18
IndyCar
«NO OTHER SI
WOULD HAVE
RESISTED AS
D
ARIO
F
RANCHITTI AND
T
AKUMA
S
ATO WERE THE UNWILLING PROTAGONISTS OF THE
ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE
I
NDYCAR RACE IN
H
OUSTON
,
WHICH ALSO
INVOLVED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND GAVE RISE TO A GOOD DEAL OF CONCERN
AND INTERROGATIVES
. E
NGINEER
T
OSO
,
WHO COORDINATES
D
ALLARA
’
S
INVOLVEMENT IN THE
A
MERICAN COMPETITION
,
DESCRIBES THE DYNAMICS OF THE
INCIDENT AND EXPLAINS HOW THE CAR
’
S DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS PREVENTED FAR
MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES
,
WHILE NOTING THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A
CERTAIN DEGREE OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MOTORSPORTS EVENTS
