Two horrendous and high-profile motorsport deaths in two weekends is a tragedy. Inevitably it prompts TV and radio debate about safety and how it can be improved, whether reviews are needed, etc. In our media-driven age you can see Dan Wheldon’s crash from countless angles and it’s clear there was nothing the Brit could do to avoid what happened. He had a split-second to avoid the car in front and unfortunately didn’t. After that, the die had been cast and he was a passenger in flying machine. So was it unavoidable? Yes, but having 30-odd open-wheel cars going round in circles at speeds of 220+mph is a recipe for disaster. It was an accident waiting to happen and if the drivers have any sense they will call for a closed season review. For Moto GP rider Marco Simoncelli, yesterday’s crash was clearly just a freak accident. He lost control of the bike as happens to numerous riders several times every season. A split-second earlier or later and the others would have missed him. He’d have been nursing some bruises and maybe a broken limb, that’s all. Motorsport is dangerous and there’s no way round that. It’s the risk you take when you sign up.
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