With a risk of thunder storms during the French Grand Prix tomorrow?

Question

it just got me thinking. Have their been any times a track or car has been hit by lightning? I'm sure I've read somewhere there has been, but for the life of me I just can't remember!!!

Answer 1

Dunno about lightning but the 1991 Australian GP only lasted 14 laps due to monsoon weather!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OjKVDBNrvi...

Answer 2

That's not a pleasant thought when I remember the old Silverstone stands made of scaffolding and wood !

Answer 3

lol the top gear link. i've seen that like 5 times :)

i don't think there will be one. rain maybe. little chance tho.

kimi on pole :)

Answer 4

A bit of wet weather, makes a race now

Shows the skill and commitment of a driver and the faith of the car beneath him

All this dry weather stuff, and Fia restrictions and pit lane closed stuff is spoiling it ( for me anyway)

Ok have a engine restriction on size .... but thats it

if it needs an engine to run two races OK

but if it breaks a box....  stick a new one in

Next year,  there will be a restriction on new nose cones

only one spare each team

Only joking....  but  who  "NOSE"  ??

Answer 5

I'd like to see that happen. I wonder which part of the car attracts lightning the most.  If it did happen, i bet the FIA would come up with all sorts of new safety measures to prevent it happening again even though it would probably never happen again.

Answer 6

Not sure if it's possible but extremely unlikely in the least, a lightning would have lots of far better choices than an F1 car, including lightning conductors at the circuit.

I've never heard of something like that happening but I haven't looked around the net to be honest.