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French driver Jean-Eric Vergne had a scary moment during the Grand Prix of Italy when his Toro Rosso STR7 suddenly went sideways and was launched in the air after it hit a kerb.
In his blog posted on the team's official web site, Vergne explained what happened:
“I felt something wasn't quite right from the start. I was struggling with it quite early on and it just felt strange,” Vergne wrote.
“I entered the braking phase for the corner and totally lost it. The car just snapped out from underneath me. I could feel the rear wheel was the wrong way under braking and from that point on I was pretty much a passenger.
“The kerbs are quite high at Monza, so when the car hit the kerb I was thrown in the air. I was a little worried that the car might flip, so the fact that it didn't is something to be grateful for. It could have been a lot worse than it was.
“After the race, we established it had been a failure with the rear suspension. In the end you just have to put it down as one of those things that happen when you go racing. I do feel pretty stiff across my back and neck but I think that will go away over the next day or so and I'll get on with what is going to be a pretty busy schedule until Singapore,” Vergne explained.
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| Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso. (Photo: WRi2) |
In his blog posted on the team's official web site, Vergne explained what happened:
“I felt something wasn't quite right from the start. I was struggling with it quite early on and it just felt strange,” Vergne wrote.
“I entered the braking phase for the corner and totally lost it. The car just snapped out from underneath me. I could feel the rear wheel was the wrong way under braking and from that point on I was pretty much a passenger.
“The kerbs are quite high at Monza, so when the car hit the kerb I was thrown in the air. I was a little worried that the car might flip, so the fact that it didn't is something to be grateful for. It could have been a lot worse than it was.
“After the race, we established it had been a failure with the rear suspension. In the end you just have to put it down as one of those things that happen when you go racing. I do feel pretty stiff across my back and neck but I think that will go away over the next day or so and I'll get on with what is going to be a pretty busy schedule until Singapore,” Vergne explained.