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Video vault: F1 driver run over by reckless marshal

October 14th, 2008 · No Comments

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Watch out for that car… too late

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Hungary, 1995: This photo captures perfectly one of the best schadenfreude moments in the history of F1.

Attempting to assist marshals in putting out the engine fire which had forced him out of the ‘95 Hungarian GP, Japanese driver Taki Inoue was hit by a vehicle driven to the scene by another marshal - the Keystone Cops couldn’t have done it any better. Inoue injured his leg but recovered in time for the next grand prix.

Watch a video of the incident after the jump:

FAIL!

This was the undoubted highlight of Inoue’s dismal F1 racing career. He competed in 18 grands prix in total, all but one for Footwork Hart, but only finished five races. His best finish was eighth at the 1995 Italian GP.

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Posted: October 14th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

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