He does!
He had it repaired in 1999.
Though I suspect this time it is rather more serious! And may be become DID



He's not the only one to have done it with the F1 either
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...%29+&mid=61237

 

I saw the frontal damage in the pic of the first accident. Thats what i was referring to.

 

The pic I posted clearly isnt the real picture looking at the others. Blame the daily mail for that

 

Utter shame, and you have to feel for him a tad since he obviously liked it so much.
I reckon he will get it repaired.. nearly half of the shell is still there afterall!

 

could have been a suspension failure or some such cause? British roads are shite so more undue stresses on old ally wishbones?

 

Don't see why Rowan should get to drive it(or other cars) there are plenty of other so called stars who humped their cars with serious repercussions to innocent peeps and not been stopped.?

 

He's a very handy driver by all accounts.

I think the cars he chooses to race say a lot about him

It can happen to anyone.

 

Similar occurred to me.

I was rather concerned that the rear stuff-up package appeared to have separated completely from the bodyshell. One wonders how CF mountings age over a decade of road use...

I wonder if Matt has a definitive answer?

 

I doubt Matt would know. The longest a part tends to last on an F1 car is about a year. If that.

I believe that ageing and carbon fibre is still a slightly controversial subject. Often it's not the CF that's the problem but the resin.

And finally, it's sort of designed to fail like that I believe, I've seen pics of a lot of different MR Hypercar accidents where the rear disconnects: enzo's in particular. In a high speed impact, you're better off shedding as much weight as possible... especially if it's pointy.

But I'm happy to be corrected on this.

 

That's plausible; it's one reason front-engined cars are easier to crash-test successfully than MRs.

Mind you, in 458s the bloody wheelarch liners disconnect & catch fire because your shirt isn't fashionable enough or something.