[GorillaFoot]

I watch a lot of Formula 1 and even with the best drivers in the world, when the bad stuff happens, sometimes you are just a passenger. All of the new F1 tracks have asphalt runoffs, for this very reason. Hit grass and gravel and there is virtually no car control or controlled slow down.

I beat myself up a bit too last weekend, trying to figure out how I could have avoided my collision. Without going off course and possibly losing control myself, I had nowhere to go- the guy was stadling the track and rolled right back into me.

I even looked through my racing books to see what pro drivers try to do- yeah, nothing there.

Sometimes you just do not have enough time to make the right decision. Reviewing you video, from the time from your fatal twitch to the time you went off course took less than a second, then less than 3 seconds to hit the wall. Not a lot of time. I'd be suprised if the best drivers in the world would have been able to recover that one, even given a few chances.

With the weight of our cars at opposing ends of the chassis, when we lose traction, the car is going to want to CONTINUE to spin more than other cars and with equal wieght at either end, how do you know which direction the car will spin next?

I just don't think there is a good equation for that