Diogo Jota

[Bluemike]

Tragic news, sadly died in a car accident along with his Brother, RIP young man

[shabba]

really sad news, must be so hard for all the players too - coming back to pre season and having this happen.

[hallamblue]

Poor man only got married 2 weeks ago two... I think there are 2-3 children now without a dad..
RIP Diogo , take far too young.

[Charnwood]

Devastating news, absolutely heartbreaking to learn of this this morning. One of my favourite players with so much to live for. RIP Diogo.

[marko69]

Almost unbelievable news. So so tragic. Taken away far too young from his wife & children. And the game has lost a genuine talent.
RIP Diogo, you will be missed by millions.

[EveryoneKnowsaDave]

A lovely man, spent a lot of time with sick kids at the Alder Hey hospital. RIP.

[ITFC2024]

It really is a shame. He had a bright future, and his wife and family must be devastated. I’ve heard that lamborghini’s have the propensity to catch on fire.

RIP: Diogo and Andre.

[Blue Bentley]

What most people are overlooking because he was driving and speeding he is responsible for the death of his brother and if Jota had survived he would be charged with causing death by dangerous driving..

[Bluemike]

Be that as it may there is still an innocent family ripped apart and overcome with untold grief that they will never really recover from. Yes the speeding thing is wrong but how many people do that every day with no consequences? Millions. All in all it's a tragic story.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

What most people are overlooking because he was driving and speeding he is responsible for the death of his brother and if Jota had survived he would be charged with causing death by dangerous driving..

Believe me - keeping an Italian supercar to the speed limit when doing an overtaking manouvre is nigh-on impossible

[marko69]

While that may be very true, Bent….. no one will ever know the circumstances in that car. Andre may have said, “put the foot down, bro, get past this person in front…..”
So, to assume Diogo killed his brother is a tad off really.
Like i said, yep maybe…… but no one will ever know.

Maybe Lambo could start installing black-boxes.

[arana peligrosa]

What most people are overlooking because he was driving and speeding he is responsible for the death of his brother and if Jota had survived he would be charged with causing death by dangerous driving..

Believe me - keeping an Italian supercar to the speed limit when doing an overtaking manouvre is nigh-on impossible

Maneuver

LFC are going to retire his number jersey in tribute to the player. #20 shall never be used again there. Not only that, the club is prepared to fund his kids education but the latter hasn't been confirmed. Don't like the team involved but those actions right there, you got to provide certain amount of plaudits or recognition.

Tragic loss of life that could have been prevented. Speeding was involved, there was a blow-out but don't know how far above a limit the vehicle was actually traveling at time of incident. Some roads on Iberia are notorious if not handled with the right care and attention and if there's a tire defect as here, going beyond legal limit etc then combined, a disaster can't be far behind. Real pity to all involved but one last time a situation that could just have easily been avoided.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

in the UK, the correct spelling is manoeuvre. That's King's English.

This differs from the American English spelling of maneuver.

It should be appreciated that the clue is in the name - English.
The American version came about because rather than go to the bother of inventing their own language, Americans pinched ours and bastardised it because they couldn't understand how to spell many of the words it contained.

Oh, and it's not tire, it's tyre

[marko69]

The Diogo Jota thread should definitely NOT be the thread that brings the biggest laugh out loud of the day because so many people STILL can’t really believe that he’s gone…….. Still upsetting…..

…… But an American correcting English??

Saint? Come on. Stop that sh*t!

[shabba]

Trying now to not start another debate about what’s classified as a supercar?

It was Lamborghini- but a Urus which is the large SUV, it’s fast but it’s still all wheel drive and probably well over 2 ton in weight, not like the more difficult to drive Italian super cars of old.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Trying now to not start another debate about what’s classified as a supercar?

It was Lamborghini- but a Urus which is the large SUV, it’s fast but it’s still all wheel drive and probably well over 2 ton in weight, not like the more difficult to drive Italian super cars of old.

Whichever way you look at it, it's got 490Kw power and does 0-62 in 3.3 seconds, so it's definitely in supercar category.
Lambos run notoriously hot too, which is why they catch fire so easily.

[shabba]

It’s an Audi q8 in a dress though. So it’s not really a lambo in the traditional sense Rossi.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

It’s an Audi q8 in a dress though. So it’s not really a lambo in the traditional sense Rossi.

I don't buy that. A 4 litre V8 twin turbo italian engine is hardly a Q8 dressed up.

