Absolutely, it was great entertainment! Tyres blowing out is not ideal, obviously, but to say serious injury was genuine threat is going waaaaaaaaaaaay over top IMO. F1 cars are so tough now, safety is the top priority. Eg the kubica crash of 2007 http://www.streetfire.net/video/canadian-grand-prix-robert-kubica-horror-crash-wh_120993.htm
all he suffered was a slight concussion and sprained ankle.