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    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.

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    so what caused it?

    disc rotors exploded or something

    scary it happend to both wheels
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by poita Click here to enlarge
    so what caused it?

    disc rotors exploded or something

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

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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Shay Click here to enlarge
    one less starter this weekend.
    He'll be racing Sunday. Was in todays practice session.
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by MatsHolden Click here to enlarge
    He'll be racing Sunday. Was in todays practice session.
    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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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Shay Click here to enlarge
    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
    They rectified the issue with the upright and repaired the car.
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