Thats quite an obvious consequence if the onboard radio dies as the car itself won't start anymore. that phone must have been there for emergency communications like this.
@@alebrigaz don't be stupid, imagine getting knocked sideways in the middleof a straight and cars are still racing, i doubt the first thimg you'd do is attempt to back in to the straight and save your race at the risk of serious injury.
@@nightdriver7216 but still she pretty much reset like she was playing Granturismo or Forza, more frustrated by the car nto starting than the fact she was in the middle of a lemans straight , i guess that's maye be why I'm not a racing driver. It would take me a solid second or two to collectyself and realize what happened and what must be done.
Been working on that for years. I can pretty confidently says that nowadays, even in stressfull situations I can almsot completely filter out m ygerman accent, be it by using workaround words from different english accents to hide it. I like to use the australian pronounciation of year because that's a word that can very quickly out you as being german.
This young woman really made my day .. It's amazing how focused she stayed .. She doesn't know the word giving up .. Most of us would had melt in tears probably ... Love that girl !
I don't think so, read my other comment, she came across the track 2 times and than stoll the car in the middle of the road after a fast corner, this is simple kamikaze beaviour for putting other drivers in danger.
@@SalvatorePellitteri She pulled onto the track to try keep the car going, and the car stalled in a bad position. She probably had damaged steering and was under double yellows, of course she is going to try keep the car in the race.
"Most of us would had melt" ??? Oh stop saying stupid things like that. Most of us deal with much more stressing situations on a daily basis in our jobs. You must be 10 years old.
This actually gave me a lot of respect for her. After being hit hard TWICE I would have been shitting bricks and just come out immediately. All she wanted to do was keep going. Mad respect
At Le Mans you always have to try to get going again after a crash (unless the car is obviously totalled, of course)... Because you don't count as retired until you get out of the car and walk off. Also, since the race is so long, you can salvage a good finish position even after a lengthy repair stop (even more so in the top HC and LMP2 divisions which have far less entrants than GTs)...
Always feel sorry for any driver that crashes out through no fault of their own. Don't worry Sophia, there's always next year! Nothing to be disappointed about 🙂
That sucks for her. Looks like it wasn’t even her fault. Hopefully she can turn it around in her career. I mean shes only 20 still has a hopefully long career
@@samueleorsini8881 Maybe next time they would be a lot more considerated and crash into her in some place that she would not be in the middle of the track? dude...
@@Bacavoit what reasoning is it? it's dark, the yellow flags and safety are fine, but he risked getting hurt and hurting someone else too. surely you made a mistake also the driver who arrived without being cautious, but she too was not very lucid. you know you have the risk of having the car damaged.
@@Bacavoit She wanted to go back but for that she put the car in the middle of the track, she risked her life and ruined the race of another driver who had nothing to do with her irresponsibility. In the first accident she was not to blame, but in the second it was completely her fault.
This is part of racing. She knows it better than us here in the comment section. When i see lmp or modern open wheelers, i am always impressed how safe are these little cars.
For people who don’t know Sophia… Go watch her F3 crash and you’ll see how much of a fighter she is! The fact she’s still racing show’s how determined she is. Definitely a driver that deserves a good career! Keep it up Sophia!!!
You have to follow the orders from the marshalls. She was told three times to get out of the car. Yes, yes, yes - closes the door. That is not very kind to the people working there and also very dangerous!
Agreed but also. The marshalls had to come to her about 3 times to tell her to get out. I understand why she wasn’t getting out, but those Marshall’s were kinda needlessly put in danger twice to tell her to get out.
If you stalled it and got it stuck in gear , and your radio isn't working , and you're on dangerous track ..... at that point it's time to pay attention to the marshalls. They should have practiced spin recovery so that situation is easier to deal with. She could have 180'd out of her first position and got moving but car might be damaged anyways.
