A publicity stunt has gone horribly wrong for Renault at Dubai Autodrome. A drag race bewteen a Renault R28 F1 car and a Ford GT40 ended abruptly when the driver of the F1 car lost control and smashed into the pitwall.
Middle Eastern Rally Champion Mohammed Ben Sulayem, was at the wheel of the Renault R28 and remained in the car for some time after the incident. However, it is believed he has escaped serious injury.
You can see amateur footage of the incident in the YouTube clip above and then delight at the irony of the song being played in the background at the end.
[Source: Planet-F1] (Thanks to Wes for the tip.)
One reply on “Don’t try this at home”
Sorry didn’t know where to post you this, but as I’m from Europe, this is the right news for you Australians 🙂
http://www.mycarportal.net/2009/04/top-gear-win-a-top-gear-track-day-with-the-stig-in-the-uk-for-the-australians/
Feel free to remove this comment after you saw the news, it’s too bad I don’t live in Australia because then I would be elligable to get into this contest 🙂