That doesn't excuse Maldonado from the fact that the driver exiting the pits has the responsibility of yielding to anyone that is coming down the track at full speed to them.
Exactly right. He proved yet again that he's a loose cannon.
That doesn't excuse Maldonado from the fact that the driver exiting the pits has the responsibility of yielding to anyone that is coming down the track at full speed to them.
Yeah, just tuck the rollhoops into the cockpits.That photo gives me an idea as to how F1 cars can be more efficiently packed for flyaway races 💡
I might just leave this here
Maldonado's incident highlights to me the danger of the lowered noses. There is no way Gutierrez would've flipped in the same situation last year.
Tires touching?! Watch it again and you'll see Maldonado's front wing went beneath the car of Gutierrez, causing it to flip mid-air.The tires touching caused the flip, not the noses...
The tires touching caused the flip, not the noses...
Tyres touching. The car flipped quite quickly, due to the two rotating tyres throwing it in the air. If it was primarily shoveled over by the nose of Maldonado, the flip would have been much slower, Guitierrez's car would have ridden up almost to the cockpit of Maldonado and Gutierrez may not have got back on his wheels. Besides, there was little damage to the front of Maldonado's car.Tires touching?! Watch it again and you'll see Maldonado's front wing went beneath the car of Gutierrez, causing it to flip mid-air.
If you look at the replay, you can see that its actually a bit of both, but more so the tyres.
Just before the Sauber starts it's barrel roll, you can see the right rear jump up from the initial contact.
If it were only the tyres, none of the cars would have went airborne, once the angle of which Maldonado's car came from would not allow it. The car flipped because Maldonado's front wing went beneath Gutierrez's car first, causing it to lift a little, and when his lifted tyre made contact with Maldonado's left-front tyre, it amplified the flipping mid-air.It was definitely the tyres. If it had been the wing/nose the lift would have been gradual as it went further under, not an instant flip as we saw. That's what happens when two rotating tyres touch.
If it were only the tyres, none of the cars would have went airborne, once the angle of which Maldonado's car came from would not allow it. The car flipped because Maldonado's front wing went beneath Gutierrez's car first, causing it to lift a little, and when his lifted tyre made contact with Maldonado's left-front tyre, it amplified the flipping mid-air.
If it was more than just tires, Maldonado would have received damage from it.If it were only the tyres, none of the cars would have went airborne, once the angle of which Maldonado's car came from would not allow it. The car flipped because Maldonado's front wing went beneath Gutierrez's car first, causing it to lift a little, and when his lifted tyre made contact with Maldonado's left-front tyre, it amplified the flipping mid-air.
Yes. I have, and I also know the theory behind physics quite well to know how it happens. It's the low wing that caused the flipping, if the wing were a little higher, Maldonado would have only rammed Gutierrez out of the track.Not being rude but have you see two tyres collide at speed before? What happened yesterday was a perfect example of what happens when two tyres, spinning at different velocity and angles collide.
The exact moment the tyres collide is the exact moment the Sauber violently flings into the air.
You didn't see the race then. The right corner of his front wing got slightly damaged after the incident.If it was more than just tires, Maldonado would have received damage from it.
I'm not aware of his car being damaged from that incident.
The right corner...You didn't see the race then. The right corner of his front wing got slightly damaged after the incident.
Because it involved his wing AND the tyre. Why aren't people understanding this!?If the wing caused it why was the flip so sudden and violent? The wing went into the sidepod of the car, yes, but it didn't contribute to the lift.
Because it involved his wing AND the tyre. Why aren't people understanding this!?
Well why is Maldonado's wing damaged after the crash then? 💡I'm understanding the POV, I just don't believe it to be true. Watch it in slow motion, the car is perfectly planted on the floor right up to the point the two tyres collide. That caused the flip, not the wing.
Does it really matter? Gimme a break, pal.The right corner...
He hit Gutierrez with the left front....
Roflwaffle said
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/goto/post?id=9536595#post-9536595Well why is Maldonado's wing damaged after the crash then? 💡https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/goto/post?id=9536595#post-9536595
Well why is Maldonado's wing damaged after the crash then? 💡
I never said that the wing caused the flip, just that it was involved in the crash, that's all.Because it hit the sidepod, like I said. It didn't contribute to the flip but yes, it's a trivial point so let's leave it there.