@@xkartdizzy8434 Glad anyone sees past the "female racing driver" shit and realizes that there are human lives out there besides the racing drivers. I was actually supporting that female team - but was amazed how she didnt gave a fuck about the marshals.
or lack of brain, she was also pulling over the track and then when she was half on the track half on the grass the engine stopped........not smart and dangerous
people saying the second hit is her fault like yah totally she would just leave the car on the racing line. the car was clearly staling over and over and it stalled at the worst spot
Correct. She had enough motion to get the car going anticipating clearing the circuit. I have it down as a “missed the yellow flags incident on the part of the other driver. She wasn’t to blame for either incident here
The car was on the grass verge on the left of the track. Where she could have safely left it. But she tried to turn around and get back on the track... and made a total mess of it. She ended up going on the grass verge on the other side of the track, running out of room and then reversed back out again. Where the other car collided with her.
@@notmenotme614 she was the same amount on the grass from the initial hit that she was before the second. She had no idea her steering was loosing pressure, and when the car kept stalling, she was a sitting duck. Honestly idk how the driver who hit her the second time didn't see a big Maroon LMP2 car like his headlights awere on, there was no smoke and a yellow flag in that area.
@@notmenotme614 Are you saying she should have given up and abandoned the car rather than try to bring it back to the pits after she managed to get it going?
@@notmenotme614 This is endurance racing, literally every driver on circuit will try to get their car going again after an incident. Even when there are bits missing drivers will try to get back to the pits. She's just unlucky that the car gave up where it did. A mechanical failure like that isn't her fault. I've not seen the outside footage of the crash so it is possible that Sophia's car was unseen until the last moment but generally, the person that crashes into a stationary car in a yellow flag zone is at fault.
Reminds me when the delta wing crashed, and they were giving the drivers tools thru the fence since the team couldn’t work on the car unless it got back to pit road
When I saw the live feed of her texting, I thought she had used one of the phones from a marshall but now I know she has it on her while driving. First time I've seen a driver actually have their phone with them in the car.
Sophia did not crash, she was crashed into...several times. The first smash smashed the steering, leaving the car highly exposed in the middle of the track. This should have resulted in a FCY. Certain drivers were clearly (not shown on this clip) driving imprudently (this is a long endurance race, not a 10 lapper) on slick tyres in showery conditions, both before and after the accident... As an example, the United Autosports team cars even smashed into each other...
That's the million dollar question. There is an outside view of the crash. 2 cars were racing an one totally t-boned her. It's like the driver was in heavy focus mode only focusing 10-20 meters from his/her nose and not fully ahead and just racing the middle of the track. While the other driver was able to go around her. Don't get me wrong on my comment about the driver that t-boned her. These endurance races are extremely taxing on the body and mind.
2 cars were battling for position, plus the car had no lights in sight since it was crossed in the road, one them made the evasive maneuver, the other one didn’t.
That guy who crashed into her would've surely tried to overtake and went on the grass and then what happened to Russell and bottas in imola happened here.
@@amnzash9292 Yeah, she could because other driver ignored yellow flag. Also saying someone is not a schumacher means you probably dont remember his driving - it was dangerous af, he even crashed on purpose. So not being a Schumacher helps in this situation
Can we apprieciate the fact that she had her nails done (6:25) even though no one will see them, not even her, for most of the race? lmao absolute chad
@@ross_boss ofc but it's quite funny. Like male drivers putting a massive effort on their hairstyles to then put on a helmet for no one to see it and to end up ruined by the time they take their helmets off lol
Glad shes safe and determination is admirable, but the safety crew must be respected. They are putting their lives on the line for the drivers' benefit.
I have yet to spot a comment degrading her for being a female racing driver. I think you're making this out to be a bigger problem than it actually is.
that must be devastating to be taken out like this and then also hit by traffic I did love watching her move inside the car tho. it must be second nature to her; she knows where every button is, where every lever is etc without even looking at them & having a phone taped to the car is actually really smart for emergencies like this one
I don't think so, read my other comment, she came across the track 2 time and than stoll the car in the middle of the road after a fast corner, this is simple kamikaze beaviour. This should be panished.
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At just 20 years old this young lady could put on a clinic on how to handle an impending class! A lot of "veterans" could learn a lot from her mechanics and poise!
My guess is there is a clutch pedal for switching from neutral to first or reverse When the car is launched, you shift gears with the paddles without having to use the clutch pedal
This is why you never try to do a U-turn on track. Always spin up the rears and flick the car around, that way you can avoid having to back onto the track completely blind.
Puts incredible stress on the drivetrain and gearbox though, which isn't always recommended if you've just had a big lateral impact. Also she might have just bogged down or hit the barrier again, neither very desirable.
