Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard said on the Up To Speed podcast that Haas driver Ollie Bearman's 50G crash at the Japanese Grand Prix highlighted the extreme closing speeds drivers face.
Bearman narrowly avoided the rear of Alpine's Franco Colapinto while Colapinto was harvesting energy, then struck the barriers; Bearman limped away and was later cleared by the on-site medical team after the impact registered 50G.
Coulthard recalled a late‑1990s near‑miss he experienced and cited historical deceleration tests and other high‑G crashes to explain how a sudden stop and how peak G is absorbed determine injury outcomes.
The FIA will meet during the unexpected April break to discuss potential adjustments to the new regulations in response to incidents such as Bearman's crash.
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