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I know everyone is getting ready for the the race tomorrow but this is a great piece of video of Alex Zanardi and Billy Mongerdiscussing their reaction to their respective crashes, hasn't held them back at all it seems!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bjjjj0

Would have loved to watch it, but since I'm not in the UK I can't.

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Does this work for you?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/45295657

Or this, not at all cheesy its a great watch!

That was great. Thanks for sharing. They are both inspirational.

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Watching from the cheap seats.

that would be a really good show to watch.

I didn't see the need to create another new thread about Billy Monger so I will just add my comment onto here. He's currently racing in F3 where the cars currently don't have a Halo, I wonder if he would be able to manage to get in and out of a car that has it fitted. If not then I think that's a bit unfair if he has to stop racing single seaters due to not being able to get in and out the car.

I'm not sure it would be a big problem TBH, initial egress is all about the arms, he would have prosthetic legs presumably. From the above video I'm not sure that getting out of the car would stop him driving in F1 he is a pretty determined young man.

I know Zanardi isn't looked at like a top racer by the F1 crowds, but I am in the USA and he was absolutely my favorite CART/Indycar driver and one of my favorite all time drivers. I am still bummed that he never seemed to have a good car in F1 as I would have loved to see him compete at his best, but F1 has never been about fairness and plenty of good drivers never got to show their true talents.

Billy only went and put his car on pole on his first return to Donington since the crash there that resulted in his legs being amputated, this kid is special in my opinion.

I know! The kid may yet have F1 in his future!!!

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I don't want to sound pessimistic, but isn't there an extraction test in F1 that drivers have to pass? How would this work with Billy Monger? Would they make an exception or modify the car somehow?

There is in F3 as well.

Makes sense really. I looked it up, article 13.1.4, it is 7 seconds to get out of the car and also to have replaced the steering wheel back within 12 or so, not sure what the requirements are for F3 currently