Italian photographer Andrea Bruno Diodato claims that the Monaco avenue circuit is protected regardless of sustaining a minor damage on account of the horrific collision between Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and Haas racers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.
Last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix kicked off with a severe crash after Sergio Perez tangled with Haas racer Kevin Magnussen on the run up the hill to Beau Rivage on the opening lap of the race.
The contact despatched the Red Bull of Perez right into a spin. Haas’s German driver Nico Hulkenberg was unable to keep away from the Mexican’s automobile, and he additionally crashed into the partitions.
During the heavy three-car pile-up, many particles flew off the automobiles which is all the time harmful given the proximity of marshals and photographers who work near the observe.
One of the photographers, Andrea Bruno Diodato was additionally near the first-lap smash between the three drivers. Speaking to Sky Italia, the 29-year-old freelance photographer added that he sustained a minor damage on account of the incident, however he thinks that the Monaco circuit is protected due to the well-designed guardrails.
“My work sometimes teaches us to listen even before seeing certain situations,” he instructed Sky Italia.
“And so in these moments: after a Sauber handed by, the uniform noise because the automobiles handed was as if it had stopped for a second and I understood that one thing was about to occur. Then the collision.
“There had been about ten of us, now I solely have a bruise after the affect. Those who suffered essentially the most injury might have thrown themselves to the bottom to take cowl.
“No severe penalties. I used to be there as a result of I used a wide-angle lens for the beginning.
“I wished to point out a little bit of the encompassing context, so town, the main points of the observe and the massive variety of automobiles. In brief, it was an attention-grabbing half to work in.”
The most essential factor immediately is that we are able to all go house. It was a really severe and fully pointless accident from my viewpoint.
I additionally hope that each {photograph} that was within the space is okay.
It’s a weekend to be taught from and switch round as a crew. Preparation for… pic.twitter.com/aeO2dLmYtX— Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) May 26, 2024
Diodato mentioned that he felt no concern after the incident, and he visited Mugello this weekend to work on the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix.
“No, no concern. So a lot in order that I instantly returned to the observe and also will be on observe [this] weekend at Mugello for the MotoGP.
“In Monaco there is no security drawback. I do know that circuit nicely and if there have been no severe penalties after the affect it is additionally as a result of the guardrails are very stable, as are the posts within the asphalt.
“I feel that observe provides many extra certainties when in comparison with others and different conditions. I’m pondering for instance of the accident involving Zhou (with Albon) at Silverstone in 2022.
“Maybe the present is not thrilling on the observe, however the security requirements are excessive. And in any case we’re all conscious that there is a threat in doing this job,” he famous.
