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And please correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Earnhardt die trying to block someone else from getting past his teammate?
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Some say it was, some think it wasn't. I think it wasn't, after watching the replay countless times. The #40 wouldn't have gotten to the front two in the last quarter of a lap, so I don't think it would have mattered. The accident was payback from when Earnhardt bumped Marlin for a spot earlier in the race. Marlin's tap was intentional, although obviously the outcome could NEVER have been predicted. Definitely one of the saddest, if not THE saddest day in auto racing history.
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Just thought I'd let you know, team orders are banned as of this season, so no more of that.
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Good. That was the only F1 race I'd watched anything of, and I think I watched about three minutes of it. And, that was my intro to F1. As a diehard NASCAR junkie, you can imagine my reaction. It WAS comforting to hear the boo's from the crowd and the negative reaction from the commentators. I'm glad that crap got banned. Personally, I wouldn't have heeded the team orders, but, that's just me.
As far as this topic in general...ALL racers are athletes. I'll admit that F1, CART, IRL, rally, and NASCAR drivers are in excellent shape, and take care of their bodies...in general. I think the NASCAR drivers see more of the mental stress over the other drivers, simply because they drive a car with 800HP that doesn't have traction control, has a full manual gearbox, and requires more concentration to drive...relative to F1, that is. Plus, they drive for 500 miles most weekends. Last night's 600 miler was incredible.