Footage Surfaces Showing Wild Airborne LMP1 Crash
The World Endurance Championship (WEC) season opener at Spa-Francorchamps had quite the crash.
A video has surfaced on YouTube showing Matevos Isaakyan and his SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1-AER going airborne with about an hour remaining in the race. The accident happens so quickly that it’s hard to catch Isaakyan’s car completing a full backflip (and maybe even two) before landing on the far side of the track.
Fortunately the Russian driver was declared unhurt after taken to a local hospital and getting checked out.
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It’s still unclear what exactly happened, but it appears Isaakyan was off the racing line, traveling over the white-painted rumble strips before the car went airborne.
Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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reminds me of Mark Webber's 1999 LeMans flip
Check how the brakes light up ...... it was too late ..... sheesh