OK, granted it's 4 wheel drive, but most supercars this century have been supplied with 4 wheel drive for increased stability.
I've been fortunate enough in my life to have owned and driven some cracking 2 wheel drive cars in the 70s 80s 90s and 00s, but I've driven 4 wheel drive exclusively since 2010 and would never ever go back.

[shabba]

Rossi - looo it up, that is an Audi 4 litre v8 which is hushed in the top Audis like the rs6 etc. it’s not a lambo engine - the whole chassis and drivetrain, gearbox - engine etc are all from the Audi RS q8.

Agree AWD is great though, wish mine had it as it’s a right handful.

[Ricco]

I read it was a Huracan... and no Saint... that is not how we spell Hurricane in the UK.

I dont think it really matters, it's still a vehicle capable of reaching dangerous speeds extremely quickly. As soon as I heard it was a blowout, I thought speed. You can get blowouts with old tyres or bad roads, but safe assumption was speed was involved, and now that appears the case.

I've said on here before, risk your own life, I feel for your family, but its your life... but risk others lives and my sympathy goes. Speeding like that does risk other people's lives beyond his brother too, because he could have hit a family in a car and wiped them out too.

Still have sympathy for the family and can see it's a terrible accident... but as much as it's a silly phrase... you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. He took the risk, he paid the price... now his family have to live with that for the rest of their lives.

I love to drive cars on tracks, where cars can be driven at their limit. It has never made sense to me to get cars like the Huracan on the road, they're not comfortable, you can only put your foot down for a max of 3 seconds before you're breaking the law. You can't drive them to their full potential, because of other road users, road conditions, dropped oil, whatever on the road etc. If you do drive them on the limit, then there's a good chance you, or even worse, someone else, will end up like Jota.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Rossi - looo it up, that is an Audi 4 litre v8 which is hushed in the top Audis like the rs6 etc. it’s not a lambo engine - the whole chassis and drivetrain, gearbox - engine etc are all from the Audi RS q8.

Agree AWD is great though, wish mine had it as it’s a right handful.

Yes I'm well aware that Lamborghini and Audi share the same engine platform, and whilst its true that the Urus engine is derived from the engine fitted to the R5, Lamborghini takes the shared engine platform and adds a host of modifications, including recalibrated ECU settings, high-performance exhaust systems, and bespoke intake systems. These changes result in increased power, improved performance, and an iconic engine roar that is distinctively Lamborghini.

I'd take an engine that performs and sounds like an Italian engine over a German engine every day of the week.

[Ricco]

I'd take an engine that performs and sounds like an Italian engine over a German engine every day of the week.

Italian engines are generally far far quieter though, silent actually - broken or under repair.

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

I'd take an engine that performs and sounds like an Italian engine over a German engine every day of the week.

Italian engines are generally far far quieter though, silent actually - broken or under repair.

Ha - and yet over the last 50 years or so I've had German cars, British cars, Italian cars, Japanese cars, and I can honestly say that I've never had an Italian car let me down.

[shabba]

I'd take an engine that performs and sounds like an Italian engine over a German engine every day of the week.

Italian engines are generally far far quieter though, silent actually - broken or under repair.

Ha - and yet over the last 50 years or so I've had German cars, British cars, Italian cars, Japanese cars, and I can honestly say that I've never had an Italian car let me down.

Can’t have had a Maserati then

I had a fiat coupe 20vt a couple of decades ago - that was not reliable! A mate had a Alfa GTV cup at the same
Time, gorgeous car, lovely engine, utterly unreliable.

But different now as many cars share parts. I don’t think any car is overly reliable now as they are so complex, so many sensors, computers etc - tons of components and most repairs are a lot now due to high labour and parts costs.

[marko69]

Italian engines are generally far far quieter though, silent actually - broken or under repair.

Ha - and yet over the last 50 years or so I've had German cars, British cars, Italian cars, Japanese cars, and I can honestly say that I've never had an Italian car let me down.

Can’t have had a Maserati then

I had a fiat coupe 20vt a couple of decades ago - that was not reliable! A mate had a Alfa GTV cup at the same
Time, gorgeous car, lovely engine, utterly unreliable.

But different now as many cars share parts. I don’t think any car is overly reliable now as they are so complex, so many sensors, computers etc - tons of components and most repairs are a lot now due to high labour and parts costs.

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