Chinese GP 2010 - Shanghai

[mx_tifoso]

I'll call him 'SAP'.

[Pandamasque]

Aygo Johnny

[Pandamasque]

OMFG!

Buemi's front wheels broke off the car under braking and went over the went into the... well there's no crowd but...

[ringo]

The bumps caused it definitely. The failure was at the upright.
Looks like the arms started to twist around the upright, then it all exploded.

Track needs to be grinded. Very dangerous, no brakes no steering at 200mph!

Chinese Grand prix....... made in China

[RacingManiac]

Tarmac eventually breaks. No track gets resurfaced every year.....F1 cars are designed on the limit of components strength....looks more like some cut closer than others...

[Ganxxta]

Never saw something like this both wheels going off at the same time @ over 300km/h damn he's lucky that he didn't crash into a wall or something...

[megz]

Buemi is going from four wheels to two, F1 to MotoGP? Trading places with Valentino Rossi? :O RUMOUR MILL GO!

[ringo]

Imagine how traumatizing it is to be sliding at 200mph, with no steering, no front brakes, no front wheels. Good thing there are 2 braking circuits!

This failure seemed to be from impact and torsion from the bump when the locked wheel came down on it. I was watching a german feed, they zoomed in on the video and you could see the upright rotating with the wheel, a couble degrees, the joints twisted, buckled then exploded.
Scary, knowing that a couple laps could cause that kind of failure. I am guessing STR would do an investigation before they put poor buemi back in the car.

similar failure from vibration and braking torque:

[andartop]

Could someone please post a link of a video of Buemi's accident? It looks bloody scary.

Re: Ferrari - another engine up in smoke..

[raceman]

OMFG!

Buemi's front wheels broke off the car under braking and went over the went into the... well there's no crowd but...

this is indeed horrible accident.

[mx_tifoso]

You guys have to admit that it looked really cool as both fronts lifted off simultaneously. :lol :

Buemi's flat-spotted right rear after the accident.

[Pandamasque]

Re: Ferrari - another engine up in smoke..

That's the 'suspicious' one they replaced in Bahrain.

[andartop]

So, they were right then to suspect it!!!
Still, I'd hate to see them throw away any hopes of fighting for the Championship at the end of the year due to reliability problems at the start...

[allan]

OMFG!

Buemi's front wheels broke off the car under braking and went over the went into the... well there's no crowd but...

hmm... trying redbull's non existent active suspension perhaps??

[WhiteBlue]

Sky mentioned in their commentary that Tora Rosso experimented with a new wheel carrier. They have now went back to the older version.