Amazing ... both front wheels come off F1 car....

[shropshire 0]

Wow ......http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8624282.stm

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Sebastien Buemi escaped unhurt after the front wheels flew off his Toro Rosso car in a dramatic crash unhurt during Chinese Grand Prix practice.
The Swiss, 21, careered off the track at the end of the long back straight, where cars are doing about 194mph.
Buemi, clearly shaken, vented his anger at his team on his return to the pits.
Toro Rosso said the crash had been caused by a failure if the front-right upright, which caused an immediate failure of the same part on the left.
The crash happened with 10 minutes remaining of the first session while Buemi was on only his sixth lap after sitting out the majority of the 90-minute session because of a brake-system leak.

(.)Y(.)
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[mrwrong 0]

Hmmm... Some engineer might have some explaining to do



Good thing he walked away

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[shropshire 0]

Yeap - heads will roll.

Amazing how they both came off at exactly the same time.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Rookie120 0]

Oh man! That sucks! I had a tire fall off going 30mph and it scared the hell out of me. I cannot imagine what that was like.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

[Jbag 0]

about 170mph worse ;)

IHYD

[AggieDave 6]

Yet another Redbull stunt...man these guys will do anything for some publicity!

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[shropshire 0]

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[riddler 0]

What fun is it without video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94NJXCL2SI

The failure was in the suspension, so it's not surprising that both wheels came off. Once the first one failed, it put undue pressure on the second, via the suspension linkage.

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[piisfish 135]

Formula 1 Swiss Style

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[mrwrong 0]

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What fun is it without video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94NJXCL2SI

The failure was in the suspension, so it's not surprising that both wheels came off. Once the first one failed, it put undue pressure on the second, via the suspension linkage.

Wooohaaa... He went from driver to passenger in NO time at all.... Scary shit....
Good thing they have FAT paychecks

“The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw
He who dies with the most toys, wins.....
dudeist skydiver # 19515
Buy quality and cry once!

[regulator 0]

Torro Rosso = Doo Doo

I personally like McLaren and Renault...

But my driver (Kimi Raikkonen) drives for Ferrari now

[shropshire 0]

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What fun is it without video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94NJXCL2SI

The failure was in the suspension, so it's not surprising that both wheels came off. Once the first one failed, it put undue pressure on the second, via the suspension linkage.

Um ... mine has video

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[jakee 1,259]

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But my driver (Kimi Raikkonen) drives for Ferrari now

Uh, no. He drives for Citroen.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[jakee 1,259]

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Wooohaaa... He went from driver to passenger in NO time at all.... Scary shit....

Not really scary for the driver - the cars are easily strong enough to take a crash at that speed and the run off area was huge.


Really, really scary for the cameraman at the end of the straight who was within a yard or two of being hit by the front right, and for the spectators on the hill dodging both wheels after they bounced off the tyre wall and vaulted the safety netting...

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[kkeenan 13]

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...spectators on the hill dodging both wheels after they bounced off the tyre wall and vaulted the safety netting...

I think that the spectators, Many of whom delight in seeing crashes, should get to share in the excitement.

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Dude, you are so awesome...
Can I be on your ash jump ?

[mrwrong 0]

If I lost both front wheels wile doing close to 300KPH I'd be shitting my pants NO MATTER how strong built the car was... But that's probably just me....


Circuit personell has lost their life befor to unattached wheels... Was it in Australia a couple of years ago that happened???

“The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw
He who dies with the most toys, wins.....
dudeist skydiver # 19515
Buy quality and cry once!

[regulator 0]

Oh snap...I wonder how much of a transition it is from F1 to Rally cars. I know Juan Pablo Montoya has transitioned to Sprint Cup relatively well, but from F1 to Rally seems to be a big transition.

[JerryBaumchen 1,066]

Hi wrong,

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Hmmm... Some engineer might have some explaining to do

Why, it seems to be a problem with the assembly/mechanical work.

Don't blame an engineer for what he did not do.

JerryBaumchen, PE

[Remster 24]

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Hi wrong,

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Hmmm... Some engineer might have some explaining to do

Why, it seems to be a problem with the assembly/mechanical work.

Don't blame an engineer for what he did not do.

JerryBaumchen, PE

I dont think we know yet. It may have been a failure of the part, or the assembly.

Remster

[Belgian_Draft 0]

"But I have to say, I am extremely disappointed that, once again, through no fault of my own, I have been unable to run for almost all of the three hours available."

Sounds like they got a real team player there.

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[Belgian_Draft 0]

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Formula 1 Swiss Style

...or Italian, or Austrian.

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[piisfish 135]

well Buemi is almost a neighbour

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[Remster 24]

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well Buemi is almost a neighbour

Dude... You can throw rocks clear across your country from one side to the other!

Remster

[Belgian_Draft 0]

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well Buemi is almost a neighbour

Buemi is Swiss (as you know), Franz Tost is Austrian, Toro Rosso is based in Italy and uses Ferrari engines in a chassis designed and constructed in Italy.

Maybe those Austrians and Italians have something against the Swiss? Probably envious of their watches, cheeses, and women.

HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.

[jakee 1,259]

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Circuit personell has lost their life befor to unattached wheels... Was it in Australia a couple of years ago that happened???

Yep, and in Monza the year before that - prompting the introduction of safety tethers that should keep the wheels attached to the chassis even when the suspension is broken...

Do you want to have an ideagasm?