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I watched the race live and regardless of how many times I see the replays of Sato's crash I can't understand what he was thinking ??? There is no way in hell a professional driver would have thought he cleared Rossi to make the move to the left . Obviously he didn't look in his mirror . I would love to hear what if any conversation/instructions came from his spotter . I did not hear any comments by the commentators regarding any spotter conversation . It will be interesting to see what the IRL does in the next few days in regards to a suspension , in my opinion he should sit for the remainder of the season . He easily could have killed someone !

Pocono Raceway and many others have been around a long time , from their original designs to today the cars regardless of the series are much faster . Upgrading every aspect of safety sounds like the right thing to do but saying it vs. paying for it are two different things . A race track like any business model has a business plan that covers all aspects of running the business and to make a profit . I agree the current catch fence does catch the cars but the destruction it causes to the race car and the driver ( Wickens ) is too great .

So what is the fix ? Slow the cars down ? Make the safer barrier 4 ' higher ? Or 6 ' higher ? At what point does it now interfere with fan viewing of the event ? Yes racing is a dangerous business and you can't prevent every crash or fatality but yesterday a tragedy was avoided maybe simply due to luck ............ luck is not repeatable ! Or maybe you just tell the drivers if you drive stupid , cause a wreck and are lucky to survive you will sit for four races to think about it .