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F1Rogues Crash Investigation: Luciano Burti, Hockenheim 2001


"It happened so fast… A few seconds after the start, Michael (Schumacher) had a problem, but I could not see him. He slowed down in the middle of the track among all the cars in front me," Burti explained. "When I saw him it was too late to avoid the crash. I think the accident looked worse on TV than what I experienced in my car and luckily I am not injured. I took the second start in Jean's spare car which, for my surprise, felt even better than mine. This allowed me to have a good pace. The only thing is that I had hurt my left arm somewhere in the crash, and it became very difficult to hold the steering wheel, which felt even heavier to turn. I tried to give my best but the pain was growing so much I simply could not drive any longer.

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