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Originally Posted by GuidoK
Indeed it may or may not change the outcome.
But I think when 500 million is at stake, there's also the matter of 'reducing risks anywhere you can'.
But we'll see.
They might find a way to solve this is such a manner that no manhole will ever come off (makes you think why they didn't do that in the first place...).
I don't even know if it was the manhole cover, or the manhole cover including the surrounding frame it sits in...
But I think it's pretty safe to say that the aerodynamic pull force coming from the cars/floor/front wing was the cause of the manhole rising up. It's not an external problem I think (like pressure building up in the sewers underneath or so, pushing the manhole up). At least not that I heard.
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The air flow through the 'Venturi tunnels " actually work like a vacuum cleaner .
Venturi tunnels on Formula 1 cars are sections carved into the floor of the car, creating a constricted area under the car through which air is accelerated. This accelerated air creates an area of low pressure, and this
"effectively creates a suction effect under the car, generating downforce"
Think Sainz was very lucky at that moment , who wants to get a metal drain cover hitting your cars floor at 200 + MPH !
Worst case scenario : This could have been a fatal accident !