And what if something does break?
07/12/2016
The 2016 Le Mans Classic once again clearly demonstrated that motorsport can never be 100% safe. Unforeseen things often happen, and in unexpected places.
For example, I was standing at the start of the Porsche S-curves, armed with a focal length of over 600mm, when the suspension of the Gebhardt C91 from 1992 broke at the rear right (left rear wheel in the photo). The photo clearly shows how the wheel is already tilted in the wheel arch.
The car made a brief unusual movement, which immediately made me sit up and take three steps back. It was now feared that the car would turn left into the barrier at around 200 km/h, but the driver allowed the prototype to dissipate its energy straight ahead in the gravel and was able to bring the Group C racer to a halt safely at the end without hitting anything.
My experience shows that you can take a little more risk in frontal shots than in situations where you have your back to the wall, because you can get some nasty surprises here.
But at the end of the day, you shouldn't let such situations drive you crazy, because sometimes your healthy instinct helps and it's better to stand or move with a little extra safety distance.
