F-1 China practice you have to see what happen! Spoiler
04-17-2010, 04:11 PM
#1
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F-1 China practice you have to see what happen! Spoiler
Buemi's Red Bull suspension in front just exploded with the wheels flying off going straight. Uprights failed 
Lucky he was not going real fast or in a corner 
Lucky he was not going real fast or in a corner
04-17-2010, 05:25 PM
#4
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They said they were possibly trying newer materials or lighter front suspension. When it got loaded with the braking force it looked like an icicle that hit the ground both sides instantly in many many pieces I am should you could see it on Utube.
I am should you could see it on Utube.
04-17-2010, 05:40 PM
#6
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You can find it here with lots of replays and slow-motion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cL7ppUwKVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cL7ppUwKVE
How does he feel getting in the car after that failure?
04-17-2010, 06:05 PM
#8
Safety Car
This actually occurred on Friday morning in practice session #1.
From itv-f1.com:
Sebastien Buemi’s violent accident in Friday morning practice was caused by the front-right upright failing, Toro Rosso has revealed.
Both front wheels were ripped off Buemi’s car when the STR6’s suspension collapsed under braking at the end of the back straight, and the Swiss driver was fortunate to escape injury.
The upright that failed was a new design introduced in Shanghai, and Toro Rosso has now reverted to tried-and-tested components for the remainder of the meeting.
“It’s quite clear that something on the upright went wrong either with the material or the machining process, because it was a zero mileage upright,” team boss Franz Tost told the BBC.
“So we have to investigate and analyse at home [at the team’s Faenza factory] what was the reason for this.
“We are now going out with used uprights and therefore we are confident that nothing will happen.”
Z//
From itv-f1.com:
Sebastien Buemi’s violent accident in Friday morning practice was caused by the front-right upright failing, Toro Rosso has revealed.
Both front wheels were ripped off Buemi’s car when the STR6’s suspension collapsed under braking at the end of the back straight, and the Swiss driver was fortunate to escape injury.
The upright that failed was a new design introduced in Shanghai, and Toro Rosso has now reverted to tried-and-tested components for the remainder of the meeting.
“It’s quite clear that something on the upright went wrong either with the material or the machining process, because it was a zero mileage upright,” team boss Franz Tost told the BBC.
“So we have to investigate and analyse at home [at the team’s Faenza factory] what was the reason for this.
“We are now going out with used uprights and therefore we are confident that nothing will happen.”
Z//
04-17-2010, 06:48 PM
#10
Tech Contributor
Talk about "along for the ride"!
