Predictions

[rodders47 2]

Not far away now, so who do you predict will be top dog team in Melbourne ?

I somehow think that Red Bull maybe sandbagging a bit in testing and in reality are closer to Merc then is indicated. I am sure that Ricci will give it his best to win.

Big question over Alonso at the moment. Strange how what apperas to have been a minor accident requires so much Intensive care in hospital?

McLaren/Honda just teething problems I think, knowing how dominant Honda have been in the past they will overcome this in very short time.

[Emmcee 0]

There's a rumor going round that alonso was electrocuted from and electrical failure and was unconscious before hitting the wall but Mclaren deny that's the case.

[Delivery_Driver 0]

That's Ron Dennis' way of getting him back from when he cost McLaren 100 million dollars all those years ago lol

[AleHop 0]

I just discovered Alonso is in IC since that apparently minor accident. Too many rumours and some lies but it seems there's something that really they're hidden from McLaren-Honda and Alonso's manager.

[Emmcee 0]

Sus indeed.

[BradSpeedMan 6]

I expected this about what happened around Alonso and his crash...

Very simple. Driver error, but now you will accuse me of Alonso hate right...

"What happened is a gust of wind at the wrong time caused Alonso to make a small mistake on the way into turn three... Exactly as Mclaren has said" http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/515671/Max_Yamabiko_Grounding_the_Alonso_crash_conspiracy_theories/

[Emmcee 0]

So a gust of wind was driver error?

[BradSpeedMan 6]

So a gust of wind was driver error?

Did you even read the article?

[BradSpeedMan 6]

I seem to not be alone in believing the content of the article link I've posted, just check what other ppl posted in the comments section of jaonf1.com

"Remember Jenson Button running wide because of a gust of wind at Barcelona qualifying, 2004 I think? Or Seb Vet running wide Turkey 2009, 1st lap wasn’t it? Gusty wind again! I maybe in a minority, but I just it put down to the fact that when cars and drivers are pushing the limit, sometimes cars break/tyres explode/drivers make mistakes..."

"I really don’t understand why people are believing all these theories from people who have no knowledge about the crash whatsoever.

There is a video on youtube showing Vettel leaving the pits with Alonso coming down the straight, Vettel moves on to the run of area and Alonso carries on through. Right at the end of the video, you can see the back end of the car stepping out and Alonso attempting to correct it. A simple testing crash which has happened many times over the years to many teams\drivers."

"sounds like a simple case of driver error from what I’ve read. Probably fiddling with some knobs explaining the relative slow speed, and then simply didn’t focus on the job at hand and ran the car wide"

"Maldonado had a very similar accident at the same corner last year after getting his left-side wheels on the astro, colliding with the wall with the right-side wheels (albeit taking the front right off)."

"start counting this season, how many times alonso makes a mistake and you’ll be surprised how high the number is."

"does anyone have the forecast of that day ? Did it call for “gusty winds” ?"

"Hate to defend Alonso, but he was in the clean air ahead and Vettel was in the dirty air behind.

Alonso broke wind ahead of Vettel, thus sacrificing himself for the most successful driver on the grid."

"I’ll start a conspiracy and say this is Ron’s first attempt at revenge "

"Does anyone know where Ron was at the time of the crash? F1 tech has come a long way since Ferrari invented the ‘Rubens Button’ a decade ago. Now the technicians and mechanics can control the steering, throttle, brake, etc. from the pits! “Blackmail me, will you?! Take THIS!!!,” cried a vengeful R.D. as he seized the controls from an unsuspecting engineer and drove Fred’s car directly into the barrier."

"The wind seems to have had impact on Spanish drivers only"

"Well I suppose Alonso couldn’t possibly have made a mistake whereas anyone else can.. (Sarcasm for all the Sheldonites out there)"

"Alonso is perfectly capable of crashing the car even without the wind influence. This is not his first mishap. You can crash at any speed, experts could argue you are more likely to crash an F1 car going slowly as you loose heat in the brakes/tyres and have less grip and are more likely to lock the wheels."

""It “may” be believable that a rookie driver like Sainz lose control of his car because of strong wind, but it’s very hard to believe (almost unbelievable) a driver of Alonso’s caliber lose control of his car in this manner."

"Carlos Sainz Jr had an off at the same corner on the same day, and blamed high winds.

The volume of armchair fantasists – sorry, experts – is huge this week."

"I think he is reflecting… What have I done? I left Ferrari and now they have a good car and my current team has a car that is uncontrollable."

"His hair looks nice and flat, doesn’t look electrocuted to me?"

"All these different theories as to how the crash happened; what about driver error?"

