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FIA reveal findings into Sainz’s Sochi crash

The investigation into Carlos Sainz Jr’s crash during final practice at the Sochi Autodrom two weeks ago has been concluded, and have revealed surprising results that go against what was initially thought had happened. There were concerns following the incident that Sainz’s Scuderia Toro Rosso had ‘submarined’ under the TecPro barrier due to its low nose, but frame-by-frame analysis from the FIA have revealed the barrier did exactly what it was supposed to during the incident. Instead of submarining, the TecPro barrier had in fact ‘bounced-back’ on top of Sainz after hitting the Armco barrier during the incident, which had made the accident look worse than it actually was,...
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