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BMW thought it would be a good idea to bring out the new Sauber F1 car for a bit of fun at the BMW plant in Munich. Why not halt ze making of ze Bimmers for a few minutes and give the 5,000 or so workers a little entertainment? Well, we can think of a reason. BMW's driver Nick Heidfeld zooms down the strasse and does a donut for the crowd yesterday without incident. Apparently pleased with himself, he guns that big engine and heads down the street for an encore. This is where things start to fall apart. Literally. Overcome with the joy of a well executed donut, Heidfeld loses track of where the barrier is. Oops. At least he missed the medical car. Thankfully, someone made a video of it because the official F1 press release was typically mum about the incident. We tell ya, Bernie's yet to find a problem he can't ignore. [via Formula1.com, YouTube]
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It's like Return of the Jedi.
They pull off the helmet, and it's Ralf Schumacher.
How much did that little slip cost?
And this is the guy that wanted to run unrestricted on the Nurburgring...watch those curbs!
MELTDOWN.
Two jobs and a bajilion dollars?
"No Schnitzel for you"
Somehow, I don't think "Oops and sorry" aren going to cover that one.
That's why F1 won't run street courses. Best drivers in the world my ass.
Crumple zones are overrated.
God I love that noise. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Wow, I think a Chevy Aveo would have held up better in that little fender bender.
sounds like he and Clint Boyer need to practice... [www.nascar.com]
I hear the guys filming the new Bond movie ("Quart of Solids"??) are looking for stunt drivers....
Can anyone tell what year that car is? I know for sure it's not a 2008 because the lack of the horns on the front. I don't think it sounds like a V10 either. Maybe a 2007? Anyone have a guess?
@racerx: 1935 Monaco Trossi
Robert Kubica is secretly laughing his ass off.
that sound is so sweet.
@penaloza: Exactly the same amount as one medium-sized Nazi Hooker party.
YOU ARE TEH FAIL
@Lieutenant LT БЯд╒╒ ®:
I'd had to look that one up. Radial engine! Pretty cool.
That doesn't look too bad. A little duct tape and your off. Seriously though, the donuts right by the people is really really dumb.
@racerx: It's the 2008, it just happened yesterday. The Sauber F1.08 doesn't use the horns at every race, that's why you don't see them here (only high-speed tracks methinks).
Okay, since no one else will say it, I'll do it...
That'll buff right out.
that'll buff out
@Volvo144:
dammit!
@racerx:
Wow, there's post about it right below! SMRT.
there goes $200,000 and well worth it!
@drewdraws2: And by "high-speed", of course, I mean low-speed, high-downforce...
Two days after the incident, BMW is inundated with 500 workers comp claims for permanent hearing loss.
Oh, and since they use V8s now in F1, it wouldn't sound like a V10 now would it?
Is it annoying anyone other than myself that I can't gather all of my thoughts into one concise comment?
Speaking of wiki, I looked it up, and "Heidfeld" is actually German for "Hogan".
@Lounatic: Monaco?
@drewdraws2:
I know happened just yesterday, it's just that F1 teams often don't use the newest cars at off-track events in case things like this happen. After checking out a few up-close pics though it looks like you're right.
Looks like the team forgot to install the Monaco steering rack on the car.
He could have used a bunch more lock-to-lock travel on that one.
@drewdraws2:
Yes, that's why I was wondering if it might have been an '06.
I love it when those participating in stupidity get bitten by it, in a non-fatal manner, on camera.
That was an awesome noise.
Malaise ain't looking to bad to those guys right about now....
One of the funniest things I've seen in weeks! I'm trying my hardest not to LOL here at the office.
I love how there was just the briefst of pauses before he took off down the road. I can only imagine the thoughts running through his head...
Oh well, it's not like he put on an SS uniform and let some hooker spank him.
Kinda sounds like they busted out laughing when he boinked the curb.
Heidfield: "Do I have to pay for that?"
When I saw the donut area, I thought he was going to plow through the barriers into the people. With no front wing airbags, anyone on a bicycle would have been dead for sure.
He was sooooo cool and then right at the end lost it. Aww well still love ya Nick.
Awesome and he doesn't linger after the crash, he just gets the hell out of there. I'm the same way when I commit a hit-n-run.
D'oh!
Rednecks can do it better than that!
Come'on Germany!
Buwahahahahahahaha!
@racerx: Yeah I pulled that one out of thin air... can you believe it?
Hit and run, huh? Perhaps he had just drank a bit too much bier, and didn't want to stick around.
Don't worry, that'll buff right out. . .
At least he didn't kill anybody like we do over here in the States. Non-Streetlegal cars here are like magnets to steel with spectators.
fired!
Doink!
That's the first noise that popped into my head, I watched it without sound. The best part is how that little fender-bender cost as much as an average house.
See, this is why Germans don't have fun.
I think Heidfeld was merely demonstrating his contempt for that useless wing on the nose. Intentional!
I watched Nigel Mansell do donuts like that @ Silverstone with the last of the unrestricted turbo cars during a historic car event. He pulled up sideways in front of the main straight grandstand, waved and dropped the throttle and clutch at the same time. He did 2 rotations wa