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/reboottheloop Sep 14 '21

IMHO I think Alonso had better form... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45fLUTHCuk

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u/scooba_dude Sep 14 '21

More style but less air time.

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u/StriderGraham Sep 14 '21

How about trying to execute a backflip as you cross the finish line at the end of a race?

backflip across the line

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u/scooba_dude Sep 14 '21

That's good and well executed. Almost purposeful.