This is the terrifying moment F2 driver Roy Nissany came within just a few inches of death after a shocking crash at the British Grand Prix.
Nissany was engaged in a tight fight with Dennis Hauger on the opening lap of the F2 feature race at Silverstone, when the frightening incident occurred. The pair made contact heading into Vale, and Hauger couldn't help but go off the track.
His front right tyre was torn right off the rim, which didn't help him in his attempts to stop his Prema as it skidded across the grass and hit the inside of the sausage kerb. His car bounced up in the air and landed on top of Nissany's, with only the protective Halo preventing the sidepod from making contact with the Israeli's helmet.
Had it not been for that piece of safety equipment, controversially introduced in 2018, the crash could have been fatal. Fortunately on this occasion, both drivers were able to clamber out of their cars under their own power.
British racing driver Abbie Eaton reacted to the crash by calling for more safety features to help protect drivers. "When will people learn?" she wrote in a Tweet.
"We need to use a safer way to control track limits. The halo has been one of the best safety systems to be introduced, let's move forward with track limit policing too. Don't wait until someone is killed."
Meanwhile, prominent motorsport reporter Will Buxton wrote: "Stupid sausage kerb creating a horrible accident in F2. The halo saving the day once again. Sickening accident. Very glad to see @RoyNissany walk away from that one."
The halo was not a popular addition to Formula 1 and its support series when introduced, but it has played a key role in helping drivers to survive some huge incidents since.
One of them was Romain Grosjean's fiery 2020 crash in Bahrain, as the system prevented the flames from damaging the Frenchman's helmet while he was sat in his Haas.
And the most recent example in F1 is the Italian Grand Prix from last season, when title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen made contact at the chicane at the start of the lap at Monza.
The Red Bull bounced into the air and came down on top of the Mercedes, cracking the halo but avoiding major contact with Hamilton.
"It's days like today, I am reminded of how lucky I am," the Brit wrote on social media after that incident. "It takes a millisecond to go from racing to a very scary situation. Today someone must have been looking down, watching over me! #TeamLH: I'm so thankful for each and everyone of you, you are truly the best. Still we rise!"
