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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA
by dchest 11y ago
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA
- AmVess 11y agoYes, same test, but this video doesn't demonstrate how far the tire and wheel went after it deflected off of the full canopy.
- monk_e_boy 11y agoAnd F1 wheels are tethered. So this isn't a true test of what would happen during a race. A more likely scenario is a car flipping, or one car going over another.
- AmVess 11y agoTethered wheels pop off all the time.
- monk_e_boy 11y agoOccasionally. And a lot of energy is dissipated snapping the tether. Sure, it's not perfect.... but canopies on F1? Nah.