Off Topic Billy Monger F4 crash

http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/39651421

I don't know if anyone has posted this? But one of the bright Formula 4 prospects seemingly destined for F1 had an horrific crash this week at Donnington pulling out and hit a stationery F4 car. Only 17 and seemingly destined for the very top. Now lost both his legs as a result. It was a horrible accident. Completely not his fault either.

Jenson Button has donated £15k to help him in his recovery.

Apologies if this has been posted.

 

That's terrible at any age but 17 is a real tragedy. I remember Johnny Herbert crashing and smashing his legs up and was lucky not to lose them.

 

A friend from photography club takes pics at Donnington & Oulton Park. He was there at the weekend & mentioned the accident along with another serious one a week or so before when I spoke to him earlier in the week.

Horrific & sad.

 

Alex Zinardi lost both his legs in an Indy-car accident. He still races today. Hope he is an inspiration to the fella.

 

This suggests he doesn't yet know about his legs, jesus, unimaginable.

 

There's a You Tube clip of his on board camera and it is horrific. Pulls out to overtake two cars and there's a car which had just spun off then back on the track stationery in front of him. Literally no time to react at all. Horrible for the lad, I hope someone like Zinardi can be an inspiration to him. Zinardi has since won gold medals as a Paralympic cyclist - if ever inspiration was needed he need look no further than Zinardi. It will no doubt be a long and very difficult journey coming to terms with this change in his life.