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Marc Gene: “I thought I was going to die” (with video)


Former F1 driver involved in monster smash at Le Mans


Marc Gene admitted that he thought he was going to meet his maker in this massive crash, which occurred during testing for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Spaniard was at the wheel of his Peugeot 908 (which he will share with Nicolas Minassian and ex-F1 world champ Jacques Villeneuve) when he lost control at the Porsche Curves.

Gene, currently one of Ferrari’s F1 test drivers, said of the accident:

“I thought I was not going to be alive… At that speed I completely lost the control of the car and I saw that something really horrible was going to happen. Being unharmed is a miracle.”

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Posted: June 3rd, 2008 by Ollie Irish