Three things about Nico's crash leave me wondering .
1- Why did the wing seem to give up just as he started to brake ?
Most of the blame seems to lie with the curbing weakening the wing supports , but , why there ?
Are FIs just built too light , as the suspension was strengthened for the race ?
2- Did we see a really close call there ?
Watching it again and again in replay made me shiver at how close he came to missing that row of tires out front that was more mobile and able to absorb impact than the fencing and armco behind it .
In the "race for Jules" , it made me shiver .
3- Why do F1 drivers seem to stomp the brakes in situations like this one ?
The wing completely disintegrated , and was not keeping any of his wheels off the ground . But , despite the wheels being locked and smokingly so , he made no attempt to lift his foot to get any possible steering input .
Would it not be better to try to get some control than to keep your foot crushed to the floor ?
Not long ago I almost crushed a nice little AMG Merc on a suddenly wet road , with a suddenly stopping car ahead , and four wheels locked .
The only way to escape was to lift and steer out of trouble .
Scared the poop out of the Merc driver , as he watched my dance in his rear view mirror , and he didn't really even know how close he came to having a thousand pounds of green coffee beans in his back seat .
I guess the question here is whether it's better to stomp or not to stomp .