll get the idea ;)

[Perigee]

Das hund (or summin?)

[potmotr]

If you have a listen to the long version of that clip Senna is furious when he gets back to the pits.
You can hear him screaming into his helmet and then at crew members and bosses from his team.
That accident could have easily killed him if he'd been hit in the head.
Given what happened to Bruno's youth after his Uncle Ayrton was killed (he was pulled from karting for a decade) I wonder how shaken up he has really been by his near death experience with that pooch?

[Buttoneer]

It's a good job this didn't happen to Schumie, it would have completely ruined his race. With his uber skills he would of course have missed the dog. However, he would have stopped to feed it, pet it a while, throw a ball for it and then add it to his canine harem.

In the meantime, his nearest rival would have gone on to score 10 points. Doh!

[scheivlak]

Longer clip, including Senna's fury: http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

[Perigee]

As Bernie now owns this track, should the FIA be fining Bernie for not maintaining the track-side fencing to a high enough standard?

[Buttoneer]

Originally posted by Perigee
As Bernie now owns this track, should the FIA be fining Bernie for not maintaining the track-side fencing to a high enough standard?

Apparently yes.

[Perigee]

Originally posted by Buttoneer

Apparently yes.

Yes, I read that, but who would be regarded as the "organisers" I wonder? The track owner, or the people he pays (presumably) to do the work.

[Buttoneer]

Originally posted by Perigee

Yes, I read that, but who would be regarded as the "organisers" I wonder? The track owner, or the people he pays (presumably) to do the work.

If the organisers get the fine, I would argue that they have every right to take the circuit owner to task because it's his fences.

[Vitesse2]

The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

[Perigee]

Originally posted by Vitesse2
The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

Had the dogs been involved with receiving and implementing IP it had no right to, and then continued to deny it until the point where the proof was there for all to see, and even then was reluctant to admit it had done anything wrong? If that is the case, your fine sounds about fair to me

[JacnGille]

Originally posted by Vitesse2
The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

[Milt]

Originally posted by Vitesse2
The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

[aportinga]

Originally posted by Buttoneer
It's a good job this didn't happen to Schumie, it would have completely ruined his race. With his uber skills he would of course have missed the dog. However, he would have stopped to feed it, pet it a while, throw a ball for it and then add it to his canine harem.

In the meantime, his nearest rival would have gone on to score 10 points. Doh!

Not if it was Barrichello. He would parked sideways on the track and prevented all other drivers from passing until Schumi was ready to take it back on to the track.

[Peter]

Max to Bernie,

"as long are we are both in charge of our respective domains, I see no reason to pursue this further..."

"...but I do expect a nice welcome at Monaco"

[Dolph]

Originally posted by Perigee

Had the dogs been involved with receiving and implementing IP it had no right to, and then continued to deny it until the point where the proof was there for all to see, and even then was reluctant to admit it had done anything wrong? If that is the case, your fine sounds about fair to me

Since when has denying smth been worth a 100 M$?

[Hippo]

Originally posted by Vitesse2
The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

Yeah! I personally think Barcelona should have been fined $25 million per costume too.

[Rabbit123]

Remeber your road sense! (that goes for "das Hund" as well).

[dgsg]

Thought I was going to video of him running into a Honda!

[MrAerodynamicist]

What, no Irvine jokes?

[IOU 16]

Originally posted by potmotr
If you have a listen to the long version of that clip Senna is furious when he gets back to the pits.
You can hear him screaming into his helmet and then at crew members and bosses from his team.
That accident could have easily killed him if he'd been hit in the head.
Given what happened to Bruno's youth after his Uncle Ayrton was killed (he was pulled from karting for a decade) I wonder how shaken up he has really been by his near death experience with that pooch?

Alot like Cristiano daMatta and the deer he hit.


Well, that scratches off a return to the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodromo in Mexico City then, as every time Nascar and Champ Car races there, there seems to be dog running around the circuit.

[Risil]

Originally posted by IOU 16


Well, that scratches off a return to the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodromo in Mexico City then, as every time Nascar and Champ Car races there, there seems to be dog running around the circuit.

I guess that kinda brings a new meaning to the lucky dog rule.

[F575 GTC]

Originally posted by dgsg
Thought I was going to video of him running into a Honda!

It could have also been a certain poster on here! Unfortunatly not though!

[pRy]

I'm not sure if this happens at other tracks too, but I noticed the fans got onto the circuit and into the pit lane as the cars were still driving down the pit lane. Some spectators were stood next to moving cars. I always thought that was a big no no. Say what you like about Silverstone, but at least they've ensured fans have never gotten onto the track again after the events of 1992. Then again, not much reason for them to do so these days.

[Jacquesback]

Originally posted by pRy
I'm not sure if this happens at other tracks too, but I noticed the fans got onto the circuit and into the pit lane as the cars were still driving down the pit lane. Some spectators were stood next to moving cars. I always thought that was a big no no. Say what you like about Silverstone, but at least they've ensured fans have never gotten onto the track again after the events of 1992. Then again, not much reason for them to do so these days.

Did you forget about the crazy irish priest?

[Buttoneer]

I quite like track invasions. They do it at Spa, at Monza, and at Budapest, but it's somehow verbotten at Silverstone.

More to do with the fact that they need to carry on with other racing after F1 finishes so everyone doesn't leave the circuit at the same time I think.

[Clatter]

http://sport.setanta...r-dog-incident/

So the organizers cannot guarantee this sort of incident won't happen again. Will be interesting to see a response on this. I'd place money that if certain other circuits said something along those lines Bernie would be all over them like a rash.

[tahadar]

Originally posted by Jacquesback


Did you forget about the crazy irish priest?

ahhh father neil horan
http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Neil_Horan

idiot took out the leader of a pretty big marathon a few years back

[Mila]

Originally posted by Vitesse2
The punishment should of course fit the crime. I reckon about $50 million per dog would be fair .....

double if the dogs were from Cyprus.

Originally posted by pRy
I'm not sure if this happens at other tracks too, but I noticed the fans got onto the circuit and into the pit lane as the cars were still driving down the pit lane. Some spectators were stood next to moving cars. I always thought that was a big no no. Say what you like about Silverstone, but at least they've ensured fans have never gotten onto the track again after the events of 1992. Then again, not much reason for them to do so these days.

Canada 95 was very scary. the invasion began as Alesi started his final lap, and a handful of cars were still racing long after he took the flag.

Originally posted by IOU 16
Well, that scratches off a return to the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodromo in Mexico City then, as every time Nascar and Champ Car races there, there seems to be dog running around the circuit.

Mexico 70 was run with spectators lining the sides of the track. Stewart struck a loose dog.


I don't believe that this thread mentions Hakkinen's bird strike in Brazil 95.

also, there was a tiger on the loose in Malaysia. I don't recall the year, however.

[OfficeLinebacker]

I don't know Portugese (I am fluent in Spanish) and I can here the amazement in the voices of the commentators.

They even bring us the Da Matta incident.

I love both, but I have to ask, when was the last time anything alive that wasn't human made an incursion at a NASCAR track with a collision?

Senna has every right to be incensed. I mean, WTF? Did you see that front wheel? I few inches difference and we're talking another da Matta, or worse, another Tom Pryce.

Of course nothing will come of this.

[speedmaster]

Originally posted by OfficeLinebacker
I don't know Portugese (I am fluent in Spanish) and I can here the amazement in the voices of the commentators.

They even bring us the Da Matta incident.

I love both, but I have to ask, when was the last time anything alive that wasn't human made an incursion at a NASCAR track with a collision?

Senna has every right to be incensed. I mean, WTF? Did you see that front wheel? I few inches difference and we're talking another da Matta, or worse, another Tom Pryce.

Of course nothing will come of this.

The funny thing of the transmission (in Portuguese) is that the narrator says "I think he killed the dog".... think? What a putz.... Auto racing deserves better commentators in and out of Brazil....

[Josta]

Originally posted by speedmaster


The funny thing of the transmission (in Portuguese) is that the narrator says "I think he killed the dog".... think? What a putz.... Auto racing deserves better commentators in and out of Brazil....

What did he think that Turkey has some sort of super dog that can survive being hit by a racing car at speed?

BTW, the title "Senna hits dog" evokes images of blazing saddles where a horse gets punched in the face.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Originally posted by speedmaster


The funny thing of the transmission (in Portuguese) is that the narrator says "I think he killed the dog".... think? What a putz.... Auto racing deserves better commentators in and out of Brazil....

That's kind of like Darrel Waltrip saying 'I think he killed the car' after seeing it with one of the wheels pointed to the sky.

.... think?

[OfficeLinebacker]

Originally posted by OfficeLinebacker
I love both, but I have to ask, when was the last time anything alive that wasn't human made an incursion at a NASCAR track with a collision?

At least as recently as 1991:

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related