The car was off the side of the track and then she tried to get it moving leaving the rear end on the track, which then caused the car to get hit again. Can’t blame her for trying to get going again but surely safety first
The Ferrari that hit her the second time drove right into her under yellow. YELLOW. Yes she was on the track but how in the world didn't the Ferrari see her car?
Why? They see that every year at this race. Every car has a mobile phone with them because when the car goes out, the radio goes with it. In addition, the radio coverage on such a long track is not the best...
This is so sad and I'm so sorry that she had to give up. The racing car's gearbox and clutch are not easy to maneuver. I hope that the next generation of LMP2 racing cars will become an automatic "auxiliary system" for maneuvering in the gearbox.
She was brave, but at that point when the car is constantly stalling and is stuck in reverse, and on top of that you let it roll back in to the middle of the road, you just have to accept it's over. The marshals told her 3 times to get out (which doesn't mean an instant DNF, as opposed to what many commenters seemingly believe), and they're trained people, not just some random morons. Yes, I know it's very easy to find the solution from the outside, but many minutes have passed since the initial crash, she should've just known better. Next time if this happens (and she finds herself on the middle of the road again), she'll get out much earlier with this experience in mind.
with hindsight , patience would have saved her from the second impact . She could have waited for the marshals to push her into the right direction , the damage caused by the gdrive coming together had compromised their result anyways .The second hit possibly hit important transmission bits , as only then the car stuck in first gear . Very unfortunate .
Feel so bad for her, but if she maybe gone for the phone after the 2nd hit she might have been able to have gotten the car going before being forced out of the car
Yup all are multiple WEC champions with the benefit of hind sight. That first crash broke her steering…she didn’t know that as, at the time she was still able to steer albeit not by much…then tried to get the car re started and it stalled when reversing again probably due to impact of first crash. Most of the kids commenting on RU-vid would have just wet themselves and gave up after the first impact….it’s why they’re on YT commenting and she’s out there driving these types of cars and taking part in Le Mans…I know who I’d rather ‘doff my hat to. Hope she and the team will be back next year
@@friktionrc and she will come back ! She had an accident that could have ended her career, and her life, that moment alone, but here she is at Le Mans.
She did forget to press the brake pedal (or maybe it wasn't working?) but the other guy is definitely more at fault, the car was pretty much stopped. Was maybe checking his steering wheel?
I agree, but from what I have seen she rolled back into the track while focused on the steering wheel. Even though yellow flag is up, it’s never a good idea to roll backwards onto the track like that. So both are to be blamed imo, but at least noone got ingured that’s the most important thing.
She didn't really have any option after another car forced her off the track in the first place! Watch the vid carefully and you'll see it's nose push her car into the barrier.
None of you understood that the second crash was her fault, and she was fortunate she didn't lose her life. She put her car in a hazardous situation. Glad to be ok!
The medical team wanted her to get to safety, while she wanted to drive the car back to the pits. I do hope she will do better next year. Those crashes can happen to any driver. And it's sad that her car was too badly damaged.
She didn't crash, she got crashed in to! I really felt for her because it was bad enough to be taken out by the G Drive car but then to be hit while stationary was just horrible luck!
wait, you can bring your phone in the cockpit? (It's okay, after what happened to Tom Colonel a few years ago, I'm not suprised if some just wanted to sneak one just in case)
All drivers carries a phone, if the car breaks down and they need to have help for the team. Some drivers also have their own phone if they are transported to the medical center, so they can reassure their relatives.
The track there is particularly narrow and there's not much run off between the barriers on either side, plus the steering lock on these cars is nothing to write home about. Other drivers did similar moves throughout the race but your not criticising them are you? Misogynist!
Cause any driver would do the very same? She didn't know the car would stall every time she would try. There should have been yellow flags to prevent the t-bone and more attention from that driver. The driver that was racing along the guy that t-boned her managed to go around her just fine so that's no excuse for that driver.
@@mikehipperson She does not criticize them, because this video is not about the others, it is about her, you do not know shit about whether she also criticizes the others or not, since I doubt that you will go to all the RU-vid videos of Lemans to see if she criticizes them Maybe the misogynist is you and you want to come and play the saint.
