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Video vault: F1 driver run over by reckless marshal


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:

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Posted: October 14th, 2008 by Ollie Irish