Slippery wet Silverstone takes the drivers for a spin

During the Saturday qualifying session at the 2012 British Grand Prix, the heavy rain dampened the Silverstone circuit. There was water logging on most parts of the circuit forcing the drivers to tread with caution in those zones. However, many drivers succumbed to their desire for speeds, and spun.

F1 stalwart and wet racing maestro Michael Schumacher was one among them:

Brazilian Felipe Massa took a dangerous trip across the Hanger straight not in the manner than he intended to:

Massa’s teammate and pole-sitter Fernando Alonso too spun at the same zone but controlled the car amazingly to return to the track without much fuss