The rally is arguably one of the most dangerous racing races, and a recent accident reflects this statement. At the recent Monte Carlo Rally, a Puma Rally1 race car built by Ford Sports had an accident during the race, but the driver and co-pilot were lucky not to be injured after the devastating crash.
Ford Puma Rally1 race car
The car accident occurred on a narrow mountain road in a rally. The dashcam of the accident vehicle showed rider Adrien Fourmaux drifting around the left turn of the road. The wrong decision caused him to crash into the rocky surface on the right side of the road, after which the car bounced off the rock and began to flip, the entire vehicle flipped from the air and finally fell under the cliff next to the road, and the pictures afterwards showed that the vehicle was badly damaged in the accident, and most of the body panels had been torn all over the place. Fortunately, thanks to the extremely powerful passenger unit support system, Fourmaux and his co-pilot, Alexander Coria, survived the tragic accident without injury.
Footage at the time of the car accident
The perspective of the accident vehicle when the car accident occurred
According to public information, the World Rally Championship (WRC) is another world's top car race on a par with F1. Driving professionally modified production vehicles, the teams of drivers traveled all over the world to overcome thousands of kilometers of harsh terrain, including sand, ice, asphalt, mud, and rain, and it took 11 months to decide the final king. , so it is also known as the world's toughest car rally. In such a dangerous race, the protection of the driver by the participating vehicles has become particularly important. The accident also reflects from the side that this Ford Puma rally car does have extraordinary performance in safety.