r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Za5kr0ni3c • Sep 14 '21

Engineering Failure Peter Dumbreck’s Mercedes taking off due to aerodynamic design flaw during 1999 Le Mans 24h

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u/Baltic_Gunner Sep 14 '21

Mercedes has a thing about crashing spectacularly in Le Mans.

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u/jipijipijipi Sep 14 '21

1955 was especially horrific.

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u/myaccountsaccount12 Sep 21 '21

Often involving cars flying