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Hello, all! It's been years, but I can't help but chime in because the silence has been deafening...
I can't quite figure out how to post the screen capture here, but freezing the Autoweek YouTube video at 1:44 shows Weber's #20 Porsche 919 sliding backwards past the apparently as-yet undamaged Ferrari's left side with the right rear corner/fender of the Porsche conclusively showing major damage and no sign of a tire -- just before its massive impact with the wall.
Given that our video vantage point shows track-out from a high-speed left-hander, circumstantial evidence points to a failure of the right rear Michelin, destroying the fender and pitching the car into an instant 180-degree oversteer condition -- when grip vanished where it was needed most.
It's not surprising that Porsche isn't going to cast aspersions on an important partner until all the data have been analyzed.
Happy Holidays!
-- David
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