Toro Rosso Catastrophic Suspension Failure

Sabastien Buemi's Toro Rosso suffered an amazing catastrophic front suspension failure in P1 for the Chinese Grand Prix. Pretty scary moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84-egMy9GTM

so what caused it?

disc rotors exploded or something

scary it happend to both wheels

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Originally Posted by poita

so what caused it?

disc rotors exploded or something

scary it happend to both wheels

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New upright design introduced this weekend, apparently there's an issue with it. Also the wheel tethers (cables) are attatched to these uprights so the wheels weren't retained on the car. One wheel actually landed in a spectator area.

saw it on the news, looked pretty hectic!
good that he is fine tho...
one less starter this weekend.

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Originally Posted by Shay

one less starter this weekend.

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He'll be racing Sunday. Was in todays practice session.

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Originally Posted by MatsHolden

He'll be racing Sunday. Was in todays practice session.

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oh really. well good on them.
they fix the car, or bring out a new one?

heard webber finished P3 with the fastest time, pretty stoked about that

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Originally Posted by Shay

oh really. well good on them.
they fix the car, or bring out a new one?

heard webber finished P3 with the fastest time, pretty stoked about that

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They rectified the issue with the upright and repaired the car.