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Ohhhhh lucky.

 

Skill disguises luck sometimes.

Hell of a save.

 

So what happened?

Did he get two off to the left, and that's what caused him to lose traction and control?

He had very quick hands on the wheel and I agree there was a lot of skill involved.

Also - he never stops and just drives right back on after the gravel trap. I would presume he dragged (and probably dropped along the way) some gravel. I presume it's too dangerous to check your car, so unless there's a major problem - you keep going? That gravel can't be good for the cars coming up from the rear - but maybe that's one of the hazards you have to expect when you drive that track?

 

Slight unweigtening in the rear from the almost imperceptible rise during a corner got it a bit sideways before the rear got its weight back.

Ive done it myself. It happens really fast.

 

just before the spin, he lifts (as can be seen from the telemetry), not sure if he was upshifting and just came of too quick or what but it happens right after he lifts and we all know that reduces traction for his rear tires, and they slide out.

 

Thanks. I saw that rise and wondered if that was related - but I assumed there was enough time for the car to settle before he lost it. On the video it looked like there was enough distance to travel that the weight would have settled back down. Obviously it can be misleading.

Thanks. I wasn't sure what to make of the data - as you point out - it's hard to know exactly what was happening.

 

I think Turbodan is correct, he made a steering correction then the car begins to slide. What an incredible heads up save.....

 

This looks like Schwedenkreuz, one of the most dangerous corners. There is a slight bump on the left that unweights cars and often causes rollovers.....

It looks quite benign but bites a huge amount of people.

 

So I guess my eyes are not the best. At first glance it look impossible. It clearly was a remarkable save.

 

This is definitely a ver dangerous corner. Had 4 cars crash out in front of me on that same corner in August.
Some luck, and definitely he had skill.

 

That was pure skill. Many of us would have been passengers on that spin, me included.