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F1: Upright Failure Caused Buemi Crash
Sebastian Buemi had a frightening crash in Friday's first practice...
The STR5’s front suspension literally explode when Sebastian Buemi braked going into turn 16 during Friday's first practice.
An initial investigation has identified the cause of Sebastian Buemi's frightening incident during first practice in China.
The 21-year-old Swiss driver speared into the barrier and then the gravel trap after both front suspension assemblies and wheels sheared off under heavy braking.
The Faenza based team is said to have identified the cause as a suspension arm failure on a front-right upright on the STR5.
The SID news agency said the left suspension assembly simultaneously failed because of the loads placed on it due to the original failure.
The suspension pieces were new and also newly designed, so an older design will be fitted to both Buemi and teammate Jaime Alguersuari's cars for second practice.
"I think it was a material error, or errors in the handling of the material. But we can only investigate it in the factory," said team boss Franz Tost.
Buemi was unhurt and made a brief visit to the circuit medical center.
"There's not much to say about what happened in FP1," Buemi said. "I braked, the wheels came off and that was it. Physically, I was fine though. But I have to say, I am extremely disappointed that, once again, through no fault of my own, I have been unable to run for almost all of the three hours available. I will have to try and catch up on Saturday morning and we will be relying on Jaime's data from today to see which way to go."
Watch The Chinese Grand Prix LIVE Sunday at 2:30 am. Eastern on SPEED
The 21-year-old Swiss driver speared into the barrier and then the gravel trap after both front suspension assemblies and wheels sheared off under heavy braking.
The Faenza based team is said to have identified the cause as a suspension arm failure on a front-right upright on the STR5.
The SID news agency said the left suspension assembly simultaneously failed because of the loads placed on it due to the original failure.
The suspension pieces were new and also newly designed, so an older design will be fitted to both Buemi and teammate Jaime Alguersuari's cars for second practice.
"I think it was a material error, or errors in the handling of the material. But we can only investigate it in the factory," said team boss Franz Tost.
Buemi was unhurt and made a brief visit to the circuit medical center.
"There's not much to say about what happened in FP1," Buemi said. "I braked, the wheels came off and that was it. Physically, I was fine though. But I have to say, I am extremely disappointed that, once again, through no fault of my own, I have been unable to run for almost all of the three hours available. I will have to try and catch up on Saturday morning and we will be relying on Jaime's data from today to see which way to go."
Watch The Chinese Grand Prix LIVE Sunday at 2:30 am. Eastern on SPEED
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