[Emmcee 0]

Yeah well I read totally different story, I read he was electrocuted and was unconscious before hitting the wall. So what are you going to Beleive? Iam open to interpretation when issues like this happen because there is so many conflicting stories. Not saying it wasn't driver error but why would this wild story about electrocution come out for then? As the telementary shows that alonso was trying to keep it on the circuit. Never know what to Beleive, would be easier to make your mind up if you could see the footage but for some bizarre reason, I can't find it anywhere on the net. Just abit sus but anyway.

Nice gifs you stole there. The lack of time put in to find your own is so predictable.

[rodders47 2]

Alonso's manager says that he has no recolection of the accident ?

make of that what you will......

[Jem of the Shire 0]

I still don't get why people even care so much about how or why he crashed. It's a crash in testing, so what?

Nasr crashed into Wolff the other day, what about that?

[Emmcee 0]

I think it's because it's so sus. Apparently he was unconcoius before impact, Vettel was behind him and apparently alonso slowed to about 150kph then sharp turned into the barrier yet Mclaren say nothing sus happened.

[AleHop 0]

Alonso's manager says that he has no recolection of the accident ?

make of that what you will......

Alonso's manager said on a Spanish radio program that he entered into the ambulance by his own foot. Is that true? A FIA steward said it was very very unlikely as there's always a extraction procedure immediately when the crash goes above a few G forces which it was around 5 or 6 times more. Other FIA steward simply said that Alonso was extracted, immobilized and air lifted to the hospital in a mentally disoriented state. That's the problem when you don't provide enough and truthful information: then rumours and lies can grow and grow. And it goes both ways, some people will not trust one version or another. If it was Alonso's mistake, gusty wind or car failure I have no doubt that we'll know eventually.

[Emmcee 0]

Now there is pictures showing up with what looks like to be a burn mark on the outside of the c#ckpit. Like a current burn like you get from a failed electrical component.

[AleHop 0]

Didn't see it but pictures are way too easy to fake these days.

[Emmcee 0]

This the pic

[Jem of the Shire 0]

Perhaps very soon mclaren will realise they've fudged up and will release another statement beginning with "on further analysis of the data...."

I've read that he cant have lost consciousness because he was still braking hard and downshifting whilst heading towards the wall.

[Emmcee 0]

Yeah I read that to, don't know what to Beleive do ya?

[Jem of the Shire 0]

Nope. But with this story I think I'm quite lucky in that I don't really care lol.

Strange though that he'd stay 3 nights in hospital if all test results were totally 'normal' and it was just a case of a driver hitting a wall thanks to a gust of wind.

[AleHop 0]

This the pic

I have no clue what that may be but for sure McLaren will have to inform the FIA about the accident. If there's something wrong (dangerous) in the car the FIA will have to take action for security reasons. There are many unanswered questions ATM.

[Emmcee 0]

FIA want to investigate alonso's accident "so we can learn from it" learn what? If its a straight forward accident where it was component failure or driver error, whats to learn? Sounds like more than meets the eye in this case. I think he did receive a shock and fell unconscious as Vettel was following him and said it was a very bizarre accident. I think it's another cover up just like bianchis accident. You can't have some driver of alonso's calibre stay 3 nights in hospital and is now going to miss the last test, not release any statement on his condition, only to say he is fine. Yeah ok, nothing going on here. I have two questions. 1- why is there a trend starting to happen on covering up accidents

And 2- why not release "real" info concerning the incident or any other "serious" incident? Is it because f1 is trying to keep this "green and safe" picture about th sport? I love how they say no fatality since senna in 94. Where we all know, senna just had bad luck, that exact accident could happen again today with the same out come as it wasn't the impact that killed senna but suspension debris puncturing his helmet. That has happened to Massa and it could happen again exactly the same to anyone else. I honestly don't Beleive the cars are much safer now than then, it's the circuits that have made the biggest step towards safety, not the car itself.

[BradSpeedMan 6]

Now even a shadow cast of the camera with its loop is interpreted by some as something that burned or melted, judging from where the sun hits the car and surface it would indeed uhm seem like it.....

The Quest for answers continues.....

[BradSpeedMan 6]

Heheheheheheheheehe, always good to look at the bright side of life, here is a joke someone posted on jaonf1.com heheheheheheheheehe, very funny....

"Misdirection is the name of the game here, pump out some clap trap story about the wind and yet the truth is so obvious,clearly Alonso had looked in his rear view mirrors and realised that his best friend Sebastian Vettel was about to overtake him again in the God damn Ferrari and Alonso just zoned out and drove into the wall in a trance,only to be heard muttering over radio booo booo booo before passing out in a puddle of his own wee which then shorted out the ERS system and caused all sorts of strange telemetry which made it look like something else……..there now,that’s cleared that up!"

[BradSpeedMan 6]

Another one, come on folks trust me, laughter is indeed the best medicine...

He got a radio message:

“Fernando, Felipe is faster than you”

So….

Hehehehehehehehehe