The collisions that we are accustomed to seeing
Over the course of the year, there are many contacts between the tyres, almost all of them without consequence, even if they seem to be serious. One example was the Verstappen-Hamilton contact during the last lap of the Monaco GP. The reason why almost always no damage is reported is that these “wheel to wheel” contacts are made in a purely lateral manner and at very similar speeds.
The Sebastian Vettel- Charles Leclerc accident – 3D reconstruction
A small explanation of why what seemed a small contact between the 2 SF90s resulted in a disaster outcome with both drivers retired.
Answer is to be found in two aspects:
- the contact was almost purely longitudinal
- the difference in speed was very high
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