I haven’t had much time to wade through the thousand photos I’ve taken between three cameras in two days, and there’s still one day to go — Race Day is tomorrow. Yesterday was preliminary stuff: practices, scrutineering (inspections), registrations, and tests. Today was for more practice and qualifying sessions, and in one of those sessions an F1 boat went airborne and crashed, tearing off a part and leaving the driver unhurt. I overheard one crewmember call the crash a “blowover” and it’s apparently rather common since the boat is hardly touching the water.
It’s supposed to be Nadir Bin Hendi‘s debut in F1H2O, driving for Victory Team of UAE. They’re still trying to fix the boat in time for the race on Sunday afternoon.
August 1, 2015
Album: F1H2O Grand Prix of Portugal 2015
To see what a “blowover crash” looks like in video, this is one from the last Grand Prix Race in Evian just over a month ago:
Al Hameli Taking off in Evian! #h2oracing #f1h2o
Posted by F1 H2O World Championship on Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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