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Sainz Sochi crash: FIA reveals dramatic new findings
The FIA has revealed surprising new findings of its investigation into Carlos Sainz’s recent FP3 accident at Sochi, and come to a conclusion that is markedly different to that first thought. Sainz’s car was believed to have submarined under the TecPro barrier due to its low nose design. However, the FIA’s frame-by-frame analysis of the crash – revealed to the press in Austin on Friday night – shows that the TecPro barrier had done its job before rebounding on to the top of his Toro Rosso. This ‘bounce-back’ movement – not a submarining motion – is what trapped Sainz in his car, hampering his extraction by marshals. Laurent Mekies, FIA safety director, confirmed that the...
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