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Best features of 2012: Taki Inoue on his F1 career

Best features of 2012: Taki Inoue admits his brief and point-less F1 career was a nightmare, but in 2012 he became a Twitter cult hero. Jonathan Noble caught up with him

Jonathan Noble Jan 1, 2013, 7:23 PM

Ask anyone to name some iconic moments from the Hungarian Grand Prix's 26-year history and alongside the great wins - like Nigel Mansell's charge through the field in 1989 or Jenson Button's maiden success in 2006 - they will inevitably suggest a fair few other incidents as well.

But nothing surpasses the truly bizarre stakes like Taki Inoue's assault by a safety car in 1995. In a rush to get a fire extinguisher to put out a blaze on his Arrows, the Japanese racer failed to spot the swift arrival of some four-wheeled assistance coming straight at him on the grass - and he was sent sprawling across the bonnet.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.