Cause of Alonso's crash
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:01 pm
Reading an article on the explanation of Alonso's crash last weekend, I seemed a bit puzzled at their description:
"the accident was caused by the unpredictably gusty winds at that part of the circuit at that time, and which had affected other drivers similarly."
"The data also showed the car had no loss of aerodynamic pressure nor was there any electrical discharge or irregularity in the ERS (energy recovery) system before, during or after the incident."
""Our data clearly shows that he was downshifting while applying full brake pressure right up to the moment of the first impact -- something that clearly would not have been possible had he been unconscious at the time."
So it's clear that driver error and gusty winds caused the accident. But how does wind cause problems for a car that's running at 200-300 kph? There's probably some science to this, so I put this in the In-Depth forum. The whole crash seems a bit odd to be honest.
"the accident was caused by the unpredictably gusty winds at that part of the circuit at that time, and which had affected other drivers similarly."
"The data also showed the car had no loss of aerodynamic pressure nor was there any electrical discharge or irregularity in the ERS (energy recovery) system before, during or after the incident."
""Our data clearly shows that he was downshifting while applying full brake pressure right up to the moment of the first impact -- something that clearly would not have been possible had he been unconscious at the time."
So it's clear that driver error and gusty winds caused the accident. But how does wind cause problems for a car that's running at 200-300 kph? There's probably some science to this, so I put this in the In-Depth forum. The whole crash seems a bit odd to be honest.