Originally Posted by jcc
Originally Posted by A12
Bolted down AND paved over shock


Paved over you say?

How did they then so quickly determine for P2 all the over "paved over" covers were secure after only destroying three multi-million-dollar cars?
Other than claims here, I haven't seen anything to confirm they were supposed to be bolted down and/or paved over.
The earliest pic post-accident of the cover area doesn't indicate any obvious bolting or shattered pavement that would have covered the cover, IMO.
Seems welding has been an adequate decade plus proven solution.


Apparently the broadcast announcers thought that was what was done as this was the required safety method of doing this at street tracks like Monaco, etc., They remove the covers and fill them with sand and then pave them closed with asphalt. The downforce "suction" from an F1 car doing over 200 mph apparently is enough to suck a smaller cover up enough to contact the underside or lift it enough for the next car to really hit it.

Also is wasn't a large "manhole" cover but a smaller water valve shutoff cover.


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“This has happened on occasion at other tracks at other races around the world. The precautionary step of removing all of the water valve covers on the entire track and filling them with sand and asphalt was undertaken. The entire process, from determination of the issue to remediation, took approximately five hours.

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