[LM24 Race] McNish and Rockenfeller Accidents

[Aysedasi]

For those who were there - the moment was seriously scary - and until we saw Allan actually step from the cockpit we were all seriously fearful. There is no doubt in my mind that the closed car saved his life.

Interestingly, on the pit visit I was standing right next to the #1 car in the garage and I was looking into the cockpit, initially wondering at the vast array of switchgear - but the frontal view is tiny. As was said on RLM last year, it's a bit like the tank driver's view through a small slit. OK, not quite, but the R18 programme director (sorry - forgotten his name for a moment) was asked about the A-pillar and visibility and said that because of the bodywork just beyond that, even if the pillar was smaller, the driver still wouldn't be able to see to the side. But he said the drivers were getting used to it......