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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
F2 Car Lands Upside Down in Rollover Accident at Austrian Sprint Race
There were the usual scrapes and skirmishes in Formula 2—one car even ended up upside down in the Sprint Race—and consequently cars needed recovering post-race. However, one of the recovery vehicles misjudged its height and struck a temporary advertising bridge on Sunday that was over the circuit exiting the first corner. The scary event came on the second lap at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Sami Meguetounif of the Trident team attempted an inside move on Red Bull's Arvid Lindblad in Turn 3. The two made contact, and Meguetounif went flying over the top of Williams' Luke Browning. Meguetounif's car finished the chain of events upside down. The advertising bridge came crashing down, though fortunately no one was injured, and officials set about properly deconstructing it and removing it in double-quick time. The Porsche Supercup race was slightly delayed, but there was no impact on Formula 1's schedule.
7NEWS
29-06-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Frightening scene rocks Formula Two race as driver flips onto two cars at Austrian Grand Prix
Formula Two has been rocked by frightening scenes at the Austrian Grand Prix, with one car flipping upside down onto another. The F2 sprint race in Spielberg was suspended after just two laps because of a calamitous three-way crash at turn three. In a bunched-up pack in the middle of the field, Sami Meguetounif jostled for position at the turn but ran out of room when he reached the apex, forcing him to clip the front right tyre of Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad. As that happened, Meguetounif's car was shoved up onto the curb at the right side of the track, which flipped him back over the two cars to his left, including that of Luke Browning. Browning remarkably had Meguetounif's car directly on top of his, upside down, as it flew through the air, before it came to rest on the ground, again upside down. The halo safety device almost certainly saved the lives of both drivers. Against all odds, all three drivers walked away relatively unscathed while their cars were taken into pit lane and the race was paused for 30 minutes. Joshua Durksen led a rolling start when the race eventually got back underway. But Stewards had to intervene again just moments later when turn three claimed another victim. Dino Beganovic was left stranded after contact with Oliver Goethe at the treacherous corner — which still had more carnage to spark. Four cars were involved in an awful pile-up at the same corner in the final lap of the race when three drivers ran into the back of Amaury Cordeel, whose untimely spin left him sitting idle in the middle of the track. Cordeel had been on track to finish fourth. After the crash, none of the four drivers finished with any points. Campos Racing's Pepe Marti survived his way to the chequered flag.
News.com.au
29-06-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Terrifying crash at Austrian Grand Prix as driver flips over cars
A huge crash in Formula Two saw the race suspended as a driver ended up upside down on top of a rival. The F2 Sprint Race in Spielberg, Austria, was halted after just two laps following a three-way collision at Turn 3. With cars still largely bunched up, the tight right-hander did not offer much room for manoeuvre as drivers jostled for position, The Sun reports. And in the midfield pack disaster struck as Sami Meguetounif was squeezed off track as he hit the right-front tyre of Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad. Fox Sports, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every practice, qualifying session and race in the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™ LIVE in 4K. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. Meguetounif, 21, was forced to the right side of the track before hitting the kerb and flipping up into the air. As the French driver was in the air he collected British racer Luke Browning, who had been turning the corner just before him. Williams Racing academy driver Browning, 23, remarkably ended up with the Trident car directly on top of his upside down. The momentum carried by the 755kg flying vehicle eventually saw it skid off and come to a rest upside down. Both drivers almost certainly saw their lives saved by the halo safety devices around their heads - a crash-protection system which first came into F1 in 2018 which can withstand up to 12,000kg of force. Fortunately, Meguetounif reported he was okay as the race was suspended and cars brought into the pit lane to clear the debris, while Browning and Lindblad all checked in with positive updates too. After a 30-minute delay, race stewards got the race back underway under a rolling restart led by Joshua Durksen. However, stewards were forced to take action again almost immediately after the safety car was pulled in when Dino Beganovic was left stranded following contact with Oliver Goethe, once again at Turn 3. A final lap incident saw four cars involved in a stunning pile-up at Turn 3 once again, with a spin by Amaury Cordeel left three drivers behind him with nowhere to go except for running into him. Cordeel had been running in 4th, and the three drivers behind who crashed into him all ended up remarkably losing out on points finishes as well. One fan on social media comparing the race to 'bumper cars'. Campos Racing driver Pepe Marti took the chequered flag for the race. After initial controversy over its introduction, the halo has more than proven itself to be a worthwhile addition to open-wheel Formula racing formats. Notable examples of its prowess include Romain Grosjean's horror crash in Bahrain in 2020 and Guanyu Zhou's terrifying high-speed flip at the British Grand Prix in 2022. Lewis Hamilton also hailed the hardware for saving his life after a crash with Max Verstappen at the Italian Grand Prix in 2021 during their title fight when the Dutchman's rear wheel had found its way on top of the Brit's car. In 2023 F1 Academy driver Chloe Grant also hailed the halo system for saving her life in a horror crash that saw her car set on fire. F1 qualifying follows the stunning events of the F2 Sprint Race.
Telegraph
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Watch: Halo saves drivers' lives in terrifying F2 crash
A spectacular crash in the F2 sprint race delayed the start of qualifying for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, with two Britons caught up in an accident which left one car upside-down on top of another. Thankfully, all three of Sami Meguetounif, Luke Browning and Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad - hotly-tipped for an F1 seat in the near future - were able to walk away unhurt from the incident, which occurred on the second lap of the sprint race. But Browning probably had the halo safety device to thank for saving him from serious injury after Meguetounif flew over the top of both his and Lindblad's car and came to rest on his. The 23 year-old Williams academy driver, who drives for Hitech, had been battling Campos' Lindblad for 13th place when Trident's Meguetounif dived up the inside on the approach to T3. Lindblad, 17, who was recently granted an FIA Super License, allowing him to compete in Formula 1 despite being under the minimum age of 18, did not see the Trident driver and turned in. 'The guy came out of nowhere,' Lindblad said afterwards on the radio. 'I had no idea he was there.' Meguetounif, 21, was pitched into a roll and then flipped over, ending upside down on top of Browning's car. Unsurprisingly, the incident triggered red flags. 'I think he'll look back at that as one of the more optimistic moves he's made,' was the verdict of racing driver and commentator Alex Brundle on the passing attempt from Meguetounif. After a 30-minute delay, stewards got the race back underway under a rolling restart led by Joshua Durksen. But an already messy race got messier still after Dino Beganovic was left stranded following contact with Oliver Goethe, also at Turn 3. There was then a final lap incident at the same corner when fourth placed Amaury Cordeel spun, causing the three drivers behind him to run into him.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Terrifying F2 crash sends car flipping over drivers at Red Bull Ring
A chaotic three-car crash during an F2 sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix left one drive upside down after going airborne and flipping over two competitors. No drivers were injured and the race was immediately red flagged. Advertisement The incident occurred on Lap 2 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria as Trident's Sami Meguetounif tried to make an inside move on Red Bull's Arvid Lindblad in Turn 3. Meguetounif and Lindblad made contact, sending the former's car soaring over the top of Williams' Luke Browning in a terrifying scene before Meguetounif's car came to rest upside down on the track. On radio, Meguetounif was heard explaining to his team that he got squeezed on underbreaking, which closed the gap he hoped to exploit. Thankfully everyone ended up OK and all the safety procedures in place worked as planned. What an absolute scene in Austria. This article originally appeared on For The Win: F2 Crash: Car lands upside down after flipping over other racers
