1992 F1 British GP - Riccardo Patrese & Erik Comas collision during saturday free practice

(From: www.motorsport... )
On Saturday morning Riccardo Patrese (Williams) had been the innocent victim of a very unpleasant little accident at Vale when Erik Comas (Ligier) inadvertently missed seeing yellow flags where a gearbox problem had spun Bertrand Gachot’s Venturi-Lamborghini. As Patrese slowed Comas dived inside the Williams and clipped it. The Ligier spun and hit the outside wall very hard, bruising Comas’ right leg, before coming to rest in the middle of the track. The Williams hit the wall at an oblique angle, giving Riccardo a violent shaking. Had the angle been more acute the consequences could have been much more serious, as he could have gone in almost head-on. It’s a point that Silverstone ought to have a think about.
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[@driller007]

That could have been so much worse

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Erik Comas did not go in for small crashes.