Red Bull driver Mark Webber feels that F1 drivers off late have become rather too aggressive. He felt they have been escaping major accidents, but their luck wouldn't last forever.
"Luck will run out one day", Mark Webber told Australian Associated Press.
The Aussie felt there has been a surge in safety measures and equipments that has given the drivers confidence to push the limits. No wonder most can be seen driving dangerously during races.
Webber's comments are especially noteworthy considering the Belgian Grand Prix that saw a pile-up of cars after Lotus driver Romain Grosjean took a dangerous spin on the track.
Championship leader, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, made a lucky escape when his car missed his head by centimeters.
For the record it was Grosjean's seventh accident of the season. He along with Williams driver Pastor Maldonado have been involved in numerous accidents this year. They should consider themselves extremely lucky to have not been seriously injured.
Webber, who too has been involved in serious crashes during his career spanning a decade, felt that the drivers were well aware of how strong their car is and that's why they take undue risks, not thinking of the consequences.
"The drivers have to take some responsibility," the 36-year-old wrote in his column in the BBC. "In the last 10 years, the level of aggressiveness has ramped up a bit just because guys know that usually they'll be able to walk away from a crash.
"But you can be aggressive and safe or aggressive and unsafe. I've always said F1 is not a finishing school when it comes to racing."
The Red Bull driver said that with different tyres available to choose from, everyone on the track has started taking "desperate" measures to outdo one another.
Pushing the safety aspects a little further, Webber said that head protection is still a "controversial subject" and needs to be addressed. He added that a something like a "forward-mounted roll bar or wheel protection" should be introduced in the near future for extra head protection.
"The Grosjean incident, and a similar one involving David Coulthard and Alexander Wurz in Australia in 2007, happened because of cars climbing over each other," wrote Webber.
The Aussie, who won the British Grand Prix at the prestigious Silverstone Circuit in England, is getting ready for the Singapore Grand Prix scheduled for this weekend.
