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      05-15-2021, 10:40 PM   #13
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i believe the main risk is not the walls outside line of the tracks.. tracks inner walls also designed to decrease the maximum angle of such a crashes.. main danger for drivers are flying debris and more importantly hitting a stationary or a much slower car.. high G impacts are inevitable at such situations..

barriers clearly designed to absorb and stay in one piece in such crashes.. not that long ago even barriers were failing.. but not anymore.. debris (Justin Wilson) and high speed difference crashes (Alex Zanardi) is much more lethal than the wall impacts..

back in the day at Indianapolis problem in F1 was caused by Michelin more likely.. tires werent ready for such loads or being pushed to limit repetitively.. which Michelin admitted short after Ralf Schumacher crash already..
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