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      05-02-2018, 08:20 AM   #59
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Originally Posted by TSM330i View Post
I'm thinking it's part of the aero for F1 that is causing the issues. Once Daniel got too close to Max - the aero over his front wing was compromised and he lost a lot of downforce on his front wing. When he hit the brakes, the tires didn't have the grip they should have had and the braking was no where near where it should have been. Hence, he drove into the back of Max.
That's exactly what Brawn said:

"Once Daniel had settled for his line, and Max had changed direction blocking that line, the Australian became a passenger....The downforce loss experienced by Ricciardo in the wake of Verstappen's car would have made it unstoppable."

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...-in-baku-clash
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