Crashing while racing do you believe the driver has any chance to think he/she won’t survive it?

Racing (at least cars) has become very safe over the decades when you consider the increased speeds and the horrific accidents that happen. When a driver is involved in an accident do you believe they have any time to think ”This is the one I won’t walk away from”? Do you think the driver that was the catalyst to an accident where another driver did not walk away from will be haunted by that fact, and thus affect their driving or how hard they race